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 So says the Middle Ages in Europe. And according to one version of Paris and Helen, Paris awarded Aphrodite as a sign that she is beautiful of the goddesses, not an apple, namely quince.
The scientific name of quince is associated with the ancient city - Sidon, located in Crete. It is assumed that the residents of this city were the first to cultivate the quince.
Quince -
Cydonia
- Small deciduous tree or large shrub of the family Rosaceae. However, quince can be a low bush and up to a meter in height with small sour fruit. And sometimes a tree up to 10 meters with fruit the size of a good apple. The bark of quince has a grayish hue, young branches pubescent. Gray-green or dark-green leaves of quince as pubescent below.
The flowers are white or pink, solitary on short peduncles pubescent. Flowering quince in May and June.
 Mature fruits spherical, pear-shaped yellowish color, can reach a weight of 200 grams. of 1-2 kg. They ripen in September-November. Fruit quince starts on the 4-5th year. And the fruits of 50 years. And it lives up to 70 years of quince.
Reddish-brown seeds resemble apple seeds. Raw fruits quince almost do not eat, are boiled jam, jam, fruit, baked them.
In fruit quince contains vitamins - B1, B2, E, PP, C, pectin, sugar, tannin, trace elements. The fruits of quince have antiseptic, styptic, astringent, anti-emetic, diuretic and choleretic properties.
 Recipes Health and beauty quince:
- Baked and cooked fruits 100 gr. 3 times a day to eat in tuberculosis, asthma, atherosclerosis, anemia, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders and diseases of the liver.
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When bleeding gums use the bark
Broth. 1 teaspoon chopped bark brew 1 cup of boiling water 5 and bring to a boil, simmer for half an hour, strain and use as a gargle.
- The seeds of quince, or rather slime seed, in the Middle Ages used as a fixative hair hairdressers.
- The leaves are prepared decoctions for gray hair.
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Lotion
1 tbsp. spoonful of quince juice and 1 teaspoon of good cologne dissolved in 1 cup water, stir and use for wiping tired, aging skin.
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The mask of quince tones and rejuvenates
Quince wash, grate, take 2 tbsp. spoon mashed potatoes, 1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sour cream, mix and apply on face, neck and neck for 15 minutes. Remove with a cotton swab dipped in warm water, wash with cool and clean the skin with an ice cube.
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Mask for oily skin
2 tbsp. quince puree spoon mix with 1 egg white, 1chaynoy spoon honey and 1 tbsp. spoonful of cream, mix well, apply on the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, wash with cool. The course of 15 masks after 1 -2 days.
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Whitening Mask
1 tbsp. spoonful of quince puree mixed with 1 tbsp. spoon of cucumber juice and ½ teaspoon lemon juice, apply with a brush to the face or put a lot between two layers of gauze and apply on face for 10 minutes. Rinse with water at room temperature
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The mask that preserves the tan
1 tbsp. quince spoon mix with 1 tbsp. spoon of carrot juice and 1 teaspoon of olive oil and apply on face for 20 minutes, remove the swab dipped in warm tea leaves of black tea. Wipe face cubes of ice from the frozen black tea.
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Baldness, hair loss and dandruff
2 tbsp. spoon the seeds of quince pour boiled water, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, strain the broth and rub into the scalp regularly.
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Bath toning, gives the skin elasticity
Add ½ cup of juice bath quince. Or brew 2 cups boiling water in a thermos for 2 hours with a handful of quince fruit peel or chopped dried fruit. The temperature of the water bath should not exceed 37 - + 38C. Bath takes 15 minutes. After the bath do not need to wipe, you can throw a bathrobe, and ideally allow fluid to air dry. Course 1-2 baths per week for 2 to 5 months.
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