Chayote (sechium edule) is a member of the gourd family-Labuan which was originally cultivated in Central America by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. After the Spanish conquest, squash and then spread throughout the world, including Indonesia with the Dutch. The name "squash" is actually misleading, because it was not coming from Siam or Thailand. Around the world, chayote is known by various names, including chayote (UK), welok (Java), christophene (France) and chowchow (China). As a non-seasonal fruits, squash easily found in markets throughout the year. Shaped like a large pear with colored light green or yellowish green. Weighing varied from 50 g to 2 kg with a length of 5 cm to 20 cm. There are two types of squash, which are smooth-skinned and the skin with tiny spines.
Vegetables and Drug
Squash is usually cooked as a vegetable, such as pan-fried with chili or disup as a mixture of spinach or vegetable acids. You can also fill the squash with a mixture of ground beef and baked in the oven. Taste mild flesh that makes it suitable for a variety of recipes.
Besides the food, squash is also useful as a natural remedy. Various ethnic groups in Central America have traditionally used this plant to dissolve kidney stones and other urinary disorders treat. The Aztecs, in particular, boil squash leaves and drink the water as much as 3-5 times a day to treat kidney stones. Research shows that the ability to cure kidney stones, uric acid, and other metabolic problems from diuretic properties of the leaves and fruit of the plant. Chayote also been reported to help reduce atherosclerosis and hypertension.
Nutrient content
Squash have high levels of vitamin C, low calorie, low sodium, no cholesterol, and is a good source of fiber. Various nutritional and health benefits squash are as follows:
1. Folate. Chayote is a source of folate, a B vitamin that is beneficial for pregnant women and cardiovascular health.
2. Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can protect cells from damage by free radicals.
3. Manganese. Manganese in squash helps the body convert protein and fat into energy.
4. Fiber. Helps prevent constipation and digestion.
5. Copper. Helps maintain healthy iodine in the thyroid.
6. Zinc. Helps nourish the skin.
7. Vitamin K. Assist healthy bones and teeth.
Tips for You
When buying squash, choose one that is hard and has a smooth surface. Skinned fruits wrinkles and flabby signaling have long learned and in the process of decay. You can store the squash in the refrigerator up to seven days. Squash can be eaten all the parts, including the skin and soft seeds inside. You do not have to peel the skin before cooking.
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Vegetables and Drug
Squash is usually cooked as a vegetable, such as pan-fried with chili or disup as a mixture of spinach or vegetable acids. You can also fill the squash with a mixture of ground beef and baked in the oven. Taste mild flesh that makes it suitable for a variety of recipes.
Besides the food, squash is also useful as a natural remedy. Various ethnic groups in Central America have traditionally used this plant to dissolve kidney stones and other urinary disorders treat. The Aztecs, in particular, boil squash leaves and drink the water as much as 3-5 times a day to treat kidney stones. Research shows that the ability to cure kidney stones, uric acid, and other metabolic problems from diuretic properties of the leaves and fruit of the plant. Chayote also been reported to help reduce atherosclerosis and hypertension.
Nutrient content
Squash have high levels of vitamin C, low calorie, low sodium, no cholesterol, and is a good source of fiber. Various nutritional and health benefits squash are as follows:
1. Folate. Chayote is a source of folate, a B vitamin that is beneficial for pregnant women and cardiovascular health.
2. Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can protect cells from damage by free radicals.
3. Manganese. Manganese in squash helps the body convert protein and fat into energy.
4. Fiber. Helps prevent constipation and digestion.
5. Copper. Helps maintain healthy iodine in the thyroid.
6. Zinc. Helps nourish the skin.
7. Vitamin K. Assist healthy bones and teeth.
Tips for You
When buying squash, choose one that is hard and has a smooth surface. Skinned fruits wrinkles and flabby signaling have long learned and in the process of decay. You can store the squash in the refrigerator up to seven days. Squash can be eaten all the parts, including the skin and soft seeds inside. You do not have to peel the skin before cooking.
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Temulawak (Curcuma Xanthoriza) derived from the family Zingiberaceae, are found in tropical forests, including in Indonesia. Ginger can be grown in the lowlands to the highlands with an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level.
Rhizome of ginger contains curcumin which has natural properties as an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and anti-hepatotoxic very useful to protect the health of the liver (hepatitis). Besides the natural properties of ginger are able to overcome some serious illnesses such as strep bile, inflammation of the kidney and gall stones, and anti-tumor / cancer.
In addition to medication, Wild Ginger is also used as a cosmetic raw materials as well as food and beverage dyes are safe.
For drugs taken, use 2 fingers fresh ginger, then boiled. Another way, pour the dried rhizome with hot water. For external use, wash the roots thoroughly, then grate. Parutannya results can be used as a mask to treat acne and black spots upfront.
1. Facilitating breastfeeding
Wash fresh ginger rhizome 20g, then grated. Results parutannya squeeze and competitiveness, then steamed until boiling. Once cool, add 2 tablespoons of honey tomb while stirring, then drink. Do it in the morning and afternoon with a dose of the same lot.
