Product detail:Pecah beling or scientific name is Strobilanthes crispus or Saricocalix crispus (Acanthaceae).This plant has a high content of calcium carbonate. The study by Kusumoto and colleagues (1992) states that the water extract of Pecah Beling has a compound or molecule that is able to retarded growth retrovirus; agents in viral infections such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is also able to retarded growth of leukemia cells.
From laboratory studies conducted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Pecah Beling leaves has a very high content of minerals such as potassium (51%), calcium (24%), sodium (24%), iron (a %) and phosphorus (1%). The leaves also contain vitamins C, B1, B2 is relatively high, and many other materials such as katekin and tannins. The leaves also contain caffeine, but its content is low. All the content shown to contribute to the levels of total antioxidants (total antioxidant activity) is very high when compared with yerbamate (herbal tea) and vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol).
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