Form Gelatinous But It Feels Different

Plant grass jelly (Cylea barbata) including trunked plant vines, small diameter steering stem, bark rough and thorny. The length of the stem can reach tens of meters and the surface of the shield-shaped leaves with fur. Has yellow flowers with red-colored fruit-shaped oval. These plants are often found in open areas at the edge of the forest and scrubland. This plant is suitable to grow in areas that have a height of less than 1000 meters above sea level.

To produce gelatin or gel from the leaves of plants, beginning with picking the leaves are not too old nor too young. The leaves are then knead in boiled water. The comparison is about 1 liter of water for 2 handfuls of leaves of plants. Squeeze the water is then filtered and precipitated overnight. This morning the water was about to thicken and gel. The gel is known as grass jelly.

Served cold, it feels very refreshing grass jelly, is not inferior to other beverages. Not only was fresh, can also be beneficial for health if consumed regularly. The study concluded, grass jelly leaves contain carbohydrates, polyphenols, saponins, flavonoids, fats, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, calcium and phosphorus. for people who are on a diet can also consume grass jelly as high in fiber but low in calories.


Cincau for health benefits:

1. Abdominal pain and hypertension

Take the leaves of grass jelly to taste and knead with water boiled, filtered and left for some time until the gelatinous, then add coconut milk and palm sugar sweetened. Way is to use the regular meal.

2. Fever

Sufficiently taken root cincau brewed with hot water and filtered. How to use it is to be drunk.

3. Dysentery or thrush

Or agar-agar gel from the leaves of grass jelly drink in a week in a row.

4. Ulcer

Take the leaves of grass jelly and lau washed thoroughly pulverized, after gently placed in the abscess to remove the pus.

When you want to just enjoy it as a fresh drink, after a gel or jelly mixed with coconut milk and ice cubes. First-scented coconut milk is made ​​by boiling together the sugar, pandan leaves and salt to taste.