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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Never Too Old Tea dyeing

Never Too Old Tea dyeing - Tea is recognized nutritious for health. Tea consumption has also been a wide audience as a daily drink. Tea is packaged in teabag form also tea powder. But there is a need to be considered on a tea bag, ie its use. Tea bags should not be dipped too long. This goes for all the tea, tea-colored or green.

This is due to the chlorine content of substances in the tea bag paper bag. This substance functions for disinfecting the paper so the paper will be free of spoilage bacteria and durable. The paper looks cleaner with chlorine. However, disinfectants in large numbers does not differ greatly with insect venom.

So it is recommended not to dip the tea bag in a long time. If the tea bag dipped more than 3-5 minutes, the chlorine will come late in the tea. To avoid the possibility of disease, should not tea bag dipped more than 3 minutes.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
various benefits 'Mushroom Wood' for health

various benefits 'Mushroom Wood' for health


   Wood mushroom is a medicinal plant useful as a nutritious and traditional medicine are easily our own potion. Here's a brief description of the plant and its use as a traditional medicine. And I hope you understand the following description.

Curable Disease:
   Sleeplessness (insomnia), dizziness, bronchitis, asthma, silicosis, hepatitis; Hypertension, heart disease, stomach pain, no appetite; Rheumatism;

utilization:
THE APPLICABLE SECTION:
Fruit bodies. Once collected, washed and dried.

USE:
- Body feels weak (neurasthenia), dizziness.
- Pain weakened by long illness.
- It is hard to sleep (insomnia).
- Chronic bronchitis, asthma, silicosis.
- Hepatitis.
- High blood pressure.
- Pain coronary heart disease (coronary heart disease).
- High Cholesterol (hipercholesterolemia).
- Sore stomach (gastritis).
- No appetite (anorexia).
- Rheumatic joints (rheumatic arthritis).
- Delaying aging.

USAGE:
To drink: 3-15 g, boiled.
External use only. Used for colds (rhinitis).

HOW TO USE:
1. Neurasthenia, sleeplessness, excessive dreams:
3-10 g of wood mushrooms braised, drinks.

2. Chronic hepatitis, shortness of breath (bronchial asthma):
1-2 g mushrooms made ​​of wood powder, brewed with hot water, drinking
when cool. Do it 3 times a day.

3. Manguatkan and increase endurance:
Boil 15 g ling zhi with 4 cups water in pot soil
until the remaining 2 cups. After chilling filtered and the water
add 1 tablespoon of honey. Stir until smooth, drink.
2 times a day, every time I drink as much as 1 cup.

NOTE:
Ling-zhi is a fungus that is sold in drug stores with a wide range of packaging in the form of mushrooms or pieces that have been processed such as capsules, tablets, syrup, tincture or injections.

So hopefully useful and your relatives diseases cured, get the benefits and efficacy of traditional medicines from medicinal plants Mushroom Wood easily when you take the initiative to plant themselves in your home, in the backyard.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
soursop as a killer of cancer cells

soursop as a killer of cancer cells


   Soursop fruit flesh is white and has black seed has many benefits for health. Soursop is a useful plant originating from the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In Indonesia alone there are a variety of name for this fruit. This plant is grown in general to take the fruit. This plant can grow in any place, is best planted in an area that is quite juicy. Soursop name itself comes from the Dutch language is Zuurzak (the sac that acid). 
Soursop fruit contains a lot of carbohydrates, particularly fructose. Other nutrients are vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 which is quite a lot. Seeds are poisonous, and can be used as a natural insecticide, as Sugar-apple seeds. 

Benefit 
  • Carbohydrate 

   Carbohydrates are needed to power for usefulness badan.Kekurangan membekalkan carbohydrates can cause a person's taste is weak and not spirit. 
Fructose 

   Fructose is a sweetener The Many Benefits, Fructose is a monosaccharide and is referred to as simple sugars. Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in many foods such as the soursop fruit is one of three important blood sugars along with glucose and galactose. 
  • Vitamin C 

   Vitamin C is essential compounds needed to boost the immune system. Vitamin C as an antioxidant to improve the body's cells and skin tissue damaged by free radicals. Vitamin C has an important role in blood circulation so your skin looks more fresh. This vitamin also stimulates collagen formation of the skin and protect it from damage. Has the properties as a water holder (save water) so as to keep the skin moist and prevent it from dryness. 
  • Vitamin B1 

    Vitamin B1 has many benefits that accelerate metabolism, improving blood circulation, optimizes cognitive activity and brain function, prevent nerve damage, central nervous disorders and restore the edge. 
  • Vitamin B2 

    Vitamin B2 is useful to prevent the decline in endurance, kilit dry scaly, dry mouth, chapped lips, canker sores. 
  • Rich in Fiber 

   Consumption of 100 g of fruit flesh can meet 13 percent of daily needs of food fiber. Soursop fruit is a fruit that is rich in phytochemical compounds, so as to ensure that the fruits are very much beneficial for health. 

   Phytochemical compounds are likely to have health giving properties, though not all scientifically proven. Range of benefits for therapy, among others, soursop treatment of gallstones, antisembelit, uric acid, and increased appetite. In addition, the fiber content also serves to facilitate digestion, especially for the treatment of constipation (difficult bowel movements). 
  • Ascorbic acid 

   Ascorbic acid increases the amount of antioxidants in the body. It helps fight against free radicals in the body and helps keep the number of infections and disorders at bay. 

