Avocados
(Gratissima Persea Gaertn.)
Synonyms:
= P. americana, Mill.
Familia:
Lauraceae
Description:
Tree fruit from Central America, grows wild in the forests, many are also grown in gardens and in the courtyard of a layer of friable and fertile tananhnya and not waterlogged. Although able to bear fruit in the lowlands, but the results will be satisfactory when planted at an altitude of 200-1000 m above sea level (asl), in the tropics of the subtropics are a lot of rainfall. Small tree, 3-10 m high, riding rooted, woody stems, round, dirty brown color, much branched, branches smooth haired. Single leaf, which stemmed from 1.5 to 5 cm long, dirty, crowded at the end of the branch is located, round egg shape ellipsoid elongated, thick like leather, pointy tip and base, flat edge sometimes slightly curled upward, reinforced rnenyirip, 10-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, leaf color is reddish-haired young tight, old leaves were green and bare. The interest is compound interest, androgynous, arranged in panicles that comes out near the ends of twigs, greenish yellow color. Buni fruit fruit, spherical or oval shape, 5-20 cm long, green or yellowish green, mottled purple or purple once equally seeded one, the flesh soft fruit when ripe, green, yellow. Seed round like a ball, diameter 2.5 to 5 cm long, reddish-white seed pieces. Fruit is ripe avocado flesh is soft, fatty, usually eaten as a mixed ice or created juice. oil is used among others for cosmetic purposes. Propagation by seeds, grafting and how enten way.
Curable Disease:
Sprue, moisturize the skin scabby, urinary stones, headaches; High blood pressure (hypertension), nerve pain (neuralgia), stomach pain,; swollen airways (bronchial swellings), toothache,; Diabetes (diabetes mellitus), irregular periods
Utilization:
THE APPLICABLE SECTION: Meat fruit, leaves, seeds.
USE:
Flesh of the fruit:
- Sprue.
- Pat the skin dry.
Leaves:
- Urinary stones.
- High blood pressure, headaches.
- Nerve pain.
- Stomach pain.
- Swollen airways (bronchial swellings).
- Menstruation is not regular.
Seeds:
- Toothache.
- Diabetes.
USE,.
To drink: 3-6 bay leaves.
External Use: Meat crushed fruit taste, is used to mask. Leaves for local consumption, seeds finely ground into powder to relieve pain.
HOW TO USE:
1. Sprue:
A content of a ripe avocado 2 tablespoons honey given
pure, mixed evenly and then eaten. Do it every day until
cured.
2. Kidney stone:
4 slices avocado leaves, 3 pieces of rhizome puzzles, 5 stalk leaf cottonwoods,
half-nut seeds, 1 nutmeg, 3 finger palm sugar, then washed
braised with 3 clean water glass until remaining 2 1 / 4 cup.
After chilling filtered and drunk. One day 3 x 3 / 4 cup.
3. High blood pressure:
3 pieces of avocado leaves washed and brewed with 1 cup water
heat. After a cold drink as well.
4. Dry face skin:
Fruit taken its contents, then crushed until mushy. Used
to mask, in a way that dry polishing face. Advance
washed with water after layer of the avocado mask
dries.
5. Sick of cavities:
The hole in the tooth powder is inserted avocado seed.
6. Swelling due to inflammation:
Powder from seed to taste plus a little water until it becomes
dough like mush, then smeared the body gets sick.
7. Diabetes:
Baked beans over a fire and then cut into small pieces with machetes,
then boiled with water until the water turns brown.
Strain and drink when cool.
8. Tea and avocados good for relieving headache, pain
ulcers, swelling in the airways, nerve pain (neuralgia)
and came irregular menstruation.
Research data:
The leaves have antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains A and B. Staphylococcus albus, Pseudomonas sp., Proteus sp., Escherichea coli and Bacillus subtilis (EO ognulans and E. Ramstad 1975).
Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Leaves: bitter taste, chocolate. Peluruh urine. Seed: Anti-inflammation, relieve pain. CHEMISTRY CONTENT: Fruit and leaves contain saponins, alkaloids and flavonoids, tannins and fruit also contain leaves contain polyphenols, quersetin, sugar alkohot persiit.
