Monday, October 12, 2009

Papaya (Carica papaya L.)


Papaya (Carica papaya L.), the form of green oval fruit (not ripe) yellow (fully ripe), height approximately 5-8 M roots, steep, tree does not fork, is now widespread and widely planted throughout the tropics for its fruit is taken. C. Papaya is the only species in the genus Carica. Name of papaya in the Indonesian language derived from Dutch, "papaja", which in turn also took from the Arawak language name, "papaya". In Javanese papaya called "Kates" and in Sundanese "gedang".
Ingredients Papaya
Papaya fruit contains many nutrients that are beneficial to the body. Like a variety of vitamins, beta-carotene, protein, fat and various enzymes and compounds that are useful for the human body. "But in my opinion, the most numerous in the papaw (pepaya) is a vitamin A and beta-carotene. The function is as an antioxidant beta-carotene, content of vitamin C and carotene in papaya fruit, can prevent cancer. In addition, papaya fruit can also be used against colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer, but can reduce free radicals which become prickly cancer. The most popular compounds contained in papaya is papain. These compounds are known for their function as proteolytic or protein-breaking enzymes. sap from the papaya fruit dri can be used to accelerate the process of softening of the flesh, while ripe papaya fruit, is very useful to facilitate the digestive process.
Way, papaya take certain measures. Use the papaya fruit still has the skin and seeds and then blend until smooth fluid obtained. Then strain the water and drink as much as 200 cc every three days. For those who have digestive difficulties, this herb is believed to be able to facilitate the digestive process in just a few days.
Papaya can also be used as an acne drug ingredient. Way, take leaves of old papaya and dried until dry and then pounded until smooth. After that add a half teaspoon of water before it is applied on the acne covered face.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

mustard


mustard greens are vegetables that contain lots of vitamins and minerals vitamins K, A, C, E and float. Substance is contained in the mustard potassium, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and protein. Vitamin K is very useful to help the process of blood clotting, so often called As with coagulation vitamin. Vitamin K has potential in preventing serious diseases, like heart disease and stroke, because the effect is to reduce hardening of the arteries by a factor of calcium plaque deposits. Vitamin K is also related to the regulation of bone protein and calcium in the bones and blood, so it can keep the bones from osteoporosis process. Without the role of vitamin K, bone osteokalsin as proteins can not work normally. Vitamin K can also be used to treat cancer because it can act as a poison for cancer cells, but does not harm the cells healthy. Other functions of vitamin K is in preventing Alzheimer's disease, controlling blood levels of caulking, as well as prevent cytokine, a messenger role in causing joint swelling occurs during aging. Levels of vitamin A in mustard also very high, content of vitamin C in cabbage is almost equivalent to the juice, Vitamin A role keeping the cornea to keep it healthy. Normal eye is usually out of mucus, the viscous liquid fat released mucosal epithelial cells, which help prevent infection, Vitamin A deficiency will make the epithelial cells out of keratin, the protein is not soluble in water and not mucus. When epithelial cells out of keratin, selsel membrane will dry and harden, and if not treated immediately the blind.Vitamin C will lead to very important role in the hydroxylation of two amino acids proline and lysine into hidraksiprolin and hidroksilisin. Both these compounds is an important component of collagen. In addition, vitamin C is involved in wound healing and immune system fight infection and stress. Content of vitamin E on collards can serve as a major antioxidant in the cell.
Mustard is a type of vegetable which is very useful to prevent various diseases, especially cancer. This is because high levels of phytochemical compounds in mustard, especially glukosinolat. In the plant, glukosinolat react with enzymes mirosinase, produces indol active components and isotiosianat. Content of vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C in cabbage is very good for cholesterol and prevent heart disease. The third substance is very useful to prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Mustard is one of the many foods contain oxalate. Ingredients are too high oxalate in the body can cause crystallization leading to the formation of stones. Therefore, those who have the kidneys should avoid excessive consumption of mustard.
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Amaranth



Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus

Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) Is a common plant grown for its leaves are consumed as green vegetables that the body needs. These plants come from tropical America but now spread throughout the world. This plant is known as vegetable sources of iron are important. Spinach as a vegetable commonly known only in East Asia and Southeast Asia, so called in English as Chinese amaranth. Content of iron in spinach is relatively higher than other leafy vegetables (iron is a constituent cytochrome, a protein involved in photosynthesis) that is useful for patients with anemia.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

BROTOWALI



(Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers.hen jin t)
Sinonim :
Tinospora rumphii, Boerl. T. tuberculata Beumee. Cocculus crispus, DC. Menispermum verrucosum. M.crispum, Linn. M.tuberculatum, Lamk.
Familia :
Menispermaceae
Brotowali a plant that grows wild in the forests, fields, or we can also grow it. Brotowali very fond of hot, these plants including shrubs and climbing. Tall stems up to 2.5 m with a large trunk of your little finger, nodule meetings and has a bitter taste. This plant is also a single-plant leaves, stemmed, with leaves like a heart shape or a little bit like pointy toes, round egg, with leaves 7-12 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. The flowers are small, with a light green with bunches of artificial. This plant can be propagated by cuttings. Brotowali has a bitter taste and cool. Brotowali also useful as pain relievers, fever and launch a meridian.

Uses:
  1. Rheumatic arthritis, hip joint rheumatik and bruises.
  2. Fever, stimulates appetite, yellow fever.
  3. Diabetes

Medicinal plants that have a local name antawali, Tinospora cordifolia, putrawali, leaf gadel (Java); Andawali (Sunda), Antawali (Bali); Shen jin teng (China). Plants are among the shrubs, tall stems up to 2.5 m. Stem size of your little finger, speckled bitter meeting. Leaf shapes such as heart or a little pointy toes, round eggs, length from 7 to 12 cm, width of 5 to 10 cm. The flowers are small and light green. This plant is known to contain antimicrobial, and anti-parasitic. Curable disease was rheumatism, fever, and Diabetes. Brotowali the cooking water can also be used to cure skin diseases such as scab and mange.

How to use:
It takes about 10-15 grams for the treatment brotowali rod. To cut out, water is boiled brotowali rod used to wash wounds such as scab, scabies and others. As for other usage such as:
  1. Rheumatik: 1 finger sticks brotowali then wash and cut into pieces as needed, and then boiled the stems with 3 cups water, boiled until the remaining 1 ½ cups. Once cool, filter the cooking water and add the honey to taste. Drinking day x 3 ½ cups.
  2. Yellow fever: 1 finger sticks brotowali then wash and cut into pieces as needed, and then boiled the stems with 3 cups water, boiled until the remaining 1 ½ cups. Once cool, filter the cooking water and add the honey to taste. Drinking day x 2 ¾ cups.
  3. Fever: brotowali sticks 2 fingers and then washed and boiled with 2 cups water, boiled until remaining 1 glass. Once cool, filter and add the honey to taste, drink a day x 2 ½ cups.
  4. Diabetes mellitus:? sambiloto leaf cell,? handheld leaf cat whiskers, ¾ finger (± 6 cm) brotowali rod. Wash and cut the stems brotowali. Third Rebuslah material with 3 cups water, boiled until the remaining 2 cups. Strain and drink after a meal, a day 2 x 1 cup.
  5. Scabies: 3 finger sticks brotowali, sulfur for pecan. Wash and mash until smooth, squeezed by coconut oil and apply on the affected skin scabies. 2 times a day.
  6. wounded: Leaves pounded until smooth, place it on the wound. 2 times a day. To wash wounds, use the cooking water is brotowali rod.

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