Thursday, October 01, 2015

History of avocado during ancient time

Avocado pear Persea Americana is a native to Central America, but now grown in tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The Aztecs called the avocado ‘ahuacatl’, the Spanish called it ‘aguacati’ and the English called it ‘avocado’.

Seed remains found in ancient human settlements in the Tehuacan Valley suggest that the avocado could have been used as early as 8000-7000 BC and possibly domesticated at least 5000 BC by Mesoamerican groups.

The Toltec and Mayan civilizations disappeared nearly ten centuries ago, yet among their ruins wild and domestic avocados are found growing side by side. In ancient times in the America, avocado was used to replace meat because it contains all the nutrients in meat.

The Mayan Indian people and Aztec Indian people were eating avocados for more than two thousand years. The Aztecs Indians mixed them with peppers and hot spices.

Mayan, Aztec and also Olmec cultures praised avocado as one of the ‘gift of God’. Aztec and Man cultures used decocts of avocado seeds as a potent agent to treat mycotic and parasitic infections. They are used also against diabetes.

The prehistoric fruit was under cultivation in North, South and Central Americas for thousands of years. From there, avocado dispersed to Europe and the rest of the world.
History of avocado during ancient time 

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