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Snake fruit: Memory Fruit from Indonesia
Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native
to Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. It is a very short-stemmed palm, with leaves
up to 6 metres (20 ft) long; each leaf has a 2-metre long petiole with spines up
to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long, and numerous leaflets. The fruits grow in
clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit due to the
reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size and shape of a ripe fig, with
a distinct tip. The pulp is edible. The fruit can be peeled by pinching the tip,
which should cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away.
The fruit inside consists of three lobes with the two larger ones, or even all
three, containing a large inedible seed. The lobes resemble, and have the
consistency of, large peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and
acidic, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly (salak
pondoh from Yogyakarta) to moist and crunchy (salak Bali).
The salak tree is indigenous to and has been cultivated throughout Indonesia,
and there are at least 30 cultivars, most of which have an astringent taste and
are sweet. Two popular cultivars are salak pondoh from Yogyakarta province
(found in 1980s) and salak Bali from Bali island.
Salak pondoh is an important fruit in the Yogyakarta province on the island of
Java. In the five years to 1999, the annual production in Yogyakarta doubled to
28,666 tons. Its popularity (compared with other cultivars) among local
Indonesian consumers is mainly due to the intensity of its aroma and its sweet
flavor even before reaching full maturity.
Salak pondoh has three more superior variations, namely pondoh super, pondoh
hitam (black pondoh), and pondoh gading (ivory / yellowish-skinned pondoh).
Salak Bali is commonly sold all over the island of Bali, and is a popular fruit
with both locals and tourists. The fruit is roughly the size of a large fig, and
has a crunchy and moist consistency. The fruit has a starchy 'mouth feel', and a
flavour reminiscent of dilute pineapple and lemon juice.
The most expensive cultivar of the Bali salak is the gula pasir (literally "sand
sugar" or "grain sugar", referring to its fine-grainedness), which is smaller
than the normal salak and is the sweetest of all salak. The price in Bali is Rp
15,000-30,000 (US$1.50-3.00) per kilogram depending on time of year. Salak gula
pasir or also known as Sugar salak which known for its juicy sweetness sometimes
fermented into Salak wine which has an alcohol content of 13.5 percent, similar
to traditional wine made from grapes.
Health Benefits of Snake fruit
 Salak fruit consist of nutrition just like Protein, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin-C,
and Thiamine Dietary fiber, Iron, Calcium, Phosphorus and Carbohydrates which
are great for overall health. Salak or Snake Fruit contains lots of
Beta-Carotene which is a powerful antioxidant and works well to prevent
cardiovascular disease, strokes, and even cancer. Plus it contains 5 times more
Beta-Carotene than that found in watermelon, mangos, and 3 times more than found
in guava.
It also contains lots of beneficial tannins, Vitamin C which helps to prevent
disease, and phytonutrients that create health and vitality. And if you are
suffering from diarrhea then eating some Salak will do the trick and bring you
back to health.
Salak also soothes away indigestion, excess acid, and stomach aches and helps
prevent constipation too, but if you have ulcers the tannins may bother you so
skip the Salak if you already have gastric ulcers. At the same time Salak is
full of wonderful potassium that is important for cardiovascular health and
water regulation. And it�s called the �Memory Fruit� because helps to improve
memory.
And because it�s full of antioxidants it�s jam packed full of great nutrients
for the eyes, some call it the carrot juice of Indonesia� and it also contains
polyphenol compounds just like green tea making it great for preventing cancer.
Salak has lots of fiber to give you that feel full and thus it helps with weight
loss. And it contains lots of calcium for strong bones and it�s full of lots of
instant nutrition� and thus provides lots of stamina and long lasting energy.
If the leaves of the tree are made into tea with honey this astringent tea will
helps with hemorrhoids. And the skin of the fruit made into a tea� has the
ability to promote regeneration of cells and especially the cells of the
pancreas, thus it can help with diabetes. And this tea also contains
pterostilbene which is a powerful blood glucose lowering agent.
1. Eye Medicine
Just one benefit of salak fruit is really as eye medication. According to
investigation by health specialists, salak fruit consists of beta-carotene that
is great for eyes. For anyone who wish to keep the eyes healthy and balanced yet
fed up with having to constantly consume carrot juice, now you have yet another
option that is swapping the carrot juice along with salak juice.
2. Diarrhea Medication:
Whenever you develop diarrhea, usually do not hurry to take drugs manufactured.
It doesn�t hurt to try an all natural treatment initially. By consuming
significantly less twenty grams of meat fresh fruits are still young can help to
eliminate diarrheal illnesses. Besides natural, fruit can also be often
experienced.
3. Helpful Diet Program
Salak fruit is excellent qualities to assist our diet program, it is because
fruits salak consists of nutrition and also phytonutrients that may probably
assist the diet routine. Additionally, in salak fruit consists of vitamin C,
tannin and also fiber. And remember that fiber can easily provide the complete
flavor or even satisfied effects longer mainly because it needs time to be
soaked up by the intestines.
4. Good for Brain
Salak is recognized as one of several fruit which is extremely rich in Potassium
and also Pectin, that are beneficial to brain. This is the reason individuals
call salak as the Fruit of Memory.
5. Good for Stomach
Salak consists of saponins, beta-carotene, tannin, flavonoid and calcium that�s
the reason salak possesses health advantages for body system. Tannin is actually
anti diarrhea; therefore salak can cure looseness of the bowels. Salak deal with
indigestion stomach. Tips, it is best to consume salak using its skin, which
could avoid constipation.
6. Good for Skin
 Salak is a great method of obtaining dietary anti-oxidants just like Vitamin-C
and also phenolic compounds.
7. Maintain stamina
Vitamins are utilized to preserve and keep eye health is vitamin A when our
school teachers, we usually suggest consuming plenty of carrots to satisfy the
requirements of vitamin A. Even though the dr. Pericone suggests staying away
from the carrots within the diet for wrinkle-free simply because in accordance
with him the numerous foods which are loaded with vitamin A (as carotenoids) may
cause an inflammation related reaction because of the high sugar content. Nach
for the glasses whenever she was attempting to lessen the facial lines aka
youthful efforts ought to change it using a carrot juice barking.
8. Curing Farsightedness
The sharpness of the eye just isn�t remedied simply by using vitamin A. vitamin
A within the eye only increases the sharpness of viewing the light and also dark
(night blindness). Dr. Hendrawan additionally stated that the place of
disturbance nearsightedness just isn�t problems within the retina however in the
eyes of the shortened axis, so the medicines are the glasses. As is the
situation in my colleague, the usage of glasses could be removed due to the
minus is still just a little (fourth), perhaps when it is already a lot,
eyeglasses are definitely the remedy.
9. Heartburn
Deal with heartburn stomach simply by combining fresh salak fruit along with
honey and after that consumed.
10. Hemorrhoids
Put 3 leaves within a glass of steamed water combine along with honey and drink
Three times each day to assist in treating hemorrhoids.
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Dated 17 February 2014
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