BREADFRUIT

 

 Fruit and tree have the same name, breadfruit. Breadfruit tree is a plant that can grow large, reaching 50 cm in diameter, and its height can reach 20 meters.
Fruits Breadfruit is also quite large pieces, one piece one can reach 2 pounds, spherical with a diameter of 10-20 cm. Breadfruit has no seeds, delicate texture, soft like bread, That's why it is called Breadfruit. Breadfruit become an important source of
carbohydrates, is suitable as a diet food, because it is rich in carbohydrates but low in calories. Compared to sweet potatoes, cassava and potato, breadfruit richer in protein. Even when compared with rice, breadfruit carbohydrate practically equivalent but with lower calories than rice. Vitamins and minerals are also fairly high breadfruit. In addition to vitamins and minerals, breadfruit is also rich in phytochemicals, substances that are needed by the body. Fruit tribes also contain essential amino acids like lysine, methionin, tryptophan and valine.
Benefits of breadfruit has long been known to treat various types of diseases. Breadfruit is excellent for digestion and strengthen bones and teeth. Breadfruit consumed was also very good for people with heart, kidney, diabetes, ulcers and liver disease

 Breadfruit are very rich in starch, ripe breadfruit very sweet taste, and before being eaten, they are roasted, baked, fried or boiled. Breadfruit can be eaten once cooked, or can be further processed into a variety of other foods, such as chips, or cooked in coconut milk and mixed with pumkin and banana, called KOLAK (Indonesia).

Fried Breadfruit

Boiled breadfruit

Breadfruit chips

Kolak

                                                                                              

In addition to fruit, breadfruit leaf also rich in health benefits.
The leaves are large, the width can reach 40x60 cm, pinnate and rather hard and not easily torn, dark green on the outside. While leaves on the inside of a dull green color and rough texture.

Leaf of Breadfruit

Initially only the breadfruit tree leaves used as animal feed. However, some studies have also found that the benefits of breadfruit leaf also has many benefits for humans. Breadfruit leaf extract can be used to treat kidney, liver, heart disease, uric acid, cholesterol, high blood pressure, anemia and skin diseases.
Benefits breadfruit leaf in treating various kinds of disease caused breadfruit leaf contain some elements such as hydrocyanic acid, asetilcolin, ribofavlin, tannin da several other compounds. Empirically breadfruit leaves are also helpful in treating kidney damage.

 

Extract of Breadfruit leaves

How to get breadfruit leaf extract is very easy, take a few leaves of breadfruit, select the old, boiled with water until the water turns into golden yellow color like tea. Breadfruit leaves boiled water can be drunk directly, no taste and no smell. You can add sugar to taste more delicious. We can drink anytime, or in the tea time. Indeed, it takes discipline and patience because it must be done regularly and long term. We recommend selecting the old breadfruit leaves because the old breadfruit leaf contains the most substance.
The most important thing before you eat breadfruit leaves. If you are taking leaves of breadfruit as a therapeutic treatment you should avoid consuming cassava leaves, spinach and kale leaves. You should also avoid eating organ meats and red meat because it will make the blood becomes thicker so it can cause muscle cramps.



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