Monday 11 August 2014

Basil Leaf Health Benefits for Men and Women

http://www.trikdiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Manfaat-daun-kemangi1.bmp 

Basil Ocimum basilicum latin name meaning aromatic plants. This refers to the special aroma that comes out of basil. In Indonesia basil is more often used as a complementary range of dishes to add flavor appetizing. One is the Pepes.

However, in addition to be used as cooking spices basil leaves is also beneficial for health. This is not the last of the compound content in it.

Basil leaves for Health Benefits
Well, below are some of the health benefits of basil for men and women.

1. Relieves fever & cold
Basil is able to relieve fever and colds suffered by toddlers. How do a few basil leaves, then diremas with shallots and coconut oil, then applied to the abdomen, chest, and back toddler.

2. Healthy eyes and mouth
Vitamin A in the basil leaves have the ability to treat eye infections, relieving eye stress, and prevent interference on other points. Not only that, other mint leaves, basil already have bad breath refreshing effect if consumed.

3. Launches lact

Fresh basil is believed to prevent body odor and bad breath, and facilitate breastfeeding. You can use as lalap friends eat rice and sambal.

4. Anti-inflammatory

Basil is an anti-inflammatory agent in charge potent cure swelling and soothe inflamed joints. Basil also include good sources of calcium needed to prevent osteoporosis bone.

5. Menopause

Basil can delay menopause tryptophan as the substance content in basil may defer monopause. Therefore, consumption perbanyaklah basil if you want to postpone menopause mass.

6. Preventing a cough

In Thailand, basil is used as a cooking spice. In India and some regions in Africa, basil brewed into tea. Basil tea is served at the turn of the season, when locals attacked simple cough, runny nose, or fever.

7. Overcoming Whitish

Content compound eugenol in basil can kill the fungus causes vaginal discharge. So, when you experience vaginal discharge, be sure to regularly consume basil. lalap or can be mixed with other foods, such as Pepes.

8. Cells Stimulate Egg

Basil can help the maturation of the egg cell (ovulation) because nutrients stigmaasterol in basil stimulates the maturation of the egg cell (ovulation).

9. Inflammatory

Nutrients cineole, myrcene and eugenol found in basil acts as a natural antibiotic and anti-inflammatories.

10. Healthy Heart

Based on some research, basil role in maintaining heart health because betakaroten and magnesium content. Both are essential minerals that work to maintain and preserve the health of the heart.

11. Overcome Stroke

Improve the function of the heart blood vessels (artery) in stroke patients because of isoflavone content in basil and also found in nuts such as soy, beans, peas, can improve the function of the heart blood vessel (artery) in stroke patients.

12. Other Benefits

The smoker can chew basil anytime when they want to smoke. With this, the strength of antioxidants can improve the system damaged by the effects of nicotine. Basil is also a powerful stress relieving, preventing diabetes, kidney stones and overcome.

Content basil leaves

Basil contain nutritional components and non-nutrient components that are very beneficial for the body.

Nutrition component basil leaves

Basil contains betakaroten (provitamin A) and vitamin C. Betakaroten role supports visual function, enhancing antibody response (affects immune function), protein synthesis to support the growth process, and as an antioxidant.

Vitamin C as well as other useful for the formation of collagen for wound healing and maintain skin elasticity, helps the absorption of calcium and iron, antioxidants, preventing the formation of a nitrosamin carcinogenic (causing cancer).

Collagen is a protein compound that affects the integrity of the cell structure of the connective tissue, such as cartilage, bone matrix, tooth dentin, capillary membranes, skin, and tendons (muscle veins). Basil is rich in minerals macro, namely calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Calcium is important for bone formation and growth, the transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contractions help, and help activate the enzyme reaction.

Phosphorus plays a role in bone growth, helps in the absorption and transport of nutrients, regulate the balance of acid and alkaline. Magnesium helps in relaxing the heart and blood vessels, to facilitate blood flow.

Non-Nutrient Components basil leaves
Basil leaves also contain other components nongizi between flavonoid and eugenol, arginine, anetol, boron, and essential oils. Flavonoids and eugenol acts as an antioxidant, which can neutralize free radicals, neutralize cholesterol and anticancer nature.

Antimicrobial compounds are also capable of preventing the entry of bacteria, viruses, or fungi that are harmful to the body. Very nice basil eugenol consumed by women because of his kills fungus causes vaginal discharge.

Her arginine can strengthen the resilience of the sperm and prevent infertility. Anetol and boron compounds are also very instrumental in reproductive health care for men and women.

Anetol and boron can stimulate estrogen and androgen hormones work, as well as prevent bone pengeroposan. Estrogen and androgen hormones play a role in the female reproductive system.

Essential oils are volatile and biological activity as antimicrobial. Essential oils are divided into two components, namely the components of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon components teroksigenasi or phenol. Phenol has a very strong antimicrobial properties.

Essential oils can prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enteritidis, and Escherichia coli. Essential oils can also ward off infections caused by viruses Basillus subtilis, Salmonella paratyphi, and Proteus vulgaris.

Her eugenol can kill fungus causes vaginal discharge. And stigmasterol to stimulate ovulation (the maturation of the egg cell). Component of its tannins and zinc can reduce the secretion of vaginal fluids, while the amino acid tryptophan can delay menopause. Components such as flavonoids orientin and vicenin in basil can protect the cell structure of the body. Meanwhile, the flavonoid components such as cineole, myrcene and eugenol beneficial as a natural antibiotic and anti-inflammatories.