The Peugagan Leaf
(Centella Asiatica)
Is a wild plant that grows in many plantations, fields, roadsides and rice fields.
This plant originated in the tropical Asian region, a genre of annual herbaceous plants that grow creeping and flowering throughout the year with an ideal growing location in moist and open areas
Gynecology and Benefits of Pegagan Leaf
Leaves rich in the content of these important elements are believed to be able to overcome and cure various diseases.
Pegagan Leaves that taste sweet and slightly bitter is cool, has a major function to cleanse the blood, improving blood circulation, especially blood circulation in the arms and legs, so as to minimize varicose veins and vein
How to use or consume it?
In general, people in Southeast Asia consume them in fresh conditions as fresh vegetables, but there are also others who dry it first to then be crushed into powder and in consumption by brewing, as a substitute for tea powder
As for us, Acehnese who are famous for their culture and local wisdom, consume Pegagan Leaf (Centella Asiatica) in different ways.
We combine the Centella Asiatica with other nutritious ingredients such as turmeric leaves and young turmeric which are then finely chopped together with Pegagan Leaf, then mixed with traditional and natural spices to produce different taste sensations.
The Acehnese will more often consume the blend of Pegagan Leaf during fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, because besides having efficacy as medicine, Pegagan Leaf also believed to increase endurance and delay hunger.
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