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Minggu, 07 April 2013

This is the efficacy of black pepper for health in our lives

This is the efficacy of black pepper for health in our lives
Black pepper

Health information - When you cook pasta, omelets, or just sauteing vegetables, do not hesitate sprinkle black pepper to taste. In addition to improving the quality of the taste on foods, black pepper can be beneficial for your digestive health.

Black pepper has more healthy properties than most people know. Black pepper is a spice that has the potential to make food more beneficial when used in various recipes and as a spice kitchen. In Kerala, a state in India, many people start the day with a cup of black coffee with a little black pepper powder. Aroma of black pepper difficult to ignored.

Research studies have shown that black pepper has quite a few properties of healthy. Black pepper has the ability to improve the functioning of the digestive tract, even in the study of black pepper is referred to as the best way to digestion is not smooth.

More than just the usual seasoning, black pepper stimulates the stomach to increase its own digestive juices, namely hydrochloric acid. In turn, break down proteins in the gastric improve process of digestion. Black pepper is known to have a large amount of antioxidant properties. He also has the benefit to the growth of good bacteria, especially in the intestinal tract. So, just add black pepper powder to your plate and see the difference.

Senin, 04 Maret 2013

Benefits of Garlic for Body Health

Benefits of Garlic for Body Health
Garlic
Benefits of Garlic: In addition to its role as one of the kitchen spices. Garlic it can also provide excellent benefits for body health. Numerous studies have been done successfully proved that garlic good for heart health and even believed to prevent the growth of cancer cells in the body.

The use of garlic as a medicine actually already done by residents on since ago. Residents ancient Egyptians around 1550 BC centuries garlic already used as a medicinal herb to cure various types of diseases.

To get the maximum benefits of garlic, of course, there is a minimum limit for us consumption, in cooking with garlic in it, of course, proportion is still below the minimum limit in consuming garlic / her day.

What are the ingredients in garlic, so that the plant these tuber can provide benefits for the body?

Garlic turned out to contain vitamin C in high enough amounts, but indeed to get the benefits of vitamin C in garlic, we are required to consume garlic 800 grams / day. Besides vitamin C, contained also the other vitamins such as vitamin A, and B, there are also polyphenols, sulfide, adenosine, as well as potassium and selenium, as quoted from various sources.

Benefits of Garlic

Garlic have antimicrobial properties and anti-inflammatory properties. With both of these properties, garlic can help the body to speed up the process of healing and prevention of infection in wounds.

One of the studies mention that consuming of garlic a regular basis can help the body banish damage of cells and the development of tumor cells. This ability is due to the antioxidant effects of phytochemicals that are owned by garlic. Anti-oxidants in garlic can also help the immune system work more maximum in preventing the entry of free radicals that are negative for the body.

Another study conducted by the National cardiological Research Center in Moscow, has been successfully found existence a cholesterol reduction as big as 7.6% on 42 test subjects that is done within 12 weeks in the period of therapy the garlic.

Other benefits

Hinders Heart Disease

Garlic may help lower cholesterol, although the data is mixed. A 2007 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed no benefit for those with moderately high cholesterol levels, but other studies have shown some possible moderate or short-term benefit. Compounds found in garlic do appear to relax blood vessels and thus lower blood pressure.
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Fights Infections

Garlic's antimicrobial properties are well-known and well-documented. Garlic is a particularly effective antifungal both when applied topically and when taken internally. It may help ward off colds and flu as well.

Prevents Cancer

A diet high in garlic may also help prevent a variety of cancers, including prostate, breast, pancreas and colon cancers. Population studies cited by the National Cancer Institute show a correlation between increased garlic consumption and decreased incidence of these and other cancers. Antioxidants found in garlic may neutralize cancer-causing nitrosamines, and garlic may also help inhibit tumor growth.


Thus reviews about the benefits of garlic for the body, hopefully can provide benefits for you all.
Thank you..

