Buah Salak (Snake Fruit) is Good for Health

About Salak or Snake Fruit

Salak is a type of palm fruit commonly eaten. In English is called bark or snake fruit, while its scientific name is Salacca zalacca. This fruit is called snake fruit because its skin is similar to snake scales.

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Salak is mainly grown for fruit, which is popular as a tables fruit. Besides eaten fresh, salak is also commonly made sweets, pickled, canned, or packed as bark chips. The young salak is used for rujak. Leaflets and leaf stalk can be used as woven material, although of course after the thorns are removed first.

Snake Fruit
Because the thorns are almost impenetrable, the barks are often planted as fences. Likewise, the dried leaves are often used to arm the fence, or to protect the fruit thief.
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For such treatment to stop diarrhea, so if most eat bark will cause difficulty defecating in medium levels. sometimes the skin of bark is also used in traditional china medicine / herbal medicine as a medicine.

There are several other kinds of salak known in Indonesia:

Salak Condet, originally from Jakarta. The size is small, medium, large. The color is brown to blackish. The fruit is thick, it tastes sweet, slightly chipped, until somewhat rough.

Salak bali, originally from Sibetan, Bali. Small to medium size. The color is light brown tends to be slightly brighter, the scales are much smoother, the flesh is thick, and the sweet taste, and the texture is dry. The seeds are small and single.

Salak ivory and salak arum flower, both originally from Jogja also. Can be differentiated from salak pondoh, based on skin color and and size of fruit. Salak ivory color yellow-ivory shiny, medium size; as well as, barking brown colored flowers, vary in size between small, medium, to large.

Salak pengalininan, originated from Bangkalan, Madura. Small, brown-yellowish, and tastes sweet, crispy, and masir.

Now, what are the benefits of salak for healthy

1. Improving the immune system
   The content of vitamin C in bark boosts the body's immune to viral diseases.

2. Maintain eye health
   According to some research results, salak contains betakarotin five times more than carrots, tomatoes, mango and watermelon. So if you do not like carrots, can use bark as an alternative fruit to meet the needs of eye health.

3. Prevent the growth of cancer
   This fruit is also rich in antioxidants that can prevent the growth of cancer-causing cancer cells.

4. Treating diarrhea
   Salak contains tannins that have been widely known as a treatment of diarrhea.

5. Can keep weight balanced
   The content of fiber and antioxidants in fruits was also good for dietary intake. Yes. If you are tired of eating bananas or avocados for a snack diet, why not try snacking salak? Fiber in the intake of fruits can make the stomach full longer. Moreover, salak is also rich in calcium and carbohydrate content. This makes barking a perfect snack to support your body's energy needs while dieting.

6. Maintain heart health
   Well, the benefits of the last bark is good for maintaining cardiovascular health of the body. Salak consisting of potassium, antioxidants and minerals serves to regulate the health of the heart and blood vessels. One of the functions of potassium is to help transmit nerve impulses that affect the heart rate. Adequate potassium intake is very important for those of you who have high blood pressure, heart failure, or heart rate problems.

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[Reference](https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salak)

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