   No previous measure, it turns out the benefits of soursop fruit very much. For health and for beauty. The advantage lies in soursop and sodium (sodium) is low (14 mg/100 g) but high in potassium (potash), ie 278 g. mg/l00 Comparison of high potassium and sodium are very advantageous in order to prevent hypertension disease.


Soursop has a tremendous benefit in the prevention and cure of cancer.

For prevention:

advised to eat or drink fruit juice soursop.

To cure:

- 10 pieces of old soursop leaf (dark green) is mixed into 3 cups

    boiled water and continue to evaporate and water to 1 cup only.

- Water 1 cup drunk to patients every day two times.

- After drinking, he said, the body feels the effect of heat, similar to the effect chemotherapy.

   Within two weeks, the results can be checked to the doctor, he said quite efficacious.

   Soursop leaves are said to nature such as chemotherapy, even more powerful because soursop leaves only kill cells that grow abnormally and allow cells to grow normally. While there are still effects of chemotherapy also kills some cells are normal cells.


Thursday, August 25, 2011
potato benefit for skin beauty

potato benefit for skin beauty


   Tubers can be made a variety of snacks. Can also be cooked in various ways. But more than that, it turns out the potato can make the skin smooth and palms, and even eliminate acne and boils.

   Types of vegetables are still a family with roots of this form is simple. Some are round, some oval, and many other irregular shapes.

   Although the shape of-way and not very interesting, delicious potatoes in store. Evidenced by the many types of processed potato foods, whether it's snacks and meals such as stews and others.

   In fact, in some regions and countries, the potatoes used as staple food. Because, besides the minerals calcium and phosphorus, potatoes also contain carbohydrates.

   According to Prof. Dr. H. Arjatmo Tjokronegoro, MPH, at the energy contained 100 grams of potato 83.00 calories, 2.00 grams of protein, fat 0.10 g, carbohydrate 19.10 g, 11.00 mg calcium, phosphorus 56.00 grams , 0.30 g fiber, iron 0.70 mg, 0.09 mg vitamin B1, vitamin B2 0.03 mg, 16.00 mg of vitamin C, niacin 1.40 mg, and others.

   Meanwhile, the mineral content of sodium with a high alkaline content in potatoes may increase the pH is too acidic on the body. The content of this helps maintain heart health and enhance tissue elasticity and bending muscles of the body. Another benefit of the potato is to neutralize the uric acid in the blood, treating kidney and heart disease, and reduce mucus in the throat and nose.

Alpha-lipoic acid

   Moreover, according to Dr. Nicholas Perricone, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University Medical Center, United States, in the potatoes contained supplement called alpha-lipoic acid, which can increase growth. These supplements are used every organism. There are no food sources that have a lot of the content of these nutrients in addition to potatoes.

   In his research, Dr. Nicholas found that tropical fluid alpha-lipoic acid is made to reduce fine lines, wrinkles, and other changes associated with aging in the skin. "Initially we saw a reduction of inflammation (inflammatory) so swollen in the eyes of decline," says Perricone.

   Within weeks, black circles under the eyes begin to flatten. In other studies with alpha-lipoic acid liquid is more concentrated, the subjects under study reported that less conspicuous scars after the use for eight weeks.

   Various other studies have found that alpha-lipoic acid are also efficacious for the heart. Lester Packer of the University of California, Berkeley, USA, obtain evidence, the animals that received the supplement in their diet appear more quickly recover from a heart attack compared to those without.

   A study conducted in Germany in 1997 also found that 800 mg of alpha-lipoic acid per day significantly improve cardiac function among diabetics.

Can make nausea

   Potatoes are very useful. However, like other foods, if most, will result in not good. Likewise with the potatoes. When consumed in excess, the potatoes will cause effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. This occurs because there is a substance called solanine.

   There are several things to consider to prevent it, ie, eat potatoes in moderation. Also, do not eat potatoes that are still young and green due to high solaninnya content. If you want to lower the reaction solanine, it can be done in a way put in cold or damp.

Various names

   Vegetables Latin name Solanum tuberosum L include family Solanaceae and has a lot of varieties. Among other yellow potatoes, white potatoes, red potatoes, and potatoes are also black, or often called potato Java (Coleus tuberosus, Benth.)

   Thin-skinned vegetables and cultured by planting tubers directly in the soil has a name that is very diverse in every area. For example, a bushel of potatoes referred to in Aceh, gowi balandra (Nias), yam kumeli (Sunda), wowol (Minahasa), farkia woranda (Papua), and much more.