2. Lowering high blood cholesterol levels
Peeled fresh ginger rhizome 3 fingers, then grated. Add 3/4 cup hot water and let it settle. Once cool, sediment was removed and the water is taken. Do it every day.
3. Hepatitis
Fresh ginger rhizome 2 fingers peeled and grated. Add hot water as much as 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon honey. Stir the mixture until evenly then dibirakan settles. Drinking beninggannya, waste is disposed. Apply 2 times a day until healed.
Boil 10g and 30g dried ginger rhizome roots of the weeds (Imperata cylindrica) in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water well. Apply 2 times a day
4. Hemorrhoids
Provide a finger rimapang ginger, rhubarb (Rheum officinalle Baill.) Of 3/4 fingers, 1 handful of gotu kola (Centella asiatica L), 1 handful of sage leaves (Abrus precatoris L) and sugar neau for 3 fingers. Wash the ingredients, then cut into pieces as needed. Next, boil the ingredients in 5 cups water until the remaining approximately half. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water 3 times a day, each 1/3 part. Perform this treatment every day.
5. Pimple
Wash the ginger rhizome by 1 finger, then cut into pieces as needed. Furthermore, drinking boiled in 4 cups water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain and add honey into the water filter as needed, then drink. Treatment done 2 times a day, each time just 1 cup.
6. Diarrhea
Wash the ginger rhizome sebesat half thumb, then grilled until charred. Furthermore grind ingredients until smooth, then pour 1/2 cup hot water. Add 1 tablespoon of honey while stirring until evenly distributed, then drink. Apply 2 times a day until healed.
7. Constipation
Provide rhizome of ginger and tamarind fruit (Tamarindus indicaL.) Cooking (each for 1 finger), palm sugar to taste. Further into thin slices, then pour 1 cup boiling water. Stir until the sugar dissolves and drink when cool.
8. Menstrual pain
Take 10 slices of ginger rhizome, kawak acid, for quail eggs and palm sugar for 3 fingers. Boil these ingredients in 2 cups of water until the remaining half. After a cold, drink the potion. Do it every day for 1 week before menstruation.
9. Fever
Boil 1 finger ginger rhizome that has been thinly sliced and 5 rods meniran with its roots in 5 cups water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain and filter the water divided to 3 times drinks, morning, afternoon and evening.
10. Appetite enhancer
Provide 20g fresh ginger rhizome that has been thinly sliced, 10g 30g tamarind and palm sugar. Enter the ingredients into a saucepan email, then boiled in 250 cc of water to boil for 15 minutes. Furthermore, strain and drink the potion while warm, 2 times a day, each 1/2 part.
Note:
There is now produced ginger herb in tablet form, drag (sugar coated tablets) or powder form, for example curcuma tablet / drag and ginger juice. How to use, 2 tablets 3 times a day / drag or 1 packet of ginger juice for the first time usage, 2 packs a day.
If using ginger lemon oil (not boiled or brewed with hot water), so that the flour first endapkan not participate swallowed because raw flour can impair kidney function.
Flour ginger edible after processing. How grated ginger, then squeeze and endapkan. Discard the water change several times until the odor and yellow color disappeared, then drying. Finally, turmeric powder ready for use.
Sources:
Various sources & Drug Plants Atlas Ind. / Dr. Setiawan Dalimartha / Nty
Rhizome of ginger contains curcumin which has natural properties as an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and anti-hepatotoxic very useful to protect the health of the liver (hepatitis). Besides the natural properties of ginger are able to overcome some serious illnesses such as strep bile, inflammation of the kidney and gall stones, and anti-tumor / cancer.
In addition to medication, Wild Ginger is also used as a cosmetic raw materials as well as food and beverage dyes are safe.
For drugs taken, use 2 fingers fresh ginger, then boiled. Another way, pour the dried rhizome with hot water. For external use, wash the roots thoroughly, then grate. Parutannya results can be used as a mask to treat acne and black spots upfront.
1. Facilitating breastfeeding
Wash fresh ginger rhizome 20g, then grated. Results parutannya squeeze and competitiveness, then steamed until boiling. Once cool, add 2 tablespoons of honey tomb while stirring, then drink. Do it in the morning and afternoon with a dose of the same lot.
2. Lowering high blood cholesterol levels
Peeled fresh ginger rhizome 3 fingers, then grated. Add 3/4 cup hot water and let it settle. Once cool, sediment was removed and the water is taken. Do it every day.
3. Hepatitis
Fresh ginger rhizome 2 fingers peeled and grated. Add hot water as much as 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon honey. Stir the mixture until evenly then dibirakan settles. Drinking beninggannya, waste is disposed. Apply 2 times a day until healed.
Boil 10g and 30g dried ginger rhizome roots of the weeds (Imperata cylindrica) in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water well. Apply 2 times a day
4. Hemorrhoids
Provide a finger rimapang ginger, rhubarb (Rheum officinalle Baill.) Of 3/4 fingers, 1 handful of gotu kola (Centella asiatica L), 1 handful of sage leaves (Abrus precatoris L) and sugar neau for 3 fingers. Wash the ingredients, then cut into pieces as needed. Next, boil the ingredients in 5 cups water until the remaining approximately half. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water 3 times a day, each 1/3 part. Perform this treatment every day.
