Leunca has a myriad of benefits, from relieving dizziness to cancer
KONTAN.CO.ID – LEUNCA is a vegetable that is very well known in the community. In Javanese it is called Ranti or Bobosa in the Maluku language. The Latin name for leunca is Solanum Nigrum L, and classified in the family solanaceae (pumpkin).
The leunca plant originated from Europe and West Asia, then spread widely through Malaysia. In addition, leunca has been used as medicine for more than 2,000 years.
In Indonesia, leunca is widely consumed as fresh vegetables or vegetables, usually in Sundanese dishes. Compiled from a number of sources, leunca which is small round, is believed to have properties for various diseases.
Traditionally, leunca has been widely used as a headache remedy in Mexico. In China, it is used to reduce inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, as well as anti-diarrhea.
In India, it is used to cure mad dog disease.
Besides its use as a traditional herb, several scientific studies have shown, leunca has anti activity ulcerogenic associated with the stomach, central nervous system, and as an anti agent neoplastic and have a role cytoprotective against kidney cell damage.
The benefits or benefits of the tiny green or purple leuncas can treat various skin diseases, such as herpes, ulcers and much more.
In addition, leunca can also be a natural and effective cancer drug because the fruit contains compounds solasonine, solasodine, solamargine, and solanine.
These compounds can inhibit the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Solasodine has the effect of relieving pain (analgesic), reducing heat, anti-inflammatory, and anti-shock.
Solamargine and solasonine has an antibacterial effect, meanwhile solanine as antimitosis. These compounds can treat cancer disorders, namely breast cancer, cervix, stomach and respiratory tract.
Quoted from the benefits of fruit leaves.blogspotAnother property of this leunca is as an anti-rheumatic agent.
Traditional medicine in Nigeria, believes that eggplant can cure or at least reduce attacks of certain rheumatism, even treat gout.
Not only in Nigeria, in Korea, as a country of ‘maniac’ ginseng, eggplant is believed to have miracles to treat several diseases.
The dried leaves, including the fruit, can be consumed to treat lumbago, gout, stiff loin, and other aches.
Empirically, this plant is even able to treat measles or chicken pox, alcohol dependence, gastritis, and burn scars. Solanaceae family plants contain compounds that can increase blood flow to the penis, thereby increasing erections.
The compounds contained in almost all types of eggplant can improve blood circulation.
But on the other hand, some research results show the negative effects of the leunca plant which can reduce sperm count, thereby disrupting fertility, especially in men. (West Java Tribune /Fauzie Pradipta Abbas)
