Plum fruits originate from the Caucasus, from where they spread throughout the world. One of the oldest plum stones was found in excavations dating back to the Roman Empire.

Charles IV brought the plum tree to our lands from France. The fruits were dried, stewed, used in sweet dishes, and cooked into plum butter for cakes.

They have a high water content (around 80%), organic acids, tannins, and minerals such as sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and iron, as well as vitamins B1, B2, C, and provitamin A.

They optimise carbohydrate metabolism, support concentration, cleanse the bowel, help with constipation, and strengthen the heart and immune system.

Plums have a sweet to sour taste and a neutral to warm nature. They clear liver heat, support the production of body fluids, and are diuretic.