News corner - Petai, pete or mlanding is a type of tropical plant from the leguminous legume tribe. Quoted from Wikipedia, this plant is widespread in the western part of Indonesia. Petai has the scientific name Parkia Speciosa and is from the Fabaceae family. Indonesian society especially the western region does not foreign to these bananas or petai. this plant is included in the category of vegetables. it is green in color and has a distinctive aroma and delicious taste. banana is usually consumed by mixing it into vegetables, is used for fresh vegetables and is also usually added to chili sauce (Pete fried chili sauce). The taste is delicious and distinctive, making this banana vegetable hunted by fans even though it is sometimes expensive if it's not the harvest season.
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After consuming petai / bananas, it usually leaves a distinctive aroma in the mouths of the connoisseur, even the urine also leaves a trail of extraordinary aroma. That's why there are some people who don't like this food, especially women, many don't like this food. because of the distinctive odor trails left by these bananas. pete is usually mixed in lodeh vegetables for example, used as fresh vegetables or as a mixture to make fried sauce.Many people do not realize or know the benefits of petai vegetables, especially for our bodies. Here are some of the benefits of bananas for the body;
1. Able to overcome high blood pressure.
According to experts, Pete is believed to be able to overcome blood pressure and be able to prevent strokes and heart attacks. This is confirmed by the results of research showing that bananas can reduce high blood pressure or hypertension. As we know that hypertension has a risk of stroke and heart disease , so it is necessary to maintain 2000 milligrams of sodium intake per day. Well, petai is able to provide this intake so that it can protect the body from the risk of strokes and heart attacks. The results of research conducted by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the FDA stated that including petai in daily meals days will reduce the risk of death due to stroke by up to 40% (source; the new england journal of medicine di kutib from Dream.co.id). This shows that bananas have good benefits to prevent stroke.
2. overcoming anemia or lack of blood
Dr. Aminuddin AHK from the Department of Physiology Medical Faculty of Universitas Kebangsaan Malaysia stated that petai can be used as a medicine for anemia, depression, stress, premenstrual syndrome, stomach ache, intestinal worms and several other health problems because bananas contain iron which is capable of meet the needs of our bodies from this iron. As we all know that iron is the basic substance used by the body to form red blood cells or hemoglobin. Therefore, by consuming bananas every day, we will avoid anemia.
3. Has high antioxidants to ward off free radicals.
Cell damage caused by exposure to free radicals has a very serious impact because free radicals can cause various kinds of diseases. Petai has a high antioxidant content, the test results of cooked and crushed banana have antioxidant levels of 70.58% milligrams per millil liters of antioxidants so that it is useful to ward off free radicals. in addition, petai also contains tannins which help ward off free radicals as well. both of these ingredients when combined with Asamthiazolidine & carboxylic can be useful as anti-cancer.
4. Control Blood Sugar.
Petai is also useful for controlling blood sugar in the body. High antioxidants, beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol chemicals that bananas have can help our bodies control blood sugar, thereby reducing our bodies from the risk of diabetes.
Those are some of the benefits of bananas for our bodies if we are diligent in consuming them, these benefits should also be accompanied by a clean and healthy lifestyle, so that we are really able to get the maximum benefits.
Quoted from various sources.
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