This is the benefit of secang wood for the health of your body
KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Secang wood has many health benefits and is effective in treating a number of diseases.
Have you ever drank wedang kayu secang?
The wedge of secang wood has an attractive color, namely red and tasteless. Usually the secang wood wedang is mixed with other spices to make it taste more delicious.
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The best time to enjoy secang wood is in the afternoon or when it rains. This is because secang wood can warm the body.
Apart from being used as a drink, some people use secang wood as a natural dye.
Did you know, secang wood is not just ordinary wood. Secang wood is an herbal plant that has many benefits for health.
The great efficacy of secang wood is not only famous domestically but also abroad. Quoting from the book Toga Indonesia by Dwi Kusuma Wahyuni, Wiwied Ekasari, et al, in China, secang wood is used as a sedative, bleeding, diarrhea, and menstrual disorders.
Of all the parts of the secang plant that can be used as medicine are the wood and leaf stems. Secang wood contains bracillin, brasilein, quercetin, rhamnetin, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and other compounds.
Secang wood as a herbal medicine
Containing many compounds that are good for health, secang wood is a powerful herbal medicine that can cure a number of diseases.
How to use secang wood as herbal medicine is quite easy. Secang wood is washed thoroughly and then boiled until it boils.
Secang wood is widely sold in empon-empon shops in traditional markets. If you want to be practical, you can buy secang wood online.
Here are the benefits of secang wood for health
Diarrhea
Quoting from the book Wedang Uwuh by Dr. Sri Suryaningsum SE, M.Si., Ak., CA and Dra Anis Siti Hartani M.Si. secang wood is a powerful herbal medicine to cure diarrhea.
This is because secang wood is anti-diarrhea. The anti-diarrheal properties in secang wood have been proven in a study. Extract of secang wood boiled water for 20 minutes produces 0.137% tannin which is thought to be anti-diarrhea.
Gout and rheumatism
Secang wood contains resin, resorcin, brazilin, d-alfa phallandrne, oscimenen, and essential oils. The active compounds in secang wood can inhibit the production of uric acid in the body.
This has been proven in a study conducted on mice.
In addition, the active compounds of secang wood are also believed to be able to relieve rheumatism and swelling.
Increase body immunity
Quoting from the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture’s Research Institute for Spices and Medicinal Plants (Balittro), secang wood contains flavonoids and phenolics which have antioxidant properties.
Diabetes
Secang wood is also effective in relieving diabetes. This is because secang wood contains brazilin compounds which can reduce blood sugar levels in the body.
Secang wood also contains kaesalpine P, sappankalkon, and protosappanin A compounds which can inhibit the production of the enzyme aldose reductase which causes complications of diabetes.
Secang wood does contain many active compounds that are useful for maintaining health and treating a number of diseases.
However, secang wood is not recommended for consumption by pregnant women and mothers who are breastfeeding.
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