Grass Jelly Can Treat Coronary Heart

Grass jelly can also help cure degenerative diseases such as coronary heart disease. This is because grass jelly has a high fiber content. Research Directorate Nutrition Department of Health found 6.23 grams per 100 grams of crude fiber content in the gel grass jelly. Consume daily with fruit and vegetables, can provide for as much as 30 grams of fiber daily. 

Grass Jelly

Grass jelly or camcam are native to Southeast Asia that has a Latin name Cyclea barbata. These plants can thrive in the lowlands to the area with an altitude of 800 meter asl. Loose soil with the acidity of 5.5 to 6.5 and shady environments, is a suitable place for the grass jelly. 
These shrubs grow by propagating towards the right of its host tree. About 1 cm in diameter, its length can reach 5 to 16 meters. Leaves are shield-like shape, tapered, and green, with a length of between 5 to 16 cm. When held, the leaf surface was rough by feathers. 


Green grass jelly also has many health benefits. Consume it regularly, can help heal stomach ulcers, fever, and even high blood pressure. The study concluded, leaf green grass jelly contain carbohydrates, polyphenols, saponins, flavonoids, and fat. Also Vitamin A, Vitamin B, calcium and phosphorus. 




When the fiber content is high enough, not so with only 122 calories. Because the high fiber content and low calories, eating grass jelly every night can help smooth bowel movements. Health benefits can also be obtained from the roots that contain starch, fats, and alkaloids cycleine. These substances that make it able to treat fever and abdominal pain. 


Grass Jelly way of presenting for treatment: 
To treat heartburn, it takes about 20 leaves. Once crushed and strained, add lemon juice to taste. Then left in a cool place until it becomes a gel or jelly. In order to feel good drinking it could be honey, palm sugar syrup or liquid. The same holds true way to treat dysentery and sprue. Potion is drunk for a week in a row. 


To treat boils, leaves of grass jelly to taste washed and crushed. After gently placed in the abscess to remove the pus. 


To treat a fever, which is used is rhizome. Part of this root is washed with water to taste. Once cooked, drink boiled water. Besides this way, it could also brew ginger with hot water.