INHAS : Not Lose Benefits breadfruit leaf with fruit - this time we usually only utilize breadfruit. Plants that are similar to the shape of the fruit durian and jackfruit is commonly used as a replacement for snacks and rice. The texture of the flesh is quite similar to bread, earned the term breadfruit from the west. Fruit taste delicious and have content of carbohydrate is higher than other tubers such as cassava and potatoes . Amazingly, breadfruit is still low in calories. But did you know that not only the fruit, but the leaves of breadfruit itself has the benefit of no less?
Breadfruit has the scientific name Artocarpus altilis and is still a family Moraceae. The name "breadfruit" itself comes from the Javanese word meaning "without seeds" of course refers to the name of the fruit that does not have seeds. In the area of Sunda, breadfruit known as embossing or Kulur, while in Aceh known as kulu. In some places, breadfruit even referred to as "plant life". Let's see if these perceptions are true.
Breadfruit is a plant that is the source of carbohydrate in the tropics, especially in the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. Breadfruit alone is estimated to come from the archipelago and also Papua. Only after the tribes in this area migrate, breadfruit spread to countries around Asia, and after European colonization, then breadfruit to the western world.
Breadfruit plants can live in a tropical climate and lowland. The area having a temperature of about 20 ° C to 40 ° C with high rainfall and moist is a location that is ideal for the breadfruit plants to grow. It is no wonder if breadfruit grow throughout Indonesia. Breadfruit adult can grow up to a height of 30 m, although not many breadfruit reach so high. Breadfruit leaf shape is big and tough, almost like leather. Color on the upper side of the leaves are glossy dark green while the bottom side dull and rough. When touched, the bottom has a breadfruit leaves feathers smooth.
Breadfruit Plant Benefits General
Before we discuss the specifics of breadfruit leaves, we should know that the breadfruit plants actually have a variety of benefits. Here are some of them:
Meat breadfruit for generations been used as food, well cooked directly and used as flour.
Breadfruit sap is used to patch the bottom of the boat and into a chewing gum ingredient.
Breadfruit wood that is light, strong, and has a nice pattern can be used as furniture.
Breadfruit leaves as a remedy.
Breadfruit Leaf Nutrition
Nowadays, the breadfruit leaf is usually used for animal feed. Very few people are aware of other uses of the leaves of breadfruit. Though the efficacy of breadfruit leaves itself is actually very much. Breadfruit leaves contain potassium, which is very useful because it can break down kidney stones that can dissolve easily in and out of the body along with urine. In addition, the compounds are useful in the leaves of breadfruit are:
Essential amino acids
Potassium
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
hidrosianat
Asteilcolin
tannin
polyphenols
With this much nutrient content, of course, a function of breadfruit leaves can not be underestimated. In addition to the compounds mentioned above, the breadfruit leaf also contains antioxidants.
Breadfruit Leaf Benefits For Traditional Medicine
For starters, breadfruit leaves can be used to overcome mild health problems. Examples of minor ailments that can be cured by a breadfruit leaves are:
Treating Panu, commonly used in the Pacific Islands.
Treat ulcers , usually used in India by destroying the leaves of breadfruit and then placed in the mouth are exposed to canker sores.
Overcoming stiff, Betawi people used to use breadfruit leaf marinade to soak the feet.
The above are just a small part of the benefits of breadfruit leaves. Recent research has shown that the leaves of breadfruit have properties that are very great because it can cure chronic diseases.
Breadfruit leaves as a heart medication
Heart disease has reasons are manifold. However, the most common are heart disease occurs because the blood pressure in the body. Breadfruit leaves can treat the following manner:
Take an old breadfruit leaves still on the tree,
Wash with clean water,
Drying the leaves to dry so the remaining half,
Breadfruit leaves boiled in a pot with a rate of 5 cups of water.
The stew is then filtered and the result can be taken regularly. This will greatly help heart patients.
Breadfruit leaves as anti-cancer
Breadfruit leaves have a property called anti-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory commonly called. The content is useful for preventing cancer as early as possible. The trick is:
One sheet of old breadfruit leaves boiled,
Rinse in the pot already filled five glasses of water,
Wait until boiling,
Add back the water with a similar dose, 5 cups,
After boiling, add back as much as 5 cups water.
Once the process is repeated, the strain was the potion. Drink it up.
Breadfruit leaves as a remedy other chronic diseases
Benefits of breadfruit leaves are not only limited to those mentioned above. There are still many other serious diseases that could actually be cured by the leaves of breadfruit. Some people have found that kidney disease they have long suffered cured after drinking the potion soaked leaves of breadfruit. In addition, hepatitis and gout can also be cured. It should be noted that the researchers suggest that the best breadfruit leaves for medicine is breadfruit leaves are old and brown.
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