Some recipes potatoes

   According to some sources, one of Broto Soedibyo, some health problems can be overcome with potatoes, among others:
  • Smooth hands


Material:
- One potato tuber
- One orange juice

Directions: Clean the bulb with water and peel potatoes. After that scar. After the fine grater, rub the palms of the hands repeatedly. Let the grater is inherent in the palm of the hand approximately 20-30 minutes. After that, take a lemon. Belahlah in half and rub it on your palms until it is clean.
  • Clean the spots on the skin


Material:
- One potato tuber
- Enough water
- Spoonful of honey

Directions: Clean the tubers of potatoes, peeled and cut into small. Insert a piece of potato in a juicer. Give a little water to help the process pelumatan. Drink the juice of potatoes at once. Do it for several days. One glass a day until the spots disappear.
  • Eliminate Acne


Ingredients: - One potato tuber

Directions: Clean and peel potatoes. After that, thinly sliced ​​about 3 millimeters. Before use, you must first thoroughly wash your face. Paste the potato slices on the acne. Let the potatoes sticking to the gray and dry. Do it every day at bedtime.
  • Smooth leather


Ingredients: - Two potato tuber

Directions: Once cleaned and peeled potatoes, shredded and then crushed until soft. Before it is applied to the skin of the face, first wash your face with water. Then, apply the entire grated on the skin of the face until evenly distributed. Let the grated embedded in the skin until approximately one hour. Afterwards, wash with water.
  • Sores on the head


Ingredients: - One potato tuber

Directions: After being cleaned and peeled, shredded and crushed potatoes until smooth. Paste the grated potatoes on the boil and let it stick to dry. If not deflate, pasted again with grated potatoes.
  • Eliminate swelling in the eye


Material:
- One potato tuber

- A clean thin cloth about the size of a handkerchief.
Directions: After the potatoes are cleaned and peeled, then shredded and crushed. Wrap the grated potatoes in a cloth. Emphasize the packet on the part of the eye to swell a bit stronger so that water soaks the potatoes out of the swollen skin. Perform these actions repeatedly.
Grapefruit, Treating Cholesterol, Protect Heart

Grapefruit, Treating Cholesterol, Protect Heart


    Grapefruit beneficial lowering cholesterol and fighting heart disease. The fact was revealed by researchers from Israel as they are released at various sites of global health. 


   The study involved 57 people with high cholesterol levels and had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. A very high fat content causes the patient's body immune to the drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol levels. 


   Patients were then divided into three groups. 

  • The first group was given a dish of grapefruit with red flesh of the fruit for 30 consecutive days. 



  • The second group was given white grapefruit. 



  • The last group was given no grapefruit at all. 


   The result, first and second groups of patients equally decreased blood fat, whereas in the latter group of patients did not experience any changes. Note also that red grapefruit is believed to more effectively reduce levels of fat, especially triglycerides. 


   Lycopene content of grapefruit is useful to increase endurance. According to researchers, meat and fresh fruit juice has the same benefits. The findings are reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 


Antibacterial 


   Experts from the Jagiellonian University, Poland, discover, extract of grapefruit contains antibacterial and antioxidant that can "calm" abdominal lymph system to help the healing process. Dr. Thomas Brzozowski, head of research, suggested that patients with peptic ulcers incorporate citrus into their diets although naturally acidic. 


   During this time the patient is asked not to enter a stomach wound oranges into their diets, but this study suggests precisely the opposite. Extract is believed to reduce levels of the enzyme COX-1 and COX-2 that exist in medicine. 


   This condition plays a major role in curing diseases of citrus extract stomach.Researchers trust can blend with both enzymes were in the process of healing ulcers.


   Not only useful to keep a healthy heart and stomach, grapefruit is also good for the health of the gums because of vitamin C levels high. This was disclosed Researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University, Germany, who discovered the link gum health in those who ate the grapefruit. 


   The study involved 58 respondents who experienced severe gum damage. In fact, grapefruit bring positive impact when consumed daily for about two weeks.In fact, the positive impact it is also true for smokers and nonsmokers. As we all know smoking is a major cause of gum .. 


   Another benefit of grapefruit, the red blood cell cleanse that was old in the body and normalize the hematocrit (percentage of blood cells per volume of blood).As well as a source of antioxidant for cancer. 


Juice Most Favorites 


   Besides consumed fresh, grapefruit is often processed in the form of juice.When juicing, you can mix with the ingredients of grapefruit or other fruit, so it seems to be more enjoyable. 


Here's an example mix grapefruit is good for health: 


   Sources of vitamin C and cholesterol-lowering 
Consumption of two "spring" (pieces of fruit) grapefruit-sized daily to gain maximum benefits. 

  1. Drinks antioxidant and anticancer 


   Take a grapefruit-sized fruit that have been peeled and removed its contents.Put it in a blender, add enough water. Can also add a sedok honey and other fruits such as mangoes or pears. 
Alternatively, take a grapefruit-sized fruit that have been peeled and removed its contents, and 1 cm ginger peeled. Enter the ingredients into a blender with a little water added. 

  1. Candy 


   Chop the flesh grapefruit skins (outer skin removed) pie-shaped, simmer for 60 minutes. Discard water boiled, drained, and then weigh it. Prepare sugar equal weight with the weight of orange peel that has been boiled. 
Place the orange peel boiled in a pan, season the water until completely submerged, add the sugar. Simmer over low heat while stirring occasionally until a thick syrup. Remove and let the orange peel remains submerged in the syrup overnight. 
The next day, cook longer on low heat until the sugar syrup is running out.Remove the orange peel from the syrup, spread out over nyiru, drying up to half dry. Cut into small pieces long, put in a sealed container. For durability (1 month), store in refrigerator. 


   In addition eaten as snacks, candy skins, grapefruit can be mixed into the cake batter, especially to replace sukade candied orange peel or grated. Candied orange peel mixed with candied dried fruits will enrich the taste of fruitcake. 