Sabtu, 01 Desember 2012

Efficacy the fennel plant

fennel plant

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), Fennel plant in Indonesia has been widely cultivated as a herb and as a medicinal plant. This plant can be grown in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1800 m above sea level, but it will grow better in the highlands. This plant comes from southern Europe and Asia, and because the efficacy and benefits are so great it is then widely grown in Indonesia, India, Argentina, Europe, and Japan.

The plant is long-lived, height 50 cm - 2 m, the growth model of grazing. The grass usually consists of 3-5 stems. Bluish green stem, grooved, jointed, hollow and smell fragrant when bruised. The layout leaves alternate, pinnately compound with double two fins narrow, needle shape, tapered tip and base, flat edge, white, membranous sheath shaped with the top hat. Structured as an umbrella flower inflorescence compound with 6-40 peduncle, peduncle length mother 5-10 cm long peduncle 2-5 mm, yellow crown, out of the rod tip. Fruit oval, ribbed, length 6-10 mm, width 3-4 mm, young green after green or dark brown little brown slightly yellow until completely brown. However, the color of the fruit varies depending on the country of origin.

Ripe fruit has a distinctive aromatic odor, if the taste was like camphor. Fennel can be processed to produce fennel oil, which is refined powder basil fennel fruits are ripe and dry. There are two kinds of fennel oil, sweet and bitter. Both, are used in the pharmaceutical industry. Fennel is also used for seasoning, or used as an ingredient that improves the taste (corrigentia saporis) scent and medicinal herb. Usually fennel is used in conjunction with pulosari bark. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable. Breeding by seed or by separating the child can also crop.

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)
Synonyms: = E officinale, All. = Anethum Foeniculum, Linn.
Familia: Apiaccae (Umbelliferae)

Local Name Plant Fennel:

Adhas (Madura), fennel (Bali), wala Wunga (Sumba), Hades (Sunda), anise, fennel Londa, fennel Landi (Java), Das spicy (Aceh), anise, fennel (Malay).; Adeh, Manih (Minangkabau). paapang, paampas (Manado), Papaato (Buol), porotomo (Baree). kumpasi (Sangir Talaud).; Adasa, rempasu (Napier), Popoas (Alfuru), denggu-denggu (Gorontalo), adase (Bugis), Jintan Manis (Malaysia). barisaunf, madhurika (Ind. / Mr.), Hsiao Hui (China), phong Karee, Mellet Karee (Thailand).

Curable Disease:
Diarrhea, jaundice (jaundice), loss of appetite, cough, abdominal pain (heartburn), flatulence, nausea, vomiting, a little milk, sleep disorders (insomnia), the testicles descend (orchidoptosis), colic, shortness of breath (asthma) , menstrual pain, menstrual tertur, arthritic goat, intestine down to the groin (inguinal hernia), gallstones, Stockpiling fluid in the scrotal sac (hiodrokel testis), Swelling of the vas deferens (epididymis), Poisoning medicinal plants or fungi and improve eyesight .

Part of plant used
Ripe fruit (Xiaohuixiang, hui-hsiang). Ripe fruit that has been collected, and then dried in the sun to dry.

Fruit useful to overcome:
- Difficulty sleeping (insomnia),
- The testicles descend (orchidoptosis),
- Breast milk (ASI) slightly,
- Egg whites in the urine (proteinuria),
- Intestine down to the groin (inguinal hernia),
- Cough with phlegm, shortness of breath (asthma),
- Menstruation: menstrual pain, irregular menstruation,
- Accumulation of fluid in the scrotal sac (hydrocele testis),
- Swelling of the vas deferens (epididymis),
- Abdominal pain (heartburn), flatulence, a feeling of fullness in the stomach, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea,
- Jaundice (jaundice), loss of appetite,
- Reduce pain caused by stones and help destroy it,
- Rheumatic gout, and
- Poisoning medicinal plants or fungi.

Leaves efficacious to overcome:
- Cough,
- Flatulence, koilk,
- Thirst, and
- Improve eyesight.

How to use it:

Fennel fruit as much as 3-9 g boiled, fennel fruit drink or finely ground, and brewed with boiling water to drink while warm. Leaves eaten as a vegetable or boiled, and drunk. External use, finely ground and dried fruits are used for local use on canker sores, toothache, earache and injuries. Fennel oil can also be used to rub the child's body into the wind.

