CEREMAI

CEREMAI (Philanthus acidus (L)

Fruit trees and Ceremai and Miscellaneous Benefits

Ceremai trees are fruit trees with the same name. Ceremai trees that produce fruit taste sour (acid) like starfruit is proved to have various benefits, especially for medicinal plants (herbs).

Ceremai, Cerme or cereme the scientific name (Latin) called acidus Phyllanthus (L.) Skeells, which is synonymous with Phyllanthus acidus Müll.Arg., P. cicha, Cicca disticha, C. Acida Merr., C. nodiflora and Averrhoa acida.

The name or designations in some areas
In several local languages ​​in Indonesia, also known as ceremai ceremoi (Aceh), Cerme (Gayo), ceremai (Malay), Camin-Camin (Minangkabau), cereme, cermei (Sundanese and Javanese), carmen, cermen (Bali), careme (Madura), sarume (Bima), lumpias aoyok, tili (Gorontalo), lombituko bulaano (Buol), caramele (Macassar, Bugis), ceremin (Ternate), selemele, selumelek (Rote), salmele, cermele (East).

While some other countries, known as chemai ceremai (Malaysia), karmay (Philippines), Mayon (Thailand). Being in English ceremai (Phyllanthus acidus) is often called Otaheite gooseberry, and gooseberry Malay.

Characteristics and Distribution Ceremei. Ceremei plants that have different benefits in the form of long-lived tree but small trunked with up to 10 m height. Low and rarely branched. At first glance, ceremei tree (Phyllanthus acidus) similar to starfruit tree (Averrhoa bilimbi).

Ceremai single leaf with a short stalk that is composed in such branches pinnate compound leaves. Ceremei leaves light green oval shape with a length of 2-7 cm and width from 1.5 to 2 cm.

Ceremei inflorescence stem out of the branches with a star-shaped petals. The fruit is round flat stone whitish yellow with a diameter up to 2.5 cm. Flesh whitish, juicy, and sour taste.

Ceremei estimated to come from Madagascar and has spread to many regions including South East Asia (including Indonesia), the islands of Mauritius (Indian Ocean), Guam and Hawaii (Pacific Ocean). Ceremei also spreading to Central and South America.

Ceremei tree (Phyllanthus acidus) can be grown in the tropics and subtropics. Trees that have a variety of benefits like a moist to a height of about 1,000 m above sea level. Ceremei can be bred through seeds or cuttings.

Various Benefits Ceremei. Ceremei can be eaten fresh with mixed sugar, salt or made sweets. Cerme also often made sweets, boiled (set up) or beverages made. Young leaves can be used as a salad.

Besides having a variety of benefits ceremei herbs (traditional medicine). According to dr. Setiawan Dalimartha in Indonesia Atlas of Plant Medicine Volume I, some of the properties ceremei among others, to treat cancer, slimming, treat asthma, and treat constipation.

To treat cancer, boil 1/4 handheld ceremai young leaves, 1/3 handheld starfruit leaves, 1/2 finger lote upas, 1/2 finger and 3 finger gadung chinese palm sugar with 3 cups of water to the remaining approximately 3/4 of his. Once cool strain and drink 3 times a day each - each 3/4 cup.

To streamline the body, how, boil a few leaves with enough water to taste ceremai anyway, then drink the cooking water. But do not consume in the long term due to the effects of the content of the leaves ceremai work is very strong. So once in a while.

Ceremei can also treat
Asthma, by the way, crushed 6 pieces ceremai seeds, 2 red onions, 1/4 handheld root kara, 8 litchi fruit items, and then boiled with 2 cups of water to the remaining approximately 11/2 cups. Once cool strain and drink 2 times a day each - each 3/4 cup.

Another benefit is to treat
Constipation. How, finely minced 3/4 teaspoon ceremai seeds, then pour boiling water with 1/2 cup warm water and add 1 tablespoon of honey. Mix well and drink well, do it 2 times a day.

To get rid of rashes on the cheeks of babies fed breast milk,
Take 2 or 3 pieces of fruit cerme.Wash Cerme then shredded to take water. Apply Cerme water on the wound. Do one or two times a day until the skin completely wound back as sediakala.Rawatlah your baby with love. Would not you also want to always look beautiful smooth and clean, the baby's body? To be careful in parenting. Try to be when you are falling asleep nursing, your milk order not to spill out too much, so it drips on your baby's cheek.