Orange

Orange was imported from China or, in another version, from India. It was spread by the Portuguese in the 10th century and began to be cultivated intensively in Europe after the 15th century. From the name of Portugal he also took his name the new fruit.
According to the legend, the King of Tiryns Eurystheus instructed Hercules to bring him the apples of Esperides, which grew up in the garden of the gods and was a gift of Gaia in Hera, for her marriage to Jupiter. After many adventures, Hercules managed to cut three golden fruits by treating the guardians of the garden, the nymphs Esperides and the elderly dragon Ladon, a terrible serpent with a hundred heads, and bringing them to Eurystheus. From the mythological apples of Hesperides comes the general characterization of this fruit category: citrus fruit.

Generally, in the human body these orange properties are translated with a remarkable anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effect. They also allow for a reduction in platelet adhesion that acts positively to prevent ischemic vascular events that can affect the heart and the brain.

In addition to cancer, it also reduces the risk for many other serious illnesses. The beneficial effects of orange and other citrus fruits, in addition to the intake of cancer and strokes, extend to the intake of diabetes, cataracts, arthritis, obesity and macular degeneration, the most important cause of blindness in the elderly. Vitamins and other phytochemicals such as lycopene, flavonoids and carotenoids are powerful antioxidants and are abundantly available to us from nature.