Benefits Curcuma

Curcuma Plant Characteristics

Tropical Indonesia as the country has known both biodiversity, based on research merit as a medicinal plant.

One of them is Curcuma (Curcuma Roxb xanthorhiza) are included in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), Wild Ginger is a medicinal plant native to Indonesia.

However, distribution of Curcuma plants to grow on the island of Java, Maluku and Kalimantan. Characteristics of Wild Ginger grows as a bush without a rod. Starting from its base has a long petiole standing.

High plant between 2 m s / d 2.5 m. Long leaves are round like a leaf where the stem of banana leaves close to each other to form the rod. These plants can thrive in lowland with an altitude of 750 m above sea level, this plant can be harvested after 8-12 months with traits such as leaf yellowing want to die.

Tuber will grow at the base of the stem dark yellow or brown with a diameter of 15 cm length and 6 cm, smells fragrant and slightly bitter little spicy.

Wild Ginger has long been used hereditary by our ancestors to treat jaundice, diarrhea, ulcers, stomach bloating and sore. Finally also be used to lower blood fat, prevent blood clotting as an antioxidant and health care by increasing the body's immune power. With many tangible benefits that are medically government announced the "Wild Ginger Drink Movement" since 2 years ago.

This is to inform some of the benefits of Wild Ginger in curing diseases, including:

1. Cholesterol Control

Most people do not realize that 60% of cholesterol is produced by our bodies. This is usually obtained from dietary cholesterol so much piled up in our bodies and our hearts are hard to distribute and this usually occurs in middle age.

As sulusinya is ginger, because the substances contained therein can control cholesterol in the blood terkadung high as for the mechanism is to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) and raise HDL (good cholesterol).

The solution is to Curcuma. Curcuma effect on bile body systems mentioned above are by nature secret surveillance hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol, total). The need is to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), while increasing HDL (good cholesterol).

Temulwak efficacy serves to increase the flow of bile from the gallbladder to the liver. The bitter bile green function in the process of absorption of food so as not to interfere so that it can control to normalize the cholesterol in the blood.

2. Curing Disease Hipatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus, the virus can also cause acute liver inflammation or chronic, in fact few cases may progress to liver cancer.

But if you or your family affected by the virus do not have worried, which is important to maintain body condition such as adequate rest, maintain a diet and not working too hard, try to continue drinking (daily) homemade ginger, you'll avoid Hepatitis B virus malignancies

Here's how to make ginger drink to cure disease Hipatitis B:

* Peel the ginger and wash it clean
* Wild Ginger is already peeled and cut into thin slices
* Jemur under the hot sun to dry
* When dry ginger is boiled until boiling, so as not to feel bitter add sugar to taste
* After boiling and then drain and filter the water to be taken.



By: AsianBrain.com Content Team