Muntingia Calabura Health Benefits For Cholesterol And Diabetes

This plant has long known as one of the traditional herbs, Muntingia Calabura health benefits to treat diabetes, stroke and cholesterol, according to tradition will explained on this page. Muntingia Calabura L, is one of the small and sweet fruit plants bright red, and Indonesian more familiar as cherry fruit.

Many people still use the Muntingia Calabura plant as a source of firewood. The wood used for rustic construction, and bark used to make ropes. The fruit of Muntingia Calabura can processed into jam and sweets. Some traditional methods maximize the way of boiling the leaves of Muntingia Calabura for cholesterol, especially the manufacture of herbal teas. Traditional medicine uses Muntingia Calabura leaves to treat headaches, prostate problems, reduce gastric ulcers.

Muntingia Calabura Health Benefits

Muntingia calabura health benefits may not be so widely known to people as herbs. But according to traditional medicine, the bark of the Muntingia Calabura plant used as an antiseptic. Muntingia Calabura flowers used for an antiseptic, reduce swelling, antispasmodik. The fruit of Muntingia Calabura is useful to overcome the problem of breathing, antidiarrheic.

Muntingia Calabura often visited by various species of birds because it considered as a source of food, sources of nectar and seeds for the development of bees. Muntingia Calabura has potential as a useful crop species for the restoration of disturbed areas, and stops soil erosion. For the environment, Muntingia Calabura is very useful as a protection tree because of its shade.

There isn't so much benefits of Muntingia Calabura leaves that can used for herbs. Muntingia calabura health benefits in traditional herbs are follows:

1. Used as a remedy for diabetes
2. The Muntingia Calabura Leaf is very useful as anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-septic.
3. Muntingia Calabura Leaves are also useful for preventing cholesterol.

The recipe of Muntingia Calabura leaves for cholesterol and diabetes are as follows:

1. Benefits of Muntingia Calabura leaf for the treatment of diabetes mellitus: Take 10 of fresh Muntingia Calabura leaves. Boil into water 200 ml for 15 minutes until yellow. For dried leaves, just brewed until the water is reddish. Drink this herb once a day on a regular basis until there is a decrease in your blood levels.
2. For cholesterol, use the above ingredients and drink boiled water leaves three times a day.

Some people may experience side effects from boiled tea, among which there are allergies, kidney disorders, nausea and vomiting.

Reference

• Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants, by Dr.T.K.Lim (2012)
• Muntingia Calabura L, image courtesy of wikimedia commons.