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.
Health Benefits of Cassava Leaves
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.
Treating 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.
Blurred view of Eyes
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.
Adding 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.
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
Take 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.
Taxable wound Heat
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 the part starches (like 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
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