Loquat

Sweet-tart spring fruit rich in carotenoids; its leaves have a long traditional use in soothing cough and the throat.

Benefits

Antioxidant
respiratory soothing (traditional
from the leaf)
digestive support

Key compounds

Beta-carotenevitamin Apotassiumfibertriterpenes (in the leaf)

May help with

Oxidative stress
cough and throat irritation (traditional)
sluggish digestion

Best for these goals

Antioxidantimmunitygut health

How to use it

Eat the ripe flesh fresh or stewed; loquat leaf is brewed into traditional cough syrups

Evidence level

Traditional/Emerging

Cautions & interactions

Do not eat the seeds or leaves raw — they contain cyanide-forming compounds; only the ripe flesh is eaten as fruit

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