5. Pimple
Wash the ginger rhizome by 1 finger, then cut into pieces as needed. Furthermore, drinking boiled in 4 cups water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain and add honey into the water filter as needed, then drink. Treatment done 2 times a day, each time just 1 cup.
6. Diarrhea
Wash the ginger rhizome sebesat half thumb, then grilled until charred. Furthermore grind ingredients until smooth, then pour 1/2 cup hot water. Add 1 tablespoon of honey while stirring until evenly distributed, then drink. Apply 2 times a day until healed.
7. Constipation
Provide rhizome of ginger and tamarind fruit (Tamarindus indicaL.) Cooking (each for 1 finger), palm sugar to taste. Further into thin slices, then pour 1 cup boiling water. Stir until the sugar dissolves and drink when cool.
8. Menstrual pain
Take 10 slices of ginger rhizome, kawak acid, for quail eggs and palm sugar for 3 fingers. Boil these ingredients in 2 cups of water until the remaining half. After a cold, drink the potion. Do it every day for 1 week before menstruation.
9. Fever
Boil 1 finger ginger rhizome that has been thinly sliced and 5 rods meniran with its roots in 5 cups water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain and filter the water divided to 3 times drinks, morning, afternoon and evening.
10. Appetite enhancer
Provide 20g fresh ginger rhizome that has been thinly sliced, 10g 30g tamarind and palm sugar. Enter the ingredients into a saucepan email, then boiled in 250 cc of water to boil for 15 minutes. Furthermore, strain and drink the potion while warm, 2 times a day, each 1/2 part.
Note:
There is now produced ginger herb in tablet form, drag (sugar coated tablets) or powder form, for example curcuma tablet / drag and ginger juice. How to use, 2 tablets 3 times a day / drag or 1 packet of ginger juice for the first time usage, 2 packs a day.
If using ginger lemon oil (not boiled or brewed with hot water), so that the flour first endapkan not participate swallowed because raw flour can impair kidney function.
Flour ginger edible after processing. How grated ginger, then squeeze and endapkan. Discard the water change several times until the odor and yellow color disappeared, then drying. Finally, turmeric powder ready for use.
Sources:
Various sources & Drug Plants Atlas Ind. / Dr. Setiawan Dalimartha / Nty
For those of you who always provide candied fruit for a snack, there is good news. Apparently, some kind of dried fruit is very beneficial for health. Overcoming illness that often arise in everyday life. Following recommendation:
Raisins: Osteoporosis
Boron and mineral substances contained in raisins to reduce bone loss. Especially in women entering menopause. You can mix in yogurt are rich in calcium. These alloys will produce optimal nutrition.
Dates: Fatigue
This fruit can be considered as energy-producing fruit. A relatively low glycemic index will release sugar slowly. This is what makes you stable energy throughout the day.
Cherries: Uric Acid
In medicine used to relieve joint inflammation, widely used material anthoycyanins. Well, it turns out a lot of material found in cherries. Quoted by the Daily Mail, a recent study conducted Michigan University also reveal if cherries can reduce inflammation by up to 50 per cent mark. For effective consumption, you can provide a half-cup of cherries twice a day.
Apricots: High blood pressure
Dried apricots, contain three times more potassium than bananas. Candied can help lower blood pressure. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta also suggest eating more potassium as protection against high blood pressure and heart.
Cranberry: Bladder Infection
Especially in women more often have a bladder infection, it can be candied healthy snack. Studies in the United States said that if the active ingredients in two handfuls proanthocyanidins (42.5 grams) of cranberries could reduce E. coli in urine sempel women with the infection. (art)
source: VIVAlife
Raisins: Osteoporosis
Boron and mineral substances contained in raisins to reduce bone loss. Especially in women entering menopause. You can mix in yogurt are rich in calcium. These alloys will produce optimal nutrition.
Dates: Fatigue
This fruit can be considered as energy-producing fruit. A relatively low glycemic index will release sugar slowly. This is what makes you stable energy throughout the day.
Cherries: Uric Acid
In medicine used to relieve joint inflammation, widely used material anthoycyanins. Well, it turns out a lot of material found in cherries. Quoted by the Daily Mail, a recent study conducted Michigan University also reveal if cherries can reduce inflammation by up to 50 per cent mark. For effective consumption, you can provide a half-cup of cherries twice a day.
Apricots: High blood pressure
Dried apricots, contain three times more potassium than bananas. Candied can help lower blood pressure. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta also suggest eating more potassium as protection against high blood pressure and heart.
Cranberry: Bladder Infection
Especially in women more often have a bladder infection, it can be candied healthy snack. Studies in the United States said that if the active ingredients in two handfuls proanthocyanidins (42.5 grams) of cranberries could reduce E. coli in urine sempel women with the infection. (art)
source: VIVAlife
