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On this happy occasion I will share a topic about health, which is about herbal kenikir.
For you lovers of herbal medicines would think not familiar to you, why? Because this plant is widely used for the treatment of several diseases both acute and chronic. This plant is also known by various names of each region, such as in Sumatra (Ulam Raja) and Java (Kenikir).
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What are the Essential Benefits of Herbal Remedies?
Think much in consumption as a vegetable. Traditionally this leaf is also used as an appetite enhancing drug, weak stomach, bone strengthening and insect repellent. Previous research has shown that the leaves of kenikir contain compounds that have high antioxidant power, with an IC50 price of about 70 mg / L. Compounds that are antioxidants can spur the process of apoptosis through an intrinsic pathway (mitochondrial pathway). Pemopuan apoptosis is one way of inhibition of carcinogenesis. Free radical compounds may inhibit apoptosis by inhibition of cytochrome c release, where cytochrome c plays a role in the activation of positive apoptotic regulatory proteins. The antioxidant properties of kenikir allow the development of this plant as a chemopreventive agent.
How to use :
To increase appetite used approximately 100 grams of fresh leaves kenikir, washed, and eaten as fresh vegetables.