Benefits of Mengkudu for Human Health
By Yanti
Mengkudu
Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia) is fruit that include in rubiaceae family and genus morinda. Mengkudu has a lot of name such as Noni (Hawaiian), apatot (Philippines), pace (Java), dog dumpling (Barbados), nunaakai (India, Tamil, Nadu), great morinda, cheese fruit, and Indian mulberry, and because of different kind nutrition inside mengkudu, it give many benefits of mengkudu for human health.
Mengkudu Nutrition
There are several nutrition in mengkudu that give benefits of mengkudu for body health, and some of them are Vitamin A, B complex, C, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, calcium, iron, potassium, fatty acids, flavonoids, iridoids, and others.
Benefits of Mengkudu
Mengkudu is one of healthy foods that has many benefits to treat various types of diseases , in Polynesian culture mengkudu was used as traditionally medicine since long time ago such for treating liver, bowel irregularities, diabetes, bowel irregularities, urinary tract infections, and menstruation cramps.
Other benefits of mengkudu to treat diabetes disease, high blood disease, acid nerves, and others
Take a Mengkudu that has been cooked, grated or blender, and taken to filter the water around a glass. Drink after mixed with a little sugar or honey. Do this routine every morning and afternoon until you lost the disease.
here in Philippines, obesity is also becoming a problem. More and more children are getting obese due to a lifestyle that is not fully of physical activities. most kids just wants to watch TV, play computer games and surf the net.
diabetes is a serious disease but it can be avoided by having an physically active lifestyle;;*