Water-spinach including types of vegetables are popular. Tastes
crunchy makes lovers this vegetables very much. Water-spinach plants originated
from India, which then spread to Malaysia, Burma, Indonesia, South China,
Australia, and Africa. In China, this vegetable is known weng cai. While in
Indonesia, water-spinach can be found in almost all regions.
This plant vines in the mud and wet's places, such as river banks,
swamps, or floating on the water. Commonly found in the lowlands up to 1000
meters above sea level. Plant named Latin Ipomoea aquatica consists of two
varieties, ie land kale called Chinese kale and water kale that grows naturally
in the fields, marshes, or ditches.
The difference between land kale and water kale lies in the color of
flowers. Kale flowering water reddish-white, while kale land the white
flowering clean. Other differences on the shapes of leaves and stems. Water
kale stems and leaves bigger than land kale. The colors of water-spinach's stem
are also different. Water kale has a green stem, while the stem land kale
greenish-white. Other differences in the habit of seeding. Land kale seed more
than water kale. That's why land kale propagated through seeds, while the water
kale with shoot stem cuttings.
The nutritional value per 100 grams of water-spinach boiled without
salt contains 91.2 grams of water, energy 28 kcal, 1.9 g protein, 0.4 g fat,
5.63 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, and pulp 0.87 gr. Water-spinach are also rich
in vitamins A, B, C, minerals, amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, and
iron.
Because of the variety of the nutrient content, water-spinach has
character anti-toxins, bleeding, laxative, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and
sedatives (sleeping pills). Therefore, do not be surprised if we drowsiness
after eating a lot with kale menu. This properties that make water-spinach has
properties include reducing the menstrual that was too much, to overcome food
poisoning, blood urine, pee a little and feels pain, dandruff, and bleeding
hemorrhoids. Its roots are also useful for treating hemorrhoids. Water-spinach
also good for constipation, because it is rich in fiber.
Because of the variety of the nutrient content, water-spinach has character anti-toxins, bleeding, laxative, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and sedatives (sleeping pills). Therefore, do not be surprised if we drowsiness after eating a lot with kale menu. This properties that make water-spinach has properties include reducing the menstrual that was too much, to overcome food poisoning, blood urine, pee a little and feels pain, dandruff, and bleeding hemorrhoids. Its roots are also useful for treating hemorrhoids. Water-spinach also good for constipation, because it is rich in fiber.
Because of the variety of the nutrient content, water-spinach has character anti-toxins, bleeding, laxative, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and sedatives (sleeping pills). Therefore, do not be surprised if we drowsiness after eating a lot with kale menu. This properties that make water-spinach has properties include reducing the menstrual that was too much, to overcome food poisoning, blood urine, pee a little and feels pain, dandruff, and bleeding hemorrhoids. Its roots are also useful for treating hemorrhoids. Water-spinach also good for constipation, because it is rich in fiber.
In the Philippines, water-spinach classified in groups miraculous healing plants, one of it as a toxins repellent from the body. This was disclosed by Herminia da Guzman Ladion, a health expert from the Philippines. In that country, the plant is also used to cure constipation and medication for those who are being diet.
Vegetables will have effective benefits on the body if proper processing techniques. For water-spinach, that treatment is special because its colors is easily changed and vitamins are easily damaged when it was too long in the water.