  1. Mixed fruit salad 


   Prepare 200 grams of papaya, 200 g apples, 200 grams of pineapple, 200 grams of melon (all diced), and medium-size grapefruit that has been peeled, removed its contents, and cut according to taste. Add the strawberries and kiwi fruit for garnish. 
Prepare the dressing ingredients, mix avocado that has been finely blended with mayonnaise. Add four tablespoons of honey, and blend with mixer until blended, give enough water, and mix well. Materials arranged fresh fruit in a bowl or plate, then doused with dressing. 


Ingredients Orange Bali 

  • Lycopene 


   The content of lycopene in grapefruit is high enough, which is 350 micrograms per 100 grams of fruit flesh. If synergy with beta-carotene (provitamin A) are widely available in grapefruit, lycopene may act as antioxidants. 

  • Pectin 


   Grapefruit contains pectin is much more than other citrus fruits after juiced. A serving of grapefruit juice contains more than 3.9 per cent pectin. Every 15 grams of pectin can lower cholesterol levels 10 percent. Means that grapefruit could lower heart disease risk. 


   Active substances of blood cleanser 
Grapefruit believed to contain active substances that can clean the red blood cells that have been old in the body and normalize the hematocrit, the percentage of blood cells per volume of blood. Normal hematocrit levels in women is 37-47 percent, while men 40-54 percent. The low hematocrit will cause anemia, but if very high can lead to heart disease because the blood thickens. 

  • Potassium 


   Grapefruit (gravefruit) is a source of potassium, vitamin A (440 IU), bioflavonoids, and lycopene (350 ug/100g). The results of the study, grapefruit including anticancer both healthy prostate. 

  • Vitamin C 


   Like other citrus, grapefruit is a source of vitamin C (350 micrograms per 100 grams of orange flesh). Vitamin C is very good as a source of antioxidants. 


   Smokers are encouraged to mengosumsi grapefruit two "spring" (pieces of fruit) every day. Increased levels of vitamin C in the blood capable of repairing damaged tissue, even cancer, caused by unstable free radical molecules due to smoking and air pollution.
Salak fruit as a medicine for eyes and diarrhea medication

Salak fruit as a medicine for eyes and diarrhea medication


   Salak fruit, or who has the Latin name Salacca edulis are quite high in nutrientssuch as calcium, flavonoids, saponins, and tannins. In addition to be used as a medicine, bark is also often used as a variety of snacks. For more details, letus see one by one.

Drug Eyes

   One of the benefits of fruits are as eye medication. Based on research byhealth experts, fruits contain beta-carotene is good for the eyes. For those of you who want to maintain eye health but tired of having to continuously consumecarrot juice, now you have another alternative, namely to replace the carrot juicewith the juice barking. Good luck!

Diarrhea Medication

   When you are stricken with diarrhea, do not rush to consume plant-madepharmaceuticals. There is no harm to try a natural medicine first. By eating as much as approximately twenty grams of meat fresh fruits that are still young could reduce diarrheal diseases. In addition to natural fruit can also be found in almost evenly place.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Nutrition and Benefits of Soy Milk

Nutrition and Benefits of Soy Milk

Since time immemorial soybeans known as one of the foods that have very high levels of vegetable protein. Not only that, especially soy beans that have been processed into 'soya milk' turned out to have a nutrient content that is not lost, even a kind of content is far better when compared with regular cow's milk.

According to research conducted by some nutrition experts, soy milk is highly recommended to serve as a substitute milk formula for babies over 4 months since proven to be safer from the bad bacteria that can cause health problems in infants.

Value of the nutrients in soy milk, among others:

1. 38% vegetable protein (soy protein)
2. 18% unsaturated fats
3. 15% Fiber
4. 15% Carbohydrate
5. Other minerals such as:
- Calcium is very useful for growth and bone strength
- Isoflavones which may help lower cholesterol and prevent cancer
- Lecithin helps improve memory and Alzheimer's disease mencegh
6. Vitamins such as Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin B
benefits and efficacy contained in the red betel leaf

benefits and efficacy contained in the red betel leaf


Red betel believed to contain several active compounds, among others:

  • Flavonoids and polevenolad that are antioxidants, antidiabetic, anticancer, antisepticand anti-inflammatory. While compounds alkoloid have antineoplastic properties,which are also potent inhibit the growth of cancer cells.


  • Alkaloids are organic materials that contain nitrogen as part of a heterocyclic system.As already noted, red betel can be used to treat diabetes and reduce hypertension.


  • Drinking water boiled red betel every day, blood sugar levels will drop to normallevels. Red betel in the form of herbal tea can also treat gout, diabetes, ulcers, andfatigue. Patients cured of diabetes by eating red betel herbal tea.

The content of other chemicals contained in red betel leaf is:

  • Essential oils, hidroksikavicol, kavicol, kavibetol, allylprokatekol, karvakrol, eugenol,pcymene, cineole, caryofelen, kadimen estragol, terpenena, and phenyl propada.Karvakrol is disinfectant, antifungal, so it can be used as an antiseptic to eliminatebad breath and white.

  • Eugenol can reduce pain, abdominal pain and tannins resolve. Red betel nut is widely used in Herbal Clinic Center as an herb or therapy for patients who can not be cured by chemical drugs. Potential red betel as a medicinal plant is very largemultifunctional so needs to be improved.

