9 Benefits of Pandan Leaves for Health, Relieve Pain - Increase Appetite

Kapanlagi.com - Pandan plants are so popular and easy to find in Indonesia. Its fragrant aroma is often used as a natural fragrance for various dishes. Not only does it give a pleasant scent to food, but pandan also provides a unique taste to dishes. Yes, pandan has long been widely used for cooking. So it's understandable that not many people know the benefits of pandan leaves other than for cooking.

However, besides being a cooking ingredient, pandan leaves also have health benefits. The scientific name of this plant, Pandanus amaryllifolius, is believed to prevent and treat various diseases, from diarrhea to high blood pressure. Not only that, pandan leaves also have many other health benefits.

Here are several benefits of pandan for health, as reported by liputan6.com.

1. Relieving Pain

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Pandan plants that have a fragrant aroma apparently have special properties called analgesics. This property is what makes pandan leaves can be used to relieve various pains, such as headaches and stomach cramps due to menstruation.

To obtain the benefits of pandan leaves in relieving pain, you can chop the pandan leaves and dry them. After that, brew the pandan leaves like making tea. Drink regularly twice a day.

2. Treating Rheumatism

Not only headaches and menstrual pain, bone pain or commonly called rheumatism can also be treated with pandan leaves. Although commonly suffered by the elderly, rheumatism can also affect anyone, including young people.

However, unlike relieving headaches and menstrual pain, for treating rheumatism, pandan leaves are simply boiled with coconut oil. After boiling and mixing well, cool and apply the mixture of pandan leaves and coconut oil to the painful area of the body.

3. Preventing High Blood Pressure

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The disease that can be treated with the next benefit of pandan leaves is high blood pressure. As we know, high blood pressure is commonly caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. High blood pressure is believed to be stabilized by consuming boiled pandan leaves, every morning and evening.

4. Preventing Diabetes

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In addition to being known for its fragrance, pandan leaves also have a distinctive sweet taste, although not as strong as the sweetness of sugar or honey. However, the sweetness of pandan leaves can be used as a natural sugar substitute. By using pandan leaves as a sugar substitute, it means that the body will consume a natural sweetener that tends to be healthier. By doing so, it will be more protected from the risk of diabetes.

5. Maintaining Immune System

Stamina or body endurance is very important to maintain health. Unstable body endurance will make someone susceptible to diseases. Well, to maintain stable body endurance, one way is by utilizing pandan leaves. The way is easy, just by regularly drinking boiled pandan leaf water.

6. Has Anticancer Properties

Pandan leaves apparently also have anticancer properties. This property allows pandan leaves to provide cytotoxic, antimiotic, antiproliferative, and apoptotic effects. These effects are good for combating the growth of cancer cells in the body.

7. Relieves Fever

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If you are experiencing a fever, you can try to relieve it with pandan leaves. Pandan leaves are believed to relieve fever by gradually lowering body temperature. The benefits of pandan leaves in relieving pain can be obtained by drinking boiled pandan leaf water.

8. Overcoming Insomnia

Many people experience insomnia or sleep disorders. If you are one of them, you can try to overcome it by brewing dried pandan leaves mixed with honey. Drink the pandan and honey water while it is still warm, and regularly. This pandan leaf and honey infusion is believed to provide a relaxing effect. With that, we will find it easier to fall asleep and sleep soundly.

9. Increasing Appetite

Parents often worry when their child does not have an appetite. A lack of appetite in children is usually influenced by disrupted appetite. Do not worry, because another health benefit of pandan leaves is that it can increase appetite. Not only for children, this benefit is also suitable for those who want to gain weight.

To increase appetite, you can make pandan leaf tea. The way to do it is very easy, just chop the pandan leaves and dry them. After that, brew it, and drink it while it is still warm. It would be better if you drink it regularly twice a day in the morning and afternoon.

Those are among the 9 health benefits of pandan leaves. Not only as a complement to taste and aroma in cooking, pandan leaves also have many benefits. So, it doesn't hurt to plant this plant in your home garden.

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