Which of us in childhood did not hear about rejuvenating apples that cured the most insidious diseases of heroes and gave them a long life? Obviously, the Russian breeder L. I. Vigorov also grew up listening to Russian folk tales. This is evidenced by all his labor activity, because he devoted it to breeding a rejuvenating variety of apples, and he succeeded.
L. I. Vigorov was engaged in breeding fruit and berry plants with therapeutic and prophylactic qualities. The choice of direction was not accidental. The scientist followed the behest of his mentor - Michurin, who wrote in his dying wish that he expects his students to receive new varieties of apples that can heal people and lengthen their lives.
The first thing Professor Vigorov drew attention to in his works was the presence of natural antibiotics and he alth-enhancing compounds in apple fruits. As a result of his research, he concluded that the available varieties of apples are very rarely a medicine for people. At that time, and this was the middle of the twentieth century, there were no more than five percent of them. Toto the surprise of the scientist, even the most common of them lack important vitamins for he alth, and they do not make up for the lack of the necessary elements in the body of people consuming them.
Having chosen the best varieties of apples in terms of the content of useful substances, Vigorov continued to work with them, and soon on their basis he received new ones, containing as many biologically active substances as necessary to strengthen the strength of the person who consumes them..
In those years, many scientists conducted breeding work in the field of developing new fruit and berry crops, but most of them followed the path of economic interest. They were looking for benefits in the amount of the crop, good taste, and the external beauty and attractiveness of the fruit, and not in its usefulness. Vigorov, on the other hand, continued to insist that there was no need for a lot of rejuvenating apples. Where you can eat ten kilograms of ordinary ones, those that he creates will be enough for one or two. This should be in accordance with the English tradition: one apple a day - and the doctor is not needed.
The desired results did not appear soon. For them, the scientist works hard all his life. Not immediately, new apples were recognized by the scientific world and the public, it took more than forty years. Only in our days, when people began to think more about what we eat and whether it will benefit or harm us, the rejuvenating apple varieties of Professor L. I. Vigorov became in demand not only among gardeners, but also among medical workers.
Yes,Based on their therapeutic effect, clinics have been created in the Urals that provide he alth improvement services. Patients are prescribed apples or their juices and cakes as medicines. The results of the treatment brought success to the clinics and attracted the attention of gardeners to the work of the scientist. They began to plant multivitamin summer varieties of apples (such as Naliv scarlet, Babushkino and others) in their plots, as they were convinced that their fruits reduce blood pressure. The main fund of their planting material is now available in the Michurinsky and Botanical Gardens of Moscow State University. Winter varieties of apples from the collection of L. I. Vigorova such as Sibiryachka, Olya contain natural antibiotics and prevent the formation of kidney stones.