Red betel also efficacious cure various penyaki such as:


- Diabetes miilitus
- Preventing hepatitis
- Kidney stones
- Lowering cholesterol
- Prevents liver
- Inflammation of the prostate
- Inflammation of the eye
- Whitish
- Ulcer
- Fatigue
- Joint pain and
- Soften the skin.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Cherry fruit serves as a natural toothbrush

Cherry fruit serves as a natural toothbrush

   Cherries (Prunus spp.) contain substances that can interfere with cleaning the rest of the body's metabolism. To remove fat, contain natural sugars which provide energy to release the concentrated debris (metabolic waste) which are not expected from the cell body.

Cherries for health benefits are:

* Clean the rest of the body's metabolism.
* Serves as a natural toothbrush.


  Cherries are a good source of vitamin C and also has strong antibacterial properties in preventing tooth decay. Research has proven that black cherry juice inhibits 89% activity of enzyme that causes plaque formation on teeth. Cherry fruit is also very rich in iron and is a laxative, builders blood cells, and gall bladder cleanser and a good heart. A good cherry fruit is characterized by a chewy texture.
Blackberry fruit is very useful to keep the beauty of the face

Blackberry fruit is very useful to keep the beauty of the face

   Blackberry fruit as one of the berry family member who is also very useful to maintain beauty. Blackberry contains polyphenols and anthocyanins good untuh prevent skin cell damage by free radicals. In addition, the blackberry is also rich in vitamin E are good for the skin, while vitamin C it will increase the body's immune system. Forms such as blackberry wine, but with a small fruit and clustered. When I was young, green blackberry, but if it is ripe, blackberry purple-black. Benefits blackberry is one of them keep skin young and firm. Because, blackberry keeping skin cells from free radical damage, pollution and dirt.

How to:

   Enter one cob blackberries and yogurt and honey each a tablespoon into the blender. Blend all ingredients until well blended. Spread on face and neck, leave 15-20 minutes, rinse with clean water. Do it once a week, so the results satisfy you. This herb is also good for the skin of the body, but for use throughout the body should be the amount added.
Blueberry Fruit as Treatment of Various Diseases

Blueberry Fruit as Treatment of Various Diseases

   Blueberry is one of the rich benefits of fruit. A study from the University of Michigan cardiovascular center found that this dark colored fruits can reduce belly fat and lowered risk of heart disease and metabolic syndrome. Another study published at the 2009 Experimental Biology conference, also declared that a diet rich in blueberries function of lowering cholesterol levels, improve glucose control and insulin sensitivity, lowering risks of heart disease and diabetes. Still not the spirit of adding this healthy fruit consumption? Here are some other benefits.

1. Blueberries are the most antioxidant-rich fruit such as anthocyanins, vitamin C, B complex, vitamin E, vitamin A, copper, selenium, zinc, iron. All this content enhance immune function. If the immune system strong, then you'll avoid the attack of flu, fever, measles, and other infections are often contracted in the community.

2. Blueberries, which contain antioxidants anthocyanins in it is a fruit that can neutralize free radicals that cause disease and aging. In addition, a high content of vitamin C also helps slow the aging process.

3. Helps reduce abdominal fat. A study from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center found that a single fruit can also help burn fat in the abdomen. Fat in the stomach-risk trigger diabetes and heart disease.

4. Helps maintain urinary tract health. Formation of colonies of certain bacteria such as bacteria-coli in the urinary tract lining in the walls is a cause of infection. This infection will cause inflammation that causes a burning sensation as well as other complications. And blueberries can help you prevent this. This fruit contains components that can inhibit bacterial growth. In addition, blueberries also contain components of antibiotics.

5. Sharpen vision. Blueberry extract is rich in anthocyanosides, based on clinical studies can slow the loss of vision. The content of these can prevent eye disorders such as macular degeneration, cataracts, and hipermetropi miopi, dry eyes and infection, particularly with respect to the retina.

6. Maintaining brain health. Ingredients such as anthocyanins in blueberries, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, C, and E, zinc, sodium, potassium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and manganese, is some substance in this fruit that can prevent and cure neurological disorders by preventing the decline in function and death of neurons, brain cells and restore the health of the central nervous system. The content can even heal damaged brain cells and neuronal tissue and keep the memory sharp. The researchers found that diets rich in blueberries could significantly improving motor skills and learning ability.

7. Heart disease. The content of high fiber and antioxidants make blueberries can lower bad LDL cholesterol. In addition, this fruit can also strengthen the heart muscles.

8. Constipation and indigestion. Fiber in blueberries may also help overcome the problem of constipation and indigestion.

9. Cancer. Pterostilbene Blueberries contain components that could help cure colon cancer and liver cancer. In addition, blueberries also contain ellagic acid which work together with anthocyanins, vitamin C and copper can prevent and cure cancer. A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry showed that phenolic content in blueberries can inhibit cell division of colon cancer cells and kill cancer cells.
Raspberry Fruit solution for heart disease, diabetes, etc..

Raspberry Fruit solution for heart disease, diabetes, etc..

   Raspberry plants classified in the genus Rubus, and includes several species, which include R. idaeus, R. arcticus, R. crataegifolius, and R. occidentalis. Raspberry fruit is an important agricultural commodities used in the manufacture of various processed foods such as dried fruits, jams, and juices, or eaten as fresh fruit.