Examples of the use of fennel for herbal remedies:

1. cough

   -  Prepare the fennel fruit powder 5 g with 1/2 cup boiling water. After chilling filtered, add 1 teaspoon of honey. Stir until evenly distributed, drink once. Apply 2 times a day until healed.
    -  Prepare sage leaves 1/4 handheld, hibiscus flower 2 florets, leaf poko 1/5 handheld, flower 10 petals, red onion 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon fennel, pulosari 1 finger, 1 finger ginger, brown sugar 3 fingers, washed and cut into pieces as needed. Boil 3 cups water until the remaining half. After chilling filtered and drunk. Do it 3 times a day, each 1/2 cup.

2. shortness of breath
   -  Take as many as 10 drops of fennel oil 1 tablespoon brewed with hot water. Drink while warm. Do it 3 times a day until healed.

   -  Prepare the fennel 1/2 teaspoon, ¼ pulosari finger, two fingers greater rhizome, ginger rhizome 1 finger, cumin 1/4 teaspoon, leaves poncosudo (Jasminum pubescens) 1/4 handheld, brown sugar 3 fingers, washed and cut into pieces as needed. The material was then boiled with 4 1/2 cups water until the remaining approximately half. After chilling filtered and ready to drink. 3 times a day, each 3/4 cup.

3. thrush
    -  Prepare the fennel 3/4 teaspoon coriander 3/4 tsp, leaves slobber 1/5 handheld, sage leaves 1/4 handheld, dragon scales 1/5 handheld, sembung leaves 1/4 handheld, Centella asiatica 1/4 handheld, leaves fart sixth handheld, pulosari 3/4 fingers, fragrant rhizome lempuyang 1/2 fingers, finger turmeric ½, ¾ finger cinnamon, brown sugar 3 fingers, washed and cut into pieces as needed.
    -  The material was then boiled with 4 1/2 cups water until the remaining half. After chilling filtered, ready to drink. 3 times a day, each time just 3/4 cup.

4. Irregular menstruation

     -  Prepare the leaves and flowers each srigading each.1 / 5 handheld, black cumin 3/4 teaspoon fennel 1/2 teaspoon, pulosari 1/2 fingers, flower petals kesumba rivet 2, 2 pieces lemon, sugar, egg-sized rock chicken, washed and cut into pieces as needed.
    - The material was then boiled in 3 cups water until remaining 2 1/4 cups. After chilling filtered, drink 3 times a day, each 3/4 cup. Poisoning medicinal plants or fungi. Prepare fruit fennel pollen as much as 5 g, then pour half a cup of wine. Drink while warm.


Hopefully useful for you.


(various source)

Selasa, 13 November 2012

Efficacy of Ginger



Ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome is a plant that is very popular as a spice and medicinal materials. Rhizome fingers shaped bulge in the middle sections. Dominant spicy flavor due to compounds called ketones zingeron.

Ginger including interest Zingiberaceae (meet-ings). The scientific name given by William Roxburgh ginger from the Greek word zingiberi, from Sanskrit, singaberi.

Ginger is thought to have originated from India. But there is also a trust ginger comes from South China. Of India, taken as ginger spice trade to Southeast Asia, China, Japan, to the Middle East. Then, in the days of colonialism, ginger can provide a sense of warm and spicy food soon became a popular commodity in Europe.

Because ginger can only survive in the tropics, planting can only be done in the equatorial regions are like Southeast Asia, Brazil and Africa. Currently, Ecuador and Brazil become the world's largest supplier of ginger.

Stem ginger is a pseudo-stem height 30 to 100 cm. Its roots form rhizomes with roots flesh colored yellow to reddish with a strong scent. Pinnate leaves with a length of 15 to 23 mm and lengths of 8 to 15 mm. Petiole pubescent.

Ginger flower growing out of the ground with a long oval 3.5 to 5 cm wide and 1.5 to 1.75 cm. Scaly peduncle much as 5 to 7 pieces. Flowers yellowish green. Lip flowers and purple anthers. Pistil stalk numbered two.

