Benefits And Benefits Of Jengkol Vegetables From Indonesia

• Understanding Vegetable Jengkol
  Jengkol or jering in Latin Pithecollobium Jiringa or Pithecollobium Labatum is a typical plant in Southeast Asia, including the popular in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, especially in West Java, which is consumed ± 100 tons a day. Jengkol including leguminous plants. The fruit is a pod and its shape is tapered, old violet. A thin aried fruit seed with a shiny brown color. Jengkol can cause unpleasant odor after being processed and processed by digestion.
  Why did Jengkol have a pungent smell? Not far from the cause why petai smell, the cause of the smell is actually the amino acids contained in jengkol seeds. Amino acids are dominated by amino acids that contain elements of Sulfur (S). When it is degraded or fragmented into smaller components, the amino acid will produce a variety of odorous flavor components, due to the effects of the sulfur. One of the gases that formed with that element is the H2S gas that is known to be very smelly.

• Benefits of Vegetables Jengkol

1. ESTABLISHMENT OF BODY NETWORK
   High protein content in jengkol can help form tissues in the body. Protein content jengkol far more when compared with protein content in green beans and soybeans.

2. PREVENT ANEMIA
   Jengkol is also rich in iron which is very important to prevent and overcome the lack of production of red blood cells in the body. If the body is deficient in iron, the production of red blood cells is reduced. As a result, the supply of oxygen and nutrients needed by all cells in the body will also decrease. Lack of oxygen supply and nutrients in cells will reduce cell performance and can cause anemia.

3. PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS
   In addition to iron and protein, jengkol also contains calcium and phosphorus that can prevent bone loss (osteoporosis). So, often eating jengkol with a portion enough to make the bones in your body become stronger.

4. HELPING FREE RADICAL RANGE
   Jengkol contains vitamin A and vitamin C which acts as an antioxidant that can ward off cancer-free radicals.

5. HELP OVERCOMING HEART DISEASE
   Jengkol is a diuretic food (launched urine exhaust) is very good for people with heart disease.

6. MAKE THE STOMACH
   Jengkol can also help streamline the distended stomach because of the high fiber content inside. One cause of abdominal bloating is because a person has bowel movements are not smooth and irregular.

7. PREVENT DIABETES
   Jegngkol contains jengkolat acid in the form of crystals that are not soluble in water that can prevent the onset of diabetes.

8. PREVENT THE IMPROVEMENT OF BLOOD VESSELS
   Patients with heart disease have narrowed blood vessels so that blood flow to the heart becomes smooth. Mineral content in jengkol can dilate blood vessels that contract and prevent the constriction of blood vessels back.

9. OVERCOMING SEMBELITE
   The fiber content in jengkol can overcome the problem of constipation, giving digestion and defecation.

10. FETAL HEALTH
    Jengkol is also useful for the growth of bones and teeth in the fetus that is still in the womb. Benefits of jengkol for pregnant women. The growth of bones and teeth can run optimally because of the calcium and phosphorus contained in jengkol. In addition, jengkol also contains folic acid that can help the function of vital organs in the body.

• Side Effects of Vegetables Jengkol

1. Excessive consumption of jengkol can cause toxic effects to the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas.

2. Jengkol seeds slightly toxic because of the content of jengkol acid, an amino acid that can cause djenkolism (jengkol seed poisoning). Symptoms that occur include muscle spasms, gout, urinary retention, and acute renal failure. The condition is mainly experienced by men.

3. Eating jengkol in small amounts creates appearance problems, because it produces bad breath, sweat, feces, and urine. Actually this odor can be overcome by cleaning yourself with hygiene equipment containing fragrances, such as toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, and deodorant. Odor at the time of urination can be reduced if rinsing done before and after urine with sufficient amount of water or if necessary rinsed with cleaning fluid.

4. In addition to odor, jengkol can interfere with the health of a person because consuming excessive jengkol can cause the buildup of crystals in the channel, called "jengkolan". This occurs because jengkol contains high jengkolat acid and is difficult to dissolve in water at acidic pH. The risk of this jengkolan varies in each person and is genetically influenced by the environment.

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