   Raspberry fruit contains many antioxidant polyphenols, such as the pigment anthocyanin. In addition it also contained significant amounts of dietary fiber (20% fiber per total weight), vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folic acid and iron.

   Content of antioxidants in relatively strong raspberry fruit, this is caused by the dense content of ellagic acid (from elagotanin), quercetin, gallic acid, anthocyanins, sianidin, pelargonidin, kaempferol, and salicylic acid. Content of antioxidants in fruit that is yellow less than red fruit.

   Because of the many antioxidants vitamin C and polyphenols as described above, then the fruit is given a value of ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is around 4900 per 100 grams. This makes the raspberries become one of the fruits that have high ORAC value. For comparison, the apple only has approximately 2800 ORAC value, and cranberries and wild blueberries have the ORAC value of 9000.

   The properties to overcome the following diseases have been obtained from various experiments, although there has been no clinical trials to further strengthen this claim, however medical research has shown the benefits of early stage regularly consuming raspberries to overcome this disease: inflammation, pain, cancer, diseases heart disease, diabetes, allergies, reduced cognitive abilities due to aging, and impaired vision due to age.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Jasmine flower, not only fragrance but also rich in benefits

Jasmine flower, not only fragrance but also rich in benefits

   Distinctive scent of jasmine flowers, is highly favored by many people, especially women. But in addition to the seductive scent of the flower, jasmine also has properties to help cure diseases.

   Plants that have a Latin name Jasminum Sambac or too often can be efficacious Jasmine disebutl help cure shortness of breath, headache, eye pain, fever, swollen with bee stings and even breast milk can also help control that often come out to excess.

How to use are as follows:

  • Shortness of breath
Ingredients: 20 sheets of jasmine leaf and salt to taste
How to make: the material is boiled in 3 cups water to boil down to 2 cups and filtered.
How to use: affixed around the breasts, every morning before bathing.

  • Swelling caused by leaf bee attack
Ingredients: 1 handful of jasmine flowers
How to make: the ingredients knead until smooth
How to use: affixed to the part that stung by bees.

  • Stop the excessive milk out
Ingredients: 1 handful of leaves of jasmine
How to make: the material is finely crushed
How to use: affixed around the breasts, every morning before bathing.

  • Sore eyes (red eye)
Ingredients: 1 handful of leaves of jasmine
How to make: the material is finely crushed
How to use: taped to the forehead, just replaced when it is dry, repeat until cured.

  • Fever and headache
Ingredients: 1 handful of leaves of jasmine, jasmine 10
How to make: the ingredients knead by hand, then soaked with water in a basket.
How to use: water immersion is used to compress the forehead.
5 Young Coconut Water Benefits For Pregnant Women

5 Young Coconut Water Benefits For Pregnant Women

   In the community of Indonesia, there is a tradition passed down through generations which suggests pregnant mothers to reproduce drink young coconut water, particularly from a green coconut. It was said when the industrious young coconut water to drink-especially in the third trimester of pregnancy, the amniotic fluid will be clean and babies born too clean skin, bushy hair and clear eyes.

Is this correct?

   So far no studies that scientifically prove the truth of that suggestion. However, young coconut water does contain many substances that are beneficial for pregnant women. Substances that may indirectly make babies become healthier as mentioned in the traditional advice.

1. Natural Electrolytes

   Young coconut water is rich with content of electrolyte, chloride, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, and riboflavin. As a natural isotonic mineral-rich and has the same electrolyte with an electrolyte body, young coconut water is very beneficial for rehydration and recover stamina.

 Pregnant women require more water than others. Dehydration during pregnancy can cause various complications, including headaches, cramps, edema and even contraction that can cause premature labor.

2. Natural Diuretics

   As a natural diuretic that sterile, young coconut water and urine launch help cleanse the urinary tract. It is nutritious substances out toxins from the body and prevent urinary tract infections, which are also quite common in pregnant women.

3. Anti-disease

   Young coconut water contains lauric acid, an acid that helps fight disease. Lauric acid contained in coconut water the same as those found in breast milk and has the characteristics of antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral, so maintaining the health of mothers and infants from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa, giardia lamblia and bacteria chlamydia and heliokobater.

4. Assist Digestion

  Coconut water is also believed to improve digestive function. During pregnancy, the placenta produces the hormone progesterone which slows gastric muscle contraction so that any slowing digestion. Coconut water can help increase the speed of digestion.

5. Increase HDL

   Young coconut water does not contain fat and cholesterol, even according to research to increase good cholesterol (HDL) in the body.
Pineapple Fruit as Inhibiting Growth of Cancer Cells.

Pineapple Fruit as Inhibiting Growth of Cancer Cells.

   This fruit contains vitamins A and C as antioxidants. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium, dextrose, sucrose, and the enzyme bromelain.
Bromelain efficacious as anti-inflammatory, helps soften the food in the stomach, and inhibit cancer cell growth. Fiber content can facilitate defecation in patients with constipation.

Some properties that have been mature pineapple fruit :

  • are cold,
  • to reduce the discharge of excessive stomach acid,
  • helps digestion of food in the stomach,
  • anti-inflammatory,
  • peluruh urine (diuretic),
  • clean up of dead skin tissue,
  • interfere with cancer cell growth,
  • inhibit platelet clumping.

