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Pandan - Pandanus amaryllifolius
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Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan leaves), and is used widely in Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring. The characteristic aroma of pandan is caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which may give white bread, jasmine rice and basmati rice (as well as bread flowers Vallaris glabra) their typical smell. The plant is rare in the wild but is widely cultivated. It is an upright, green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, blade-like leaves and woody aerial roots. The plant is sterile, with flowers only growing very rarely, and is propagated by cuttings.
Culinary use
In India and Bangladesh it is called Rampe and ketaki respectively, along with the other variety of pandan there (Pandanus fascicularis), and is used to enhance the flavor of pulao, biryani and sweet coconut rice pudding, payesh if basmati rice is not used. It acts as a cheap substitute for basmati fragrance as one can use normal, non-fragrant rice and with the help of pandan the dish tastes and smells like basmati is used. It is called Ambemohor pat in Marathi; Ramba in Tamil, Biriyanikaitha in Malayalam, pandan wangi in Indonesian, hsun hmway in Burmese, pandan in Tagalog, bai tooey in Thai, rampe in Sinhala, sleuk toi in Khmer, Daun Pandan in Nonya cooking, lá dứa in Vietnamese, 香兰 ("Xiāng lán") in Chinese and बासमतिया पौधा [bɑːsmət̪ɪjɑː pɑʊd̪ʱɑː] "fragrant plant" in Magahi and Bhojpuri due to its fragrance.
The leaves are used either fresh or dried, and are commercially available in frozen form in Asian grocery stores in nations where the plant does not grow. They have a nutty, botanical fragrance that is used as a flavor enhancer in India, Indonesian, Singaporean, Filipino, Malaysian, Thai, Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Chinese, Sri Lankan, Khmer and Burmese cuisines, especially rice dishes and cakes.
The leaves are sometimes steeped in coconut milk, which is then added to the dish. They may be tied in a bunch and cooked with the food. They may be woven into a basket which is used as a pot for cooking rice. Pandan chicken, (Thai: ไก่อบใบเตย, kai op bai toei), is a dish of chicken parts wrapped in pandan leaves and baked. The leaves are also used as a flavoring for desserts such as pandan cake and sweet beverages. Filipino cuisine uses pandan as a flavoring in buko pandan fruit salad, as well as rice-based pastries and numerous sweet drinks and desserts.
Bottled pandan extract is available in shops, and often contain green food coloring. The leaves also notably have a repellent effect on cockroaches.
Use in traditional medicine
Pandanus amaryllifolius has a number of local medicinal uses. Leaf extracts have been used to reduce fever, relieve indigestion and flatulence and as a cardio-tonic. The oil of the leaf is described as stimulant and antispasmodic and is believed to be effective against headaches, rheumatism, and epilepsy and as a cure for sore throats. Pandanus root is also used by traditional practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine to treat diabetic patients.
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10 Benefits of Pandan Leaves For Health And Hair
- (alaba, tmsnewsmedia)
10 Benefits of Pandan Leaves For Health And Hair – pandan plant is a plant that often live in places that are damp, but because of the benefits for health and pandan leaves hair very large, this plant is widely cultivated in home gardens. Indonesian society much use pandan leaves to scent the aroma of a dish, because it pandan leaves have a very distinctive aroma, but it also makes a lot of pandanus leaves as natural food colorants and also natural food preservative. But the real benefits of pandan leaves more than that, because the pandanus leaves contain compounds such as alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, and dye. According to research, the content is very beneficial for health and also natural hair care, then what are the benefits for health and pandan leaves the hair? to answer, please refer to 10 pandan leaves for health benefits and the following hair.
10 Benefits of Pandan Leaves For Health And Hair
Pandan leaves for health benefits
1. With a low content of purine, pandan leaves is very useful to reduce uric acid in the body, so it is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
2. pandan leaves are very effective for treating muscle pains due to muscle fatigue.
3. Able to treat nerve began to weaken.
4. pandan leaves able to overcome anxiety, restless or was-wasa too high.
5. pandan leaves very efficacious for lowering high blood pressure to be normal again.
6. Able to increase the appetite of food, either in children or adults.
7. pandan leaves very efficacious to overcome premature ejaculation or impotence in men.
Benefits of pandan leaves for hair
1. Able to cope with hair loss, because the nutrients found in pandanus leaves seep down to the roots.
2. pandan leaves are very nutritious for black hair and protect it from sun exposure is bad.
3. pandan leaf able to regenerate skin cells with a good head, thus preventing dandruff which appears on the surface of the scalp or hair.
That’s a wide range of health benefits and pandan leaves for hair, but if you want to use fragrant pandan leaves, the better you know how to correct processing, because if one of you will not get the benefits of pandan leaves for optimal health and hair, leaves it open to get benefits fragrant pandan, you actually get the disease. Similarly, a review of topics about 10 pandan leaves for health benefits and hair. Hope it is useful.
