SALAM LEAF(Syzygium polyanthum

Wight.)Created by:

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• Salam leaves are pinnate compound leaves that even with slippery surfaces.

• Surface dark green leaves, while the lower surface light green.

• Leaves fragrant when crushed, oval or round eggs until elip breech, while the base of the taper taper to a blunt tip, length 5 cm to 15 cm, width 35 mm to 65 mm, there are 6 to 10 lateral leaf veins, and petiole length 5 mm to 12 mm.

INTRODUCTION

CLASSIFICATION

The salam plants classified as follows:Kingdom : PlantaeSuperdivisi : SpermatophytaClass : Dicotyledoneae

Order : Myrtales

Family : Myrtaceae

Genus : Syzygium

Species : Syzygium polyanthum Wight.

THE BENEFITS OF SALAM LEAVES

• Salam leaves are commonly used as a spice in the aroma produced by the volatile components (essential oils, flavonoids, and tannins) that it contains.

• In terms of health, salam leaves are effective in lowering blood cholesterol, reduce levels of uric acid, treat stomach ulcers (gastritis), diabetes mellitus, itching (pruritis), and mange (scabies).

• Salam leaves are also able to inhibit the growth of microorganisms that cause diseases, such as Escherichia coli, Vibrio chorela, and Salmonella Sp, because the antibacterial power, salam leaves are also able to cope with a bout of diarrhea.

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF SALAM LEAVES

• Salam leaves contain essential oils, flavonoids, and tannins.

• Salam leaf essential oil consists of simple phenols, phenolic acids, and lactones sekuisterfenoid.

• Beneficial flavonoids as anti-allergic, anti-tumor and antioxidant as the body's defense system.

• Antibacterial effect of tannins will include: reaction with cell membranes, inactivation of the enzyme, and the destruction or inactivation of the function of the genetic material.

APPLICATION IN FOOD

Nasi Kuning

Sayur Asem

Garang Asem

Sayur Lodeh

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