Some diseases can be cured with pineapple fruit:
  1. Water (juice) pineapple: worms, sore throat, Give, give, lose weight, digestion problems
  2. Pineapple leaf (washed, finely ground, smeared in a hospital): For burns, itching and boils
  3. Dandruff: Provide 1 / 4 ripe pineapple fruit. Peel the skin, and scar, and filtered. Add the juice 1 orange juice and stir until blended. Use this mixture to rub the scalp of dandruff. Do it the night before bed. The next morning washed hair. Do it 2-3 times a week.
  4. Inflammation of the skin: provide 1 / 2 pineapple that has been cooked. Peel the skin, and scar. Results parutannya used to rub the skin is scaly and peeling. Do it once a day, night before bed. The next morning washed clean new. Do it every day.
  5. Constipation: drinking water from 3 pieces of pineapple, but choose the fruit that has not been cooked properly and is a bit sour.

Side Effects:

  1. Pineapple young potential as abortivum or similar drugs that can abort the womb. Therefore, the pineapple can be used to launch a late period. Therefore, pregnant women are prohibited from consuming young pineapple.
  2. trigger arthritis. In the gastrointestinal tract, pineapple fruit fermented into alcohol. This could trigger a recurrence of rheumatic gout. Rheumatism and arthritis sufferers are encouraged to limit consumption of pineapple.
  3. increase blood sugar. Ripe pineapple fruits contain high sugar levels. So, for diabetics, should not consume excessive pineapple.
  4. cause itching. Sometimes after eating fresh pineapple, mouth and tongue itch. To avoid this, before eating, soak pieces of pineapple with salt water.
Monday, May 23, 2011
'Lemon' Ability to Expel Acne and Skin Whitening

'Lemon' Ability to Expel Acne and Skin Whitening

   Believed 'Lemon' able to drive acne, whiten, and smooth the skin. 'Lemon' aka 'Citrus Aurantium AurantiumCitrus', have the most benefit.


   'Lemon' is a basic ingredient drug ingredient in Indonesian traditional beauty. If we look at, almost all of them include the name of 'Lemon' as the base material, both fruit and leaves.


   Indeed, in general, 'oranges' are rich in vitamins and minerals that are good for health. Just imagine, the content of 100 g 'Lime', there are calories 51 cal, 0.9 g protein, 0.2 g fat, 11.4 g carbohydrates, minerals 0.5 g, calcium 33 mg, 23 mg phosphorus, iron 0 , 4 mg and 49 mg ascorbic acid.


   'Lemon', besides having a high content of vitamin C which also contains citric acid, amino acids (tryptophan, lysine), essential oils (sitral, limonene, felandren, lemon camphor, kadinen, gerani-lasetat, linali-lasetat, aktilaldehid, nildehid ) resin, glycosides, citric acid, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sulfur vitamin B1 and C.


   Because that's no doubt if the content of the 'Lemon' was able to cure acne by using the mask of honey and 'Lemon'.


   Why should honey? Because of the honey, there is a useful antiseptic substances to kill bacteria that exist on the face can cause acne increasingly inflamed. Meanwhile, lemon can reduce the oil on the face so as to prevent dirt stuck to the face.


   Steps that must be done to make the 'mask Lemon' is to take the 'Lemon' and then squeeze the water as much as 1 teaspoon. Mix water 'Lemon' last with 1 teaspoon honey. Then, apply on face and let stand for 30 minutes. After that, rinse with cold water. If done regularly, pimples will disappear.


   'Lemon' is also often used to cope with various diseases such as dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoid, irregular menstruation, diphtheria, acne, headache or vertigo.


   In addition to treating hoarseness, cough, body odor, increase appetite, prevent hair loss, dandruff, flu, fever, too fat, tonsils, Anyang-anyangan disease (painful urination), nosebleeds, and inflammation of the nose.


   'Lemon' is also effective to prevent the occurrence of kidney stones. 'Lemon' contains citric high, while many kidney stone sufferers have low levels of citrate.


   The content of citric 'local Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle round) ten times greater than the content of citrate in the' Orange tangerine 'or six times more than the' sweet orange '. Gynecology sitratnya reached 55.6 grams per kilogram.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Betel leaf as high Antiseptic

Betel leaf as high Antiseptic

Treating nosebleeds Up Whitish 

   Betel is a medicinal plant which is very beneficial. He containing antiseptic substances in all its parts. The leaves are widely used to treat a nosebleed, red eyes, discharge, making a loud voice, and many more, including erectile dysfunction. 

   Efficacy of betel leaf has been known and tested products clinical. Until now, research on this plant continues developed. 

   Betel leaf has been known for centuries by our ancestors as efficacious medicinal plants. Not only known as medicinal plants, plant Latin name Piper betle lynn also has a special place in events customary in some parts of Indonesia. 

   In Lampung, there is a dance named penggung cambai. Penggung means hold, while cambai betel. This dance describes the association order young people who uphold traditions. Betel leaf in this dance describe the symbol of respect. 

   In many other traditional events, betel leaves are often served to welcome guest. In Java, betel leaves are used in traditional ceremonies marriage. 