Efficacy Pandan Leaves
- (Meg On The Run Admin)
1. Treating arthritis Rheumatism is a common disease suffered by older people. Well, those old days when stricken with rheumatic using fragrant pandan leaves to cope. Way, take 3 pieces of fresh pandan leaves, cucibersih then cut into pieces. Pour half a cup of coconut oil that has been boiled, stirring, stirring until evenly distributed. Once cool, use as a liniment for massaging the sore area.
2. Treat stiff Hard workers usually frequent pegallinu body. However, if you are near the house fragrant pandan plant, can be used to treat stiff you know. How, provide fresh pandan leaves 5 and 20 leaves of lemon grass. Rinse and then ground up halus.Tambahkan 1 tablespoon oil gandapura Kayuputih and oil and mix well. Use the mixture to rub and massage the sore body parts.
3. Treating weak nerves Take three pieces of fragrant pandan leaves, washed and cut into pieces. Boil 3 cups of water until the remaining 2 cups only. After a cold, drink the potion 2 times a day every morning and evening, each one gelass ach time a drink.
4. Overcoming restless Often the person is exposed to emotional problems so mera sagelisah. Usually at night. If you experience this, take two sheets of fragrant pandan leaves then wash and thinly slice. Brewed with a glass of boiling water. Once cool, strain the water nyalalu drink as well. Perform two or three times a day until you feel calm.
5. Lowering high blood pressure For those who suffer from hypertension, high tekanandarah alias, fragrant pandan leaves can be used to overcome them. Way, take seven fragrant pandan leaves and then boiled with 2 cups water until the remaining 1 cup. Filter the water, the herb laluminum once a day.
6. Increase of appetite Take 2 pieces of pandan leaves, wash and cut into small pieces. Boil 3 cups of water until the remaining half. Strain the water and drink the mixture two times a day.
7. Overcoming impotence Besides being used as a cure weak nerves, fragrant pandan also efficacious to treat impotence in men. Take three pieces of fragrant pandan leaves, wash and cut into small pieces. Boil with 4 cups of water until the remaining 2 cups. Drink the concoction twice a day, every morning and afternoon each 1 cup every time a drink. Do it regularly.
8. Benefits Leaves Pandan Wangi for Hair Besides being used as a herbal medicine, fragrant pandan leaves can also be used for hair beauty treatments. Okay, here are a few examples of the benefits of fragrant pandan leaves for hair.
“The Amazing Health Benefits of Pandan Leaf Tea”
- By Dr. Paul Haider (Master Herbalist)
Pandan Leaves or Pandanus amaryllifolius and sometimes called screw pine is a tall grass that grows in Asia and especially in Thailand but also in Vietnam, Bruma, Sri Lanka, Philippines, India and Bangladesh and other countries in the area. Pandan leaves have many culinary uses and healing benefits and have been used for centuries. They are great for getting rid of pain and for detoxing the body and for healing GI spasms… and it works as natural mosquito repellant.
Culinary Uses - Pandan leaves have a wonderful aroma that is used in baking and in lots of culinary dishes around the world. It’s somewhat sweet, and works well in gelatins and pasties with lots of gooey whipped topping. It’s also used in sweet rice, with coconut, chicken dishes and with fish. Try a pandan cake and pandan sweet drink at a local Thai bakery or grocery store. And the juice can be added to vegan gelatin to make a delightful drink called buko pandan.
Taste - Pandan leaves have a nutty and green grassy aroma that’s hard to describe, but it’s delightful.
Contains - Pandan leaves contain isoprene esters, tannins,glycosides, and alkaloids, and richly scented essential oils.
Great for Anxiety and Stress - If a person has anxiety drinking 2 or 3 cups of pandan tea will sooth away their stress.
Great for Pain - Pandan leaves are wonderful for getting rid of pain of all kinds including arthritis, chest pains, earaches, and headaches. Drink a cup of pandan tea as needed for pain.
Gum Pain - Chewing fresh or dried leaves pandan leaves is a great way to sooth away oral discomforts and gum pain.
Natural Mosquito Repellant - Pandan extract in high concentrations can also be used to keep away mosquitos with skin application… and it’s not toxic compared to DEET and other agents which are very toxic.
GI Cramps and Spams - Pandan leaves work wonders for of the GI tract and especially stomach cramps. Drink the tea as needed.
After Childbirth - Pandan leaf tea also works wonders for new mothers right after childbirth, giving them soothing relaxing energy.
Arthritis Liniment - Take pandan leaf tea and add some coconut oil to it and then dab this liniment on arthritic joints for pain.
Lowers Blood Pressure - Take 2 or 3 leaves and boil in 2 cups of water and reduce to one cup — drink this tea every AM and PM to lower blood pressure.
Reduces Fevers - Pandan leaves also help to reduce fevers… drink the tea as needed.
Cancer - Pandan leaf tea can also help to prevent and heal some types of cancer.
Skin Fungus - Take fresh pandan leaves and extract the juice from the leaves and add the juice to a cup of salt water, and drink one cup a day for 3 days.
Detoxing Agent - Pandan leaf tea is also great for detoxing the liver and the body in general.
Mild Laxative for Children - Pandan tea is a mild and safe laxative for children.
Healing Dandruff - Take 4 or 5 dried pandan leaves and crush them into a powder and then add a little water to make a paste and massage into scalp… works wonders.
