KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Telang flowers are rich in antioxidants which are good for health. However, excessive consumption of telang flowers causes health problems. This is a series of benefits and side effects of telang flowers for health.
The blue telang flowers are shaped like butterflies. Bunga telang is a wild plant that grows a lot in bushes and dry land.
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However, not a few people intentionally plant telang flowers in their yard. No wonder, the beauty of the telang flower can beautify the yard of the house.
Apart from being an ornamental plant, some people use telang flowers as a natural coloring agent. Just so you know, telang flowers produce a beautiful blue color.
Not only that, telang flowers are also used as herbal medicine to cure several diseases.
Launching from a book entitled Altas Indonesian Medicinal Plants: Uncovering the Wealth of Indonesian Medicinal Plants Volume 5, by Setiawan Dalimartha, all parts of the telang plant can be used as medicine.
Telang plants contain saponins, flavoids, alkaloids, ca-oxalate, and sulfur. The root of the telang flower is a laxative aka laxative, laxative, stimulates vomiting, and cleanses the blood.
Meanwhile, telang flower leaves are believed to accelerate the ripening of ulcers and telang flower seeds are useful as a mild laxative herbal medicine.
Benefits of telang flowers for health
Containing active compounds that are good for health makes telang kerab flowers one of the ingredients for making herbal medicines.
Here are some diseases that can be treated with telang flowers.
1. High blood pressure
Launching from the Pharmacy.Unida.gontor.ac.id site, a new study in the journal Psychopharmacology has proven that the enzymes in telang flowers are useful for regulating and lowering high blood pressure.
2. Blood sugar
Launch from Kompas.com, telang flowers contain high antioxidants which can prevent insulin resistance that triggers diabetes.
Regular consumption of telang flowers can keep blood sugar levels stable.
3. Inflammation of red eyes
Inflammatory red eye disease is characterized by reddening of the white membrane of the eye. Quoting from Kompas.com, red eye inflammation is caused by a number of factors, including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Telang flowers are believed to be able to relieve inflammation of the red eye. To feel the benefits, all you have to do is soak the telang flowers until the water turns blue.
After that, you use the telang flower soaking water to wash your eyes.
4. Expel sputum in chronic bronchitis
The root of the telang flower is a laxative, aka a laxative. This is what makes telang flowers believed to be able to expel phlegm in chronic bronchitis.
To get the benefits, you wash the root of the telang flower thoroughly then slice it thinly and boil it until it boils. You drink the boiled water of warm telang selangi flower roots.
You need to know, the root of the telang flower is poisonous and has side effects of stomach upset.
You should not consume excess telang flower root to avoid these side effects.
5. Treating boils
Telang flowers are useful for treating ulcers. How to make herbal ingredients to treat boils is quite easy.
Quoting from a book entitled Medicinal Plants and Their Benefits 2, you mash the telang flowers until smooth and add enough Javanese sugar. After that, you put the herbal ingredients on top of the boil.
6. Hair loss
Telang flowers contain bioflavonoids that can treat hair loss and reduce the appearance of gray hair.
7. Diarrhea
This identical purple flower has anti-diarrheal and anti-inflammatory pharmacological effects.
This is what makes telang flowers effective in treating diarrhea.
8. Increase endurance
Drinking telang flower tea regularly can increase endurance and. Because, flower telang is able to kill all types of bacteria if digested properly.
9. Brain health
A study states that oral administration of telang flowers can improve memory recall abilities.
Telang flower side effects
Telang flowers are indeed rich in benefits because they are rich in antioxidants. However, excessive consumption of telang flowers can cause health problems.
Telang flowers that are used excessively can trigger nausea and diarrhea. Pregnant and nursing mothers should not consume telang flowers.
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