Centella or Pegaga Leaves-Herbs

PEGAGA the scientific name of Centella asiatica plant is a medication that is easily recognizable, in the meet, and grow wild in the rural areas. It is a herbal plant stalk, grows in the Nation and dreary place. There are various types of pegaga which can be found in the markets in which ma'am pegaga such as small leaf, leaf width pegaga, Maria, renek and salad. First pegaga only eaten by villagers and it is also very limited usefulness. In addition to medical destination, usually made pegaga or side dish to be cooked curry. Community and do usually make pegaga as a side dish with rice and sambal. In Sri Lanka also made mush pegaga and given the children a pre school to prevent the lack of nutrients. Now more people are aware of the property pegaga and plants with increasingly warm welcome among the users. Pegaga have all kinds of food substances such as protein, gentians, iron, vitamain A and C. Pegaga known that for refreshing the body, treat dizziness, reduce weight, awt, the clothes freelance treatment, to improve the vigor of mind, add physical strength, smooth voice, nyayuk treat the disease, control and abortion melicin hair and skin menyihatkan.

In traditional medicines, the pegaga can mengubati injured or ulser skin, cure fever, smooth circulation of blood and so forth. Drinking tonic pegaga also can prevent the aging process. Pegaga also believed to be working to slow the skin fold, ulser cure stomach or intestinal disease and leprosy. Pegaga usually taken sebagaiulaman fresh, cool drink to the body and brain tonic for vigor. Taking pegaga in need of fresh supplies of raw materials continued. Hence the best alternative is to produce various products of the process pegaga that have high quality and can be stored dalamsatu a long period. These products can dibikmati in each period by all classes of society. The study carried out by investigators at the institution Penyelididkan Agriculture and Development Malaysia (MARDI), Faridah Hussin has resulted pegaga drink that consists of four types of beverages pegaga which pegaga drink, drink pegaga ginger, honey pegaga drink beverages pegaga ginger and honey. He has been successful awaken a technology praperlakuan to the top pegaga using saline solution at a very low percent. This has been successful to stabilize the chlorophyll, which is very sensitive to the processing and storage because it will change color from green kepadahijau keperangan.

In the revenue these products, pegaga fresh dikisar it or ginger added to the agenda that has been defined and is mixed with a little salt solution. Then pegaga will ditapis and extract the juice will be mixed with honey, sitrik acids, penstabil natural foods and added to the water so that the contents of the compact set.