From today’s Bangkok Post:
Eat more longan, please. Actress Naowarat Yuktanant pins a campaign badge on the chest of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont at Government House yesterday. On behalf of the Agricultural Extension Department, she is promoting the consumption of longan for its anti-free radical, anti-ageing and anti-impotence properties. Growers of the fruit are suffering from a price slump.
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1 LouisW // Aug 16, 2007 at 9:26 pm
I have made a quick internet research and found a quick overview by Ray Sahelian, M.D. who just states that Longan “MAY have antioxidant, chemo-preventive, and liver protective properties”. Branding something as anti-free radical is quite fashionable these days.
However, Longan is considered as being a “hot” category of fruits (together with Durian and Mango), believed to cause mouth ulcers and allergic reactions.
Still, I support the promotion of this delicious fruit.
2 New Mandala turns 3 // Jun 16, 2009 at 9:21 am
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