High Antiseptic Substances 

   Traditionally, plants originating from India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia is used to overcome the body and mouth odor, mouth sores, nosebleeds, itching and ulceration, and treat vaginal discharge in women. This is because medicinal plants has been known since 600 BC It contains a substance antiseptics that kill germs. The content of phenol in the nature antiseptic five times more effective than with ordinary phenol. 

   In Chinese pharmacology, betel known as a plant that has warm and spicy nature. Traditionally they use betel leaf to shed the fart, stop coughing, reduce inflammation, and relieve itching. In traditional Indian medicine, known betel leaf as a warm aromatic substances, are antiseptic, and even improve sex drive. 

   With antiseptic properties, betel nut is often used to heal foot sores because it contains a styptic for holding bleeding and vulnerary, which heal the wounds of the skin. Can also chewed to improve the quality of sound on singers. 

   From the research, as quoted in the book of medicinal plants Medicinal Plant Garden publications Karyasari also disclosed that betel containing arecoline in all parts of the plant. This substance is useful for stimulates the central nervous and thinking power, increasing the peristaltic movements, relieve snoring. In the leaves contained eugenol was able to prevent premature ejaculation, eradicate the fungus Candida albicans, and are analgesic (Relieve pain). There is also the content of tannin in the leaves beneficial to reduce the secretion of fluid in the vagina, protecting liver function, and prevent diarrhea. 

Drug Whitish 

   Efficacy of betel leaf in curing leucorrhoea ever tested clinical. This is revealed by Amir Sharif from the Section of Pharmacology University Indonesia. He said that betel leaves have a more meaningful efficacy compared with placebo. 

   The tests involved 40 patients with vaginal discharge that is not medium 
pregnant, suffering from diabetes mellitus, and kidney or liver disease. Two twenty of them get betel leaves, while the rest were given placebo. Both the betel leaf or a placebo was given before the patient's vagina sleep for seven days. 

   Of the 40 patients, 22 people get re-examination, respectively 11 got a placebo and betel leaf. The results of this test proves approximately 90.9 percent of patients who have otherwise betel leaf cured, while in the group given placebo only 54.5 percent. 

   Other studies about the benefits of betel conducted at IPB Bogor. Ir. Nuri Andarwulan, Msi and friends of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology IPB conduct research to utilize waste for betel leaf volatile oil produce antioxidants. Extracts of these antioxidants for this still imported. 

   This research has the potential to reduce the import value of antioxidants. In addition, emulsion product produced in this study also can be used for the beauty industry. 

   Meanwhile, in India there is a research report that said leaf betel affect male fertility, as reported by the Indian Journal of Pharmacology. Effect of betel leaf on male fertility was tested on rats. 

   Allegedly, the provision of betel leaf extract containing alcohol Oral antifertility effects in rats have. According to the report of increasing doses of extract caused the decline in sperm counts in rats. 

   In India, research on betel leaves is not only to male fertility only. There, the leaves are already being studied to treat asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism, leprosy, and toothache, even for erectile dysfunction. Unfortunately, not many similar research in Indonesia. 

Betel leaf Recipes 

   Betel leaves are useful for treating various diseases. Here This recipes from the Medicinal Plant Garden Karyasari about how the use of betel leaf for health. 

1. Cough 

   Prepare 15 pieces of betel leaf and three glasses of water. Rinse leaves and boiled until the remaining three-quarters into pieces. Drink with honey. 

2. Bronchitis 

   Boil seven betel leaves which had been washed with piece of rock sugar in two cups water. Wait until the remaining become one glass. Drink three times a day each third of the glass. 

3. Eliminate body odor 

   Take five betel leaves and boil in two cups of water. Wait until the remaining into a glass. Drinking in the afternoon. 

4. Burn 

   Take a taste of betel leaves and wash clean. Squeeze the water and add a little honey. Put into place burns. 

5. Nosebleed 

   Prepare one betel leaves a rather young, and then crushed and roll. Use it to clog a bloody nose. 

6. Ulcer 

   Take a taste of betel leaves and wash clean. Afterwards minced until smooth and smeared on boils and surroundings. Balut and replace two times a day. 

7. Itchy and Red Eye 

   Provide 5-6 young and fresh betel leaf with a glass of boiled water to boiling. Wait until cool and use to wash the eye with glass eye wash three times a day until healed. 

8. Ulceration and Itchy-Itchy 

   Boil 20 pieces of betel leaf to a boil. Use the cooking water which still warm to wash sores and itching. 

9. Stopping Bleeding Gums 

   Boil four betel leaves in two cups of water. Use to gargling. 

10. Sprue 

   Take 1-2 pieces of betel leaf and then wash clean. Chew until pulverized and dispose of the waste upon completion. 

11. Eliminate Mouth Odor

   Prepare 2-4 betel leaves, wash and squeeze. Brewed with then use hot water to rinse. 

12. Pimple 

   Take 7-10 betel leaves, wash and finely mashed. Brewed with two glasses of hot water. Use water to wash your face. Perform 2-3 times a day. 

13. Whitish 

   Boil 10 betel leaves which had been washed in 2.5 liters of water. Use the cooking water is still warm to wash the vagina. 

14. Breastfeeding Reduces Excess 

   Take a few betel leaves, wash and basting with oil coconut. Then heat over a fire until wilted. Stick around swollen breasts while still warm.
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