www.Primo.com: Did you know cermai.

Cerme, cereme or ceremai is a type of tree with his name once. Sour fruit is also known by other names such as ceremoi (Aceh), chermai (Mal.), Karmay (Ilokano, Phil.), Mayom (Thai.) And others. In the English language named Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry and some other designation. Scientific name is Phyllanthus acidus.

Classification.

Shrubs or small trees with a height of up to 9 m, branched low and tenuous. At first glance, the tree is not similar to Cerme starfruit tree.
Single leaf, round eggs with a pointed tip, 2-7 cm long, arranged in branches like pinnate compound leaves.

Fruit

The flowers are unisexual or multiple, red, lidded 4, arranged in panicles up to 12 cm. Stone fruit, round with 6-8 ribs, resembling a whitish yellow wax, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, hanging alone or in strands. Flesh whitish, sour and more watery, in the middle there is a hard core with a 4-6 seed grains.

Benefits.

Cerme often eaten fresh fruit blended with sugar, salt or dirujak. Cerme also often made sweets, boiled (setup) or made refreshments. Young leaves are used as a salad.
Cerme root decoction is used to relieve asthma and treat skin diseases. Tanners material is also produced from the root bark.
Cerme tree is often planted as a shade or decorate the yard and garden. This tree can grow in tropical and subtropical regions, like damp places to a height of about 1,000 m above sea level. Cerme can be bred through seeds or cuttings.

Deployment.

Cerme is thought to have origins from Madagascar. Cerme now has spread to many tropical regions such as Southeast Asia (southern Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and northern Malaya), the islands of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, as well as in Guam, Hawaii and several other islands in the Pacific Ocean.
In 1793, this plant was brought to Jamaica from Timor; and has since spread to all the islands of the Caribbean, followed by the entry into Central and South America.

Related types.

Cerme closely related to the Malacca tree (Phyllanthus Emblica) and meniran (P. niruri); both medicinal plants.

Benefits Leaves and Fruit Cermai for Traditional Medicine.

Most people would already know about the fruit cermai identical with its small with a wry sense. In general, the fruit is much processed into pickles, preserves and one of the mixed fruit salad.

This fruit has a Latin name Phyllanthus acidus, this fruit can reach 9 meter body with branches and tenuous, which is similar to a tree starfruit. This fruit has a single leaf with a round shape resembling an egg.

Besides being able to be consumed directly because it tastes fresh, the fruit also has a good benefit for the health of the human body. In 100 grams of cermai contained energy content as much as 28 kcal, 91.7 grams of water, 0.6 mg of fiber, 6.4 grams carbohydrates, 0.7 grams protein, 5 mg calcium, phosphorus 23 mg, 8 mg of vitamin C, thiamin 0:01 mg, riboflavin 0:05 mg and iron content as much as 0.4 mg. Besides the fruit, the leaves also have many nutritional content of which is, proteins, polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, fiber and fat.

1. Overcoming Constipation.

The first way:

Prepare as much as ¾ tsp seeds cermai
Wash thoroughly
Puree, then pour boiling hot water ½
Add 1 tablespoon of honey while warm
Stir until blended
Drink at once

The second way:

Prepare as much as 3 grams of leaf cermai
Wash thoroughly
Mash until smooth leaves
½ cup brewed with hot water
Desirable, to drink with pulp

2. Overcoming Asthma

Prepare 6 cermai fruit seeds, 2 red onions, ¼ handheld root kara and 8 points of the curved pieces
Wash all ingredients thoroughly
Mix and boil it all with 2 cups of water until the remaining 1 ½ cups
Desired, then drink the sugar water to taste

3. Cure Cancer

Prepare the leaves as many young cermai handheld ¼, ½ handful of leaves starfruit. Bidara finger upas ½, ½ gadung china, and 3 finger palm sugar
Wash all these materials to clean
Cut-cut all the ingredients to be easily cooked
Boil all ingredients using 3 cups of water until the remaining ¾ only
Strain and drink the water to 3 times a day

4. Lose Weight

Prepare the leaves taste cermai
Wash thoroughly
Boil with hot water
Eat once a day.
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DatePublished: May 21, 2015 at 12:15