Bing cherry

Bing is a cultivar of cherry that originated in the Pacific Northwest, specifically in what is now Milwaukie, Oregon. Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The cultivar was developed in the 1870s by Oregon horticulturalist Seth Lewelling and his Manchurian Chinese foreman Ah Bing, for whom the cultivar is named.

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Health

A study by the United States Department of Agriculture has shown that fresh Bing cherries may help sufferers of arthritis and gout. [ [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/may04/cherry0504.htm Fresh Cherries May Help Arthritis Sufferers] ] However, the FDA warns that these are yet unproven claims. [ [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/chrylist.html List of Firms Receiving Warning Letters Regarding Cherry and other Fruit-Based Products with Disease Claims in Labeling] ] The seeds of bing cherries are somewhat high in cyanide content. When ingested with lettuce or other high-fiber greens, colonic bacteria can release the cyanide resulting in poisoning. [ AJ Giannini, HR Black< RL Goettsche. Psychiatric, Psychogenic and Smatopsychic Disorders Handbook.New Hyde Park, NY. Medical Examination Publishing Co., 1978,p.92. ]

References

External links

* [http://www.uga.edu/fruit/cherry.html All about cherries]
* [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0900104.html Biography of Ah Bing, the horticulturist Bing Cherries are named after]