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Loved this one so much, had to get another 😆😆
Probably my new favorite.

Love my alocasias
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Health Benefits of Monstera Deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa is healthy in ways that are common among many fruits: it’s low in calories, and high in vitamin C and potassium. Other than these obvious benefits, no scientific studies explore any unique medicinal properties of the plant. In fact, consuming too much of the fruit has been known to cause stomach cramps, diarrhea and gas.

Traditionally, several societies in Mexico and Peru use the roots as rope and basket weaving material. Medicinally, Mexicans have used root infusions to relieve arthritic pain, and Martiniques use the roots to soothe snakebites. In China, parts of the Monstera plant remedy cough, bruises, infections and fever, and Brazilians heat the leaves and mash it to cauterize wounds.

Waiting for the fruit to grow ripe takes 10 to 14 months, so patience is required. Even if the green stalk—known as the spadix—has its green scales firmly attached, do not eat Monstera. It is unripe. Eating the fruit in this state will cause the mouth to become tingly and severely irritated on account of the raw fruit’s needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals. To describe the sensation, it’s the same painful sensation that occurs from taking one too many bites of an unripe pineapple. For some, the itchy sensation extends to the face, skin and even scalp. It’s possible to reduce the reaction by drinking limejuice mixed with a pinch of vinegar—this concoction expedites the crystals’ dissolution.

Only eat the fruit if the scales fall off with ease. Black, thread-like marks along the scale are perfectly normal. When ripe, Monsteras emit a pleasantly fruity smell. When overripe, the aroma becomes musky and fermented.

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