Heals Sunburns - Adding lots of pandan tea to a bath and soaking for a few minutes soothes away sunburns.
Natural Cockroach Repellant - Taking the tea and spraying it around the house keeps cockroaches away.
Natural Green Food Color - The longer pandan leaves are boiled the darker the green color. The resulting liquid is a natural food coloring that can be used for baking and cooking.
Forms - Pandan leaves can be found fresh, dried, as canned extract, and as frozen gels.
Finding - Pandan leaves can be bought at Thai, Vietnams, Indian, and other East Asian markets. Also if you google “Buy Pandan Leaves” lots of places on-line will come up including Amazon and E-bay. And even the live plants can be ordered on-line.
Making Tea - Take a bunch of pandan leaves and tie them into a knot. Then take a sauce pan and fill with water and bring to a boil, then add the grass and boil for 10 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes covered. Drink the resulting tea as needed.
No Side Effects - And to this date there are no real side effects.
Pandan leaves are very important to have around the house.
Pandan Leaves for Pain – Try This Herbal Tea!
- By Jennifer Bliss
I’ve been hitting up my local herb store lately and really getting into their bulk section. I like doing this because I can buy as much or as little as I want. Most of the time I buy items in smaller quantities so I have fresher ingredients in my cupboard. Then when I need more, I can go restock. Another plus of bulk buying is that I can try new things without having to buy large quantities. That way, if I’m not that crazy about a new food or herb, it won’t go to waste. Having said that, I recently found out how good pandan leaves are for us, and wanted to incorporate more of them into my life. One of the ways I am upping my pandan is to pair the leaves with lemongrass into a herbal tea and/or tisane. Below you will find a recipe for this tea, but I also wanted to share a bit of information about Pandan Leaves in regard to natural pain relief.
Not only are Pandan Leaves useful for healing wounds and diseases such as smallpox, they’re said to be a good pain reliever for headaches, ear pains, chest pain, arthritis, and fevers, too! Plus, it’s believed to freshen breath and reduce gum and mouth pain by chewing the leaf. And it’s effective in reducing stomach cramps and stomach spasm as well!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 T Dried Pandan Leaves
- 1/2 T Dried Lemongrass
Direction:
- For a HOT beverage: Add 1 C Boiling Water to Dry Leaves and let sit for 10 minutes. Strain. Enjoy.
- For COLD (Raw) Beverage: Cold Brew overnight in glass jar. The next morning strain and enjoy!
Benefits of Lemongrass and Pandan Tea
- (The Natural Healthmarket)
Tea in most every form is considered one of the healthiest and most natural beverages there is. For thousands of years, people have enjoyed a wide variety of teas for both the mental and physical benefits. One type of tea that is gaining in popularity for its meditative and wide array of physical benefits is lemongrass and pandan tea. Many of the benefits of lemongrass and pandan tea are just now beginning to be discovered and verified scientifically. What Is Lemongrass and Pandan Tea?
Lemongrass and pandan tea is made using both the stalks of the lemongrass plant and the leaves of the pandan plant. On their own or when combined, these plants can improve a number of health conditions and help increase the level of wellness for almost everyone. Pandan Leaves
Alone, the pandan plant has been discovered to be a successful means of treating headaches and also fevers. It also has properties that make it a healing plant when used topically. The leaves can be applied to wounds and help with a number of skin problems. Pandan leaves have also been shown to help with arthritis, the debilitating and painful joint condition.
- The Healing Benefits of Lemongrass
Lemongrass alone has been used to treat so many conditions. For those looking for mental relief from stress and anxiety, lemongrass has incredible relaxant properties. It has also been shown to alleviate headaches. Lemongrass has widely reported detoxification properties also.
It helps clear away toxins that have built up in the kidneys and bladder, which helps the body’s system function better overall. Lemongrass also helps with a number of stomach issues and ailments, including cramps and other abdominal pain. Lemongrass tea can help soothe a cough too.
- The Power Is In The Combination
When combined in tea, there are even more benefits of lemongrass and pandan tea. The unique and tasty combination of the lemongrass stalks and pandan leaves make a tea that is loaded with antioxidants. It has also been shown to reduce cholesterol levels. Constipation is also relieved as a benefit of lemongrass and pandan tea. Stress relief is another benefit of the tea. The tea, like many other herbal and natural teas, induces a feeling of relaxation. How To Drink Herbal Tea
While lemongrass and pandan tea has a unique and calming taste on its own, some people like to add a little sweetness to the cup. It is not uncommon to add vanilla, sugar, or honey to a cup of hot lemongrass and pandan tea. Some also add ginger for a different and alluring taste. Increased Popularity Of Herbal Tea
The benefits of lemongrass and pandan tea are being explored more and more as people gravitate towards natural ways to treat ailments, conditions, and other common health issues. Tea in almost any form is a healthy alternative to chemical medications or new and trendy quick fixes that aren’t rooted in any natural base. The best way to see if the benefits of lemongrass and pandan tea can help with any mental or physical issues is to try it on a regular basis.
References
- Wikipedia [1]