Kemangi is a small leaf whose leaves are usually eaten as a salad. The aroma of the leaves is distinctive, strong but soft with a touch of lime. Kemangi leaves is one of the herbs for pepes. As fresh vegetables, kemangi leaves are usually eaten together with cabbage leaves, cucumber slices, and chili sauce to accompany chicken or fried fish. In Thailand he is known as Manglak and is also often found in local cuisine.
Kemangi is a hybrid between species between two species of kemangi, Ocimum basilicum and O. americanum. It is also known as O. basilicum
var. anisatum Benth. The distinctive aroma comes from the high citral content
in the leaves and flowers. The usefulness of kemangi includes:
1.
Maintaining Eye Health
The first benefit of kemangi leaves is as a medicine to guard eye health. kemangi leaves contain vitamin A which is able to maintain eye health. How to
consume it is in the form of drinks or can also be eaten raw with rice.
Although vitamin A contained in kemangi leaves is not as much as vitamin A in
carrots, but the amount is still enough to maintain eye health.
2.
Overcoming Bad Breath
Maybe not many people know that kemangi leaves are also very effective in
treating bad breath problems. In addition to bad breath, kemangi is also able to
cope with unpleasant body odor. Therefore, many traditional herbs that involve kemangi leaves to treat bad breath and body odor problems.
3.
Fight Early Menopouse
Behind the distinctive aroma, kemangi leaves are an herbal plant that can
be used as a medicine to delay menopause.kemangi leaves are leaves that contain
tryptophan which can inhibit the arrival of menopause. For this reason, if you
want to experience menopause more slowly consume and kemangi every day.In
addition, tryptophan in kemangi leaves is also able to inhibit the formation of
wrinkles on the skin and also remove dead skin cells.
4.
Treating Coughs and Colds
The efficacy of the next kemangi leaves is as a preventative cold cough.
The leaves are often used as vegetables, containing substances that are
able to keep the bacteria that cause coughs and colds.These benefits can be
obtained by drinking kemangi when warm in winter.Besides being able to treat
cough colds, kemangileaves are also able to warm the body so the body can feel
comfortable.