Some properties of ginger are as follows:

   - Treat fever and cough and cold. Way, take 1/2 fingers of ginger, then finely crushed and boiled with 2 cups boiling water for about 1/2 hour. Drink water as much as one drink for 2-3 times a day.
   - Treating gout. How, finely minced 2 fingers of ginger and 5 cloves shallots, and mix with one cup of flour and water. Use to rub the sore twice a day to taste.
   - Treating stiff. Way, take an inch of ginger, then wash and finely minced. Stick it on a part that feels stiff, then wrapped and covered. Do it before bed.


(various sources)

Efficacy Aloe Vera



Aloe Vera (Aloe vera; Latin: Aloe barbadensis Milleer) is one of the popular in the world of plants that grow in arid areas in Africa. The plant is rich in substances such as enzymes, amino acids (20 out of 22 types of amino acids that is), minerals, vitamins (all vitamins except vitamin D), polysaccharides, saponins which serves as an antimicrobial, and other components that are beneficial to health.

According Wahyono E and Kusnandar (2002), aloe vera efficacious as anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and helps in cell regeneration. In addition to lowering blood sugar levels for diabetics, this plant is also able to control blood pressure, stimulates the immune system to attack cancer, and can be used as nutritional support of cancer, HIV / AIDS. For healthy skin, aloe vera can eliminate acne, moisturize the skin, detoxify the skin, scars and marks removal, reduce inflammation and repair and skin rejuvenation.

One of the substances contained in aloe vera is aloe emodin, a class of organic compounds that activate antrokuinon levels of insulin-like signaling perceiving-beta and insulin-substrat1, phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase and increases the rate of glycogen synthesis by inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3beta, so very useful for reducing blood sugar ratio.

In the Americas, Australia, and Europe, currently aloe vera has also been used as a raw material of health food and beverage industry.

Some recipes of traditional medicine that uses aloe vera include:

   - Treating sore throat. Way, take aloe vera leaves to taste, peeled and cut in 1 cm. Leave it in the mouth all day. Swallow the juice and replace with a new one if it is depleted.
   - Treating gonorrhea. Way, take aloe leaf by 2 fingers, remove skin, and sliced. Add water and sugar or syrup, then drink 2-3 times a day.
   - Treating typhoid. Way, take aloe vera leaves 1 stem, leaf cumin 1/2 handheld, kencur 2 fingers, and lote upas 1 finger. Grind all the ingredients finely, add 1 cup water and 2 tablespoons of honey and drink 2 times a day.


(various sources)

Efficacy Spinach



Spinach is an annual plant (annuals) derived from Tropical America. In its development in Latin America, spinach crops promoted as a source of protein, especially for developing countries. 

While spinach as the only common vegetable known in East Asia and Southeast Asia, so it is called in English as Chinese Amaranth.

Rod-shaped spinach upright with several lateral branches shaped bush. Height can reach 150 cm. The trunk itself was watery and lacking berkkayu and green or reddish. 

Stemmed leaves are oval, limp, green, red, or green discharge. Bone leaves clear, green or reddish. The flowers are shaped grains and seeds are black, small, and hard.






Several kinds of diseases that can be treated:

    -  Eyes are always watery. Way, take spinach leaves 1/2 cup, mashed and wring it out, take the water. Add 2 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons honey, and lemon juice. Drink twice a day.

    -  Less blood. The trick. grab a handful of spinach leaves, mash until smooth. Add lime juice, strain, then add 1 tablespoon honey and 1 egg chicken. Drink once a day on a regular basis.

    -  Relieve respiratory (breathing could be long). Way, take a bunch of spinach root, finely crushed. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, strain. Embukan for one night and have a drink in the morning.


Spinach is known to contain a lot of protein, fat, carbohydrate, substances iron, potassium, calcium, amarantin, routine, purine, chlorophyll, fithohormon, as well as vitamins A, B, and C. With abortion, the Spinach believed to help improve kidney function and digestion, to overcome low blood pressure, anemia, strengthens hair roots, purify the blood after giving birth, and prevent bone loss.


(various sources)