Fasting month is the month of blessing. All the warmth and coolness felt in the same month most people consume palm fruit as relieving hunger after a day of fasting. But behind the sweet taste it, stored various useful benefits for the health of the body. So what are the benefits of dates for your health?
Fasting is synonymous with dates, it says in part that people realize how often they see people selling dates during Ramadan compared to other fruits. They consider the taste of dates, can eliminate hunger while before doing more advanced worship.
Dates that have a Latin name phoenix dactilifera been known since the Paleolithic era. Dates are a kind of palm tree that is widely grown in the Arabian peninsula and most people think of dates only live in the desert. But in other areas that had a high enough drought, dates can also live. Now, a fruit that tastes sweet it became the mainstay of agricultural commodities which sells for sale by bangsaa Arab, Africa and even China.
According to Prof. Dr. Ir Ali Khomsan, MS, dates contain useful nutrients for the body. "At least sugar (glucose) into a major component of the composition is 50 percent of the entire content of the fruit," he said. IPB great teacher also said that its content is greater than other fruits, which only reached 20-30 percent.
On the dates that are still soft (ripe on the tree and not dried) sugar content of about 60 percent. While the dates that have been dried it implies quite high, about 70 percent. Sugar content in dates have poor absorption, about 45-50 minutes so that the time for processing into nutrients are channeled into the blood becomes quite long.
Desert fruit also contains various vitamins needed by the body. Vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, vitamin B are in the palm fruit. Riboflavin and niacin, for example, will help release energy from food, while thiamin helps release energy from carbohydrates. Vitamin A and niacin plays a role in forming and maintaining healthy skin. Thiamin pentingn for nerve cells, semeentara niacin maintain normal nerve function.
Minerals are also very commonly found in dates. Magnesium and potassium at least be in a sufficient amount can be relied upon to help the body get better performance. "Many also contained fibers like other fruit," said Prof Ali. According to him, these fibers can be made into good digestion. The content of dates makes bowel womanly so soft and naturally activate a person easily can defecate.
Dates for Health
Natural materials that have been provided in nature does have benefits for the body. So it is with dates. This fruit also has properties that are considered powerful enough to create a healthy body and also to overcome the problems that often arise in the health world.
Dates are high potassium content, according to Prof. Ali very favorable heart and blood vessels. The pulse became more regular and contraction of the muscles that help stabilize blood pressure. However, high potassium levels are not balanced with high levels of salt (sodium). "So for those who have high blood pressure (hypertension) I do not think it suitable to consume dates, especially if consumed in excess," he said. He also added that kalim was also able to make us avoid stiff muscles.
High potassium also exist in dates. Just a reminder that potassium has benefits for controlling blood pressure, treatment for those with high blood pressure, cleans the blood and carbon dioxide dalama working muscles and trigger ganglion.
High tannin substances on dates can be used as an anti-diarrhea. Dates are also dapatdigunakan as a cure flu, sore throat, overcoming a hangover and increased platelets in the blood for those affected by dengue. The trick is to blend 500 grams of dates that have been discarded skin, then mixed with five glasses of water until smooth. The results of these blenderan drink one glass every hour during the day.
Those affected headaches can also be treated by consuming the palm fruit. After doing more research, it turns out there is a substance in dates salicylate (a substance commonly used as raw materials to migraine headaches, fever relievers skit up). But the dates should not be eaten by those who have diabetes. Instead of improving, dates will make the sugar levels of diabetics who already high enough to be higher. "I also do not recommend it," said Prof Ali.
Dates and Fasting Month
Eating dates when breaking is something scrumptious. The sweet taste of dates could replace the lost power when the sun bepijar. But who will eat the amount jangana too much because it will make us satiety. "In religion, it is advisable to consume five pieces of dates and I think it's enough," said Prof Ali.
He suggested the number of which is not much because when we consume too much, will trouble us while doing worship. Additionally, satiety arise wind will make us not consume other foods (such as four of five perfectly healthy) that actually we need as a substitute ions missing body.
In some literature, there is still a debate about whether or not the dates when the meal is consumed. Some say it is necessary because the high fiber content in dates is needed when noon. While they were arguing not necessary, as Prof. Ali said that the fibers in the dates to make fast stomach full. As a result they were going to fast no spare energy to fast during the day.
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