:: Benefits and Cassava Leaves For Health ::Cassava leaf is a leaf from a tree or cassava , also known as cassava , manioc or Telo . In Sundanese called sampeu the tuber is the main ingredient in the manufacture of fermented cassava ( peuyeum ) .
Indonesian society has long been utilizing cassava leaves as food , either as vegetables or vegetable made of cassava leaves . But not many know that cassava leaves contain many nutrients and health benefits .
► Benefits of Cassava Leaves for Health ◄
According to Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma , a medicinal plant expert said that the pharmacological
effects of cassava is as an antioxidant , anticancer , antitumor , and increase appetite . And here are some of the benefits of cassava leaves .
► Good for Pregnant Women
Many asked whether cassava leaves good for pregnant women ? My answer is yes , cassava leaves is good for pregnant women . Because cassava leaves contain iron is high enough so as to be able to help pregnant women avoid anemia .
► Treat Fever & Headache
Provide 3 songkong leaves , then finely ground . Well , the result of collision cassava leaves was pinned in the head as compressed .
► Treating Diarrhea
To treat diarrhea , take 7 pieces of cassava leaves , then boiled in 4 cups of water until the remaining 2 cups . Strain the water and drink the concoction 2 times a day . If a child with diarrhea is still breastfeeding , then drank the potion is his mother .
► Eyes Blurred view
You got a problem with that as blurred vision ? Treat with cassava leaf herb . You do this by boiling the cassava leaves with salt and garlic . After that cassava leaves as a salad eaten with rice .
► Increase Appetite
If you have trouble eating , prepare cassava leaves were then boiled with salt to taste and garlic . Then the cassava leaves with rice and tomato sauce .
In addition to cassava leaves , like other parts of the cassava tubers and stems was also efficacious as a traditional medicine . For example, following the traditional recipe :
► Treating Arthritis
Amino acid content in cassava was beneficial for bone health . The material is 100 grams of cassava stems , one stem lemongrass , 15 grams of ginger , then boiled in 1000 cc of water until the remaining 400 cc only. Drink filtered water as much as 200 cc , 2 times a day morning and afternoon .
► Treating Worms
Aambil enough cassava bark , boiled in 3 cups water to boil until the remaining 1 cup, and filtered to take water , and drunk at bedtime . By taking the drugs from the cassava , the worms in the stomach can be killed and make the body healthy again .
► Wound Got Hot
If your skin is injured due to hot oil or exhaust , do not panic . Take a cassava tuber , then grated and squeezed the water . Take a few moments to look parts starch ( such as white flour ) to the bottom . Use part of the starch that settles as a salve to the wound .
Nutritional Content of Cassava Leaves
Cassava leaves practically have a fairly complete nutritional content . Here's the nutritional adequacy rate in cassava leaves .
* Cassava Leaf Nutrition - Cassava Leaves
Serving Size 100 g ( 100 g )
37 Calories from Fat 1.80
Total Fat 0.20g
Saturated Fat 0.00 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 11 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7:30 g
Dietary Fiber 0.6 g
Protein 3.70 g
vitamin C
Vitamin B1 ( Thiamin )
Vitamin B2 ( Riboflavin )
Vitamin B3 ( Niacin )
Vitamin B5 ( pantothenic acid )
vitamin B6
calcium
Iron
potassium
phosphorus
magnesium
zinc
copper
manganese
Well , that's some of the benefits and efficacy of cassava leaves for health and nutrient content results .
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