Cassava leaves are the leaves of the cassava tree or 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 a food ingredient, either as vegetables or vegetable made of cassava leaves. But not many know that cassava leaves contain many nutrients and health benefits.
Cassava Leaves for Health Benefits
According to Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma, a medicinal plant expert said that the pharmacological effect 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 good for pregnant women. Because cassava leaves contain iron are high enough to be able to help pregnant women to avoid anemia.
Treating Fever & Headache
Provide 3 songkong leaves, then finely ground. Well, the result of collisions of cassava leaf was attached to 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 potion 2 times a day. If the child has diarrhea is still nursing, then drank the potion that was his mother.
Eyes Blurred view
You got a problem with that as blurred vision Treat with cassava leaf herb. How to boil cassava leaves with salt and garlic. After that cassava leaves eaten with rice as a salad.
Adding Appetite
If you are having difficulty eating, prepare then boiled cassava leaves to taste with salt and garlic. Then cassava leaves with rice and tomato sauce.
In addition to cassava leaves, like other parts of the cassava tubers and stems was also efficacious as a traditional medicine. For example, following the traditional recipe:
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
Aambil enough cassava bark, boiled in 3 cups water to boil until the remaining 1 cup, and filtered to take water, then drink at bedtime. By taking these medications from 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 the cassava tuber, then shredded and squeeze the juice. Take a few moments to look the starches (like white flour) settles at the bottom. Use the starch that settles it as an ointment on the wound.
Content of Cassava Leaf Nutrition
Cassava leaves practically have a fairly complete nutritional content. Here's the nutritional adequacy rate in cassava leaves.
Leaf Nutrient Content of Cassava - 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
- G Total Carbohydrates 7:30
- 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
Well, that's some of the benefits and efficacy of cassava leaves for health and nutrient content results
