Benefits of Fruit Pinang

Benefits of Fruit Pinang (jambe)

Areca or jambe is one of completeness in menyirih among older people. In addition, the Indonesian people use this plant as a natural remedy to strengthen the gums, teeth, and treat intestinal worms.

Later, nutritious nut known to increase arousal. In Japan, even the plant is cultivated to be used as industrial raw material medicine. Fruit seeds Latin name Areca catechu plant is used as a mixture of whiting which make the mouth and teeth reddish. Betel nut is also an important role in Sundanese traditional wedding ceremony.

"To show ngeuyeuk seureuh before the wedding. It should always be there because part can not be separated in a marriage, "said Prof H Suriawiria Unus, an expert in biotechnology and agro-industry of Bandung Institute of Technology who is also a native of Sunda.

In everyday life, except for menyirih, areca nut used by the community as a traditional medicine to strengthen teeth and gums. The trick with slices chew betel nuts. According to Prof. Unus, this practice is also applied to rural communities in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Still according to Prof. Unus, the efficacy of betel nuts are not only useful for healthy teeth and gums, "In the betel nuts contained substances that are useful as a passion-enhancing drugs."

He cites research in Japan and Taiwan that a seed nut has efficacy equivalent to five packs of the passion-enhancing drugs made from synthetic compounds. "As an addition to the much advertised passionate man, you know," he said.

Savor this passion is not just an addition to nonsense because he said in a nut contained arekolin. These compounds are kholinergik arekolin, which is useful to overcome kholin acetyl compounds which are circulating in the body. Acetyl kholin this when too much can cause a person to feel tired and unwell. Conversely, the nature of areca beneficial kholinergik makes the body healthy, fit and energetic.

In India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, betel nut is a small food treats quite enthused. "The fruit of nut in these countries were sliced ​​into small pieces and roasted. After it is packed in plastic bags or cans as well as beans are packed in plastic in Indonesia, "said Prof. Unus.

Food and textile industries also begin to look nut. Because, areca seed extract red wine potentially as fabric dyes and food.

"The use of red color derived from the seeds is now highly recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health agencies. Therefore, the artificial red color are carcinogenic or cancer causing, "he continued.

Meanwhile, according to Endah Lasmadiwati, herbalist from Sringanis Garden Bogor, areca has several properties that can cure some diseases. Among these are a useful anthelmintica shed worms and adstringensia to shrink the mucous membranes.

The nature of this worm has long shed our ancestors used to cure worms in the countryside. In addition, the nut is also stimulated (stimulant), stop the bleeding (haermostatica), and antisifilis