Kenikir (Cosmus caudatus)
Leaf Kenikir usually eaten as fresh vegetables, vegetables complement in pecel. It tastes delicious with a distinctive smell too. So many people are fond of leafy vegetables kenikir. usually boiled boiled leaves, made urap-urap mixed with sprouts and spicy grated coconut seasoning. It's so delicious!
not many who do not like leaves kenikir, so throw it away or let it.
apparently many useful benefits include:
1.Heal ulcers and weak stomach
Leaf kenikir has content of tocopherol, polyphenols, and hydroxyeugenol which is useful to neutralize stomach acid. This substance can also strengthen the gastric sphingter muscles, which work to receive a variety of food intake without harm to one's stomach. To consume leaves kenikir, can boil it by adding salt then eat it in the form of vegetables.
2.Cardiac Weak Heart
Leaf kenikir contains benefits of antioxidants and flavonoids that play a role to repair damaged cells. If in the heart area, these flavonoid compounds will be useful to facilitate blood flow by strengthening the heart muscle and blood vessels to drain the blood. You can boil 5 sheets of leaves with 250ml water, then drink boiled water 2 times a day.
3.Healer Cancer
Leaf kenikir with saponin compound compound, terpenoids, flavonoids and antioxidants that can fight cancer, such as breast cancer, gastric cancer and liver cancer. To cope with cancer can consume stew of leaves kenikir as often as possible, but still consume the benefits of water that serves to solvent substances to be easily carried away by blood.
4.Mumps medicine
When used as a drug mumps, how to make this medicine leaf kenikir first:
-Mashing the leaves until smooth
-Once smooth then mixed with vinegar, with a ratio of 1: 1
-Applied on the affected part 3 times a day.
Leaf kenikir with polyphenols and tocopherol compounds useful to relieve inflammation caused by mumps.
5.Drugs for Blood Washing
Leaf kenikir have the benefits of vitamin E, antioxidants, and flavonoids that can neutralize blood-borne toxins. If taken regularly will clean the blood of toxins that accidentally enter the body.
6.Improving the Body's Immune System
Leaf kenikir contains benefits of vitamins A and E are beneficial to improve the body's immune system. The content of protein compounds in kenikir also helps the formation of phagocytes for the body's immune. In addition, the benefits of vitamin C is also able to increase the body's metabolism, as contained in the benefits of fruits.
7.Strengthens Bones
Leaf kenikir can be useful to strengthen bones, this is because the thinker has a mineral content, calcium and magnesium are high to help bone growth. Leaf thinkers can be consumed directly in the form of vegetables or can drink boiled water kenikir, mixed with the benefits of honey.
8.Appetite Enhancer
Leaf kenikir can serve as an appetite enhancing drug, because kenikir has the content of quercetin compounds that can increase appetite, especially in children. Leaf kenikir can be processed as food consumed vegetables 3 times a week. Thinking is also good used to increase one's appetite after certain surgery, to restore the stamina of his body.
9.Overcoming Mouth Odor
Leaf kenkir have coniferil alcohol content that serves to kill bacteria and germs that come carried in the food. The compound will clear the area of the tongue and saliva from bacteria that cause bad breath. To get the most out to kill germs, can be consumed in raw form after washed, then chewed for 20-30 seconds, then rinsed. If not, can consume them after boiling with salt water, at least 2 times a day.