Benefits of Gadung Tuber for health and Harm

Gadung is one type of bulbs – which has two types of tubers. Kind is poisonous and is also non-toxic. Both types of gadung can be consumed by humans, however, it is needed a good processing and also true, so that the poison can be lost and safe for consumption. Toxins in gadung this can cause Vertigo and also vomit – vomiting, if not treated appropriately.

What are the benefits of gadung tuber?
Have yourself an awful lot of gadung benefits. What are the benefits of gadung? the following are some of the benefits of gadung:

As a staple food
The first benefit of gadung is as one of the primary sources of staple foods, and can also serve as one of the substitutes for rice. Despite its toxicity, however, toxins from gadung tuber can be treated with a neutralizing in either. Then, gadung can be made into one source of staple food substitute for rice, savory, and tasty too.

As an extra energy and calories
By consuming gadung, you'll get a great energy. This is because, as one of the types of bulbs – root vegetables, gadung has a high-calorie. This is a high-calorie content can give you more energy for our bodies in conducting our activities a day – day. In addition, the calories in gadung also almost similar to the calories on the tuber – tubers such as cassava, taro, and potato as well.

As the snacks (chips processed)
For those of you who are happy with snacks, especially to accompany your relaxed in the afternoon and also public holidays, you can try gadung as snacks. Currently, gadung has been processed in the form of chips, just like taro, cassava, potatoes and other tubers – types of bulbs. Usually, processed chips of gadung tuber type and such have a taste the salty and savory, so it is also deliciously to eat.

As pesticides and insecticides
It is one of the benefits of plant gadung currently frequently used in agriculture. Yes, the nature of gadung which does have toxicity, making the plant the bulbs it became one of the raw materials of manufacture of pesticides and insecticides as well, especially on the plantations. Using plants as raw gadung, then the existing pests in the garden, especially rats, can be destroyed easily, so the crop plantations will be safe from pests.

Can cure Rheumatic
As it turns out, even though the plant is toxic, gadung has the benefit of good cure  for rheumatism. Yes, it is one of the types of rheumatic diseases of the generative, which appeared along with increasing age. By consuming gadung, then symptoms – symptoms of a rheumatic disease that often appears can be prevented and can also heal so you won't bother to mention dealing with rheumatism.

Can cure the spasms in the stomach
Gadung also has excellent benefits to our stomach healthy. We know that gadung can help prevent and cure the symptoms – spasms muscle spasms in the stomach. The strain on the muscle spasms – part of the stomach is disturbing, because it will cause the abdomen becomes very ill and also to torture, and can interfere with the smooth running of the digestive process in the body.

Heal wounds fester
Gadung can also help to heal wounds fester. The easiest way is you can simply attach the bulbs gadung on the wounds that fester. This can help speed healing in wounds that fester.

Lower levels of cholesterol
Yep, for those of you who have symptoms of the disease, namely cholesterol kolestrol evil levels are high, gadung planting can help you. gadung has natural properties that are able to control and also lowers the levels of evil cholesterol inside your body, so it is safe for consumption by you who have disorders of the cholesterol levels in the body.

As wine (fermented)
Gadung is also often used for the manufacture of a wine jawani fermentation process.

Healing leprosy
One type of skin disease is a terrible maybe Yan leprosy. However, no need to fear, because the symptoms of leprosy can be cured, or at least minimized gadung tuber using symptoms.

As the poison on the eye hook
Benefits of gadung were as one of the toxins on the eye hook. It is utilizing the nature of the poison that is owned by gadung, so often used for fishing. In addition to fishing, the toxins in gadung are also often smeared on the arrowhead, intended for hunting wild star in the forest. By using the lure and also the arrowhead had already given the toxins from gadung, then animals – animals would be easier to put down.
Cultivate gadung

To cultivate so that their toxicity is missing and gadung did not cause an adverse effect on health, there are several ways that can be done. The following are some of the ways that can be done to eliminate toxins from gadung tuber:

Using Abu Rub
The first way is to use Abu rub. Gadung peeled and sliced, and then blended using Abu rub. After gadung greased and mixed with Abu rub, then it must be landfilled in the gadung ground for 3-4 days. After 3-4 days, then taken, then washed gadung to clean by using fresh water while squeezed – squeeze, to water washing of gadung is not white.

By using salt water
In addition to the way landfilled in tanag, the mixture of gadung and Abu rub can be rinsed using a salt water or sea water. After soaked with salt water, rinse it with fresh water up to the water use washes no white laig.

To be sure, whether the already-toxic gadung, can usually be tried or in tests on chickens. When the chickens were given gadung not drunk, then gadung already free from toxins.

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