Regarding yam
description
Yam ( Dioscorea hisopida ) is a type of stem tubers produced by plants and including the relatives dwngan taro ( Colocasia esculenta ) . Plant yam leaves as leaf morphology have sirih.Batangnya produce tubers into the ground just like taro and cassava ( Manihot utilissima ) . Shrubs , creeper , the stem surface smooth , barbed , whitish green color .
Tungal leaves , oval , alternate , pointed tip , base obtuse , color hijau. Perbungaan form bunches in the armpit leaves , petals form a funnel , crown green kemerahan.buah round , after the old blue-black .
contents
Yam -containing carbohydrate high enough , so it is often used for base material is processed into flour krupuk.Komponen harmful substances that are toxic form sianda acid ( HCN ) . Hydrogen cyanide is naturally present in the tuber crops , besides Yam , also cassava , taro and yam .
HCN content of the yam variant . But estimated mean lead poisoning above 50 mg / kg.HCN generated by yam if crushed , chewed , cut, or diolah. If ingested the poison quickly absorbed into the blood stream and bonded with oxygen .
Dangerous toxins that damage the health of the system , especially at respiratory. Toxins it can cause death in a dose 0.5-3,5 mg / kg.Pengaruh another headache , vomiting , dizzy eyes .
Why it can be exposed to toxic compounds ? . There are three possibilities :
• Do not pre- processed yam peeling skin
• Treatment inaccurate handling
• Yam used a very high content of venom than average
Therefore yam should be dealt with good.should cleaning done repeatedly.
SAFE TRICK
1 . Yam cleaned , unpeeled boiled immediately in boiling water for 30 minutes .
2 . Once cool peel with a thickness of 2 mm and a soak in a bucket of clean water sided plastic for three days .
3 . Perform washing and dry until the moisture content reaches 14 persen.Cara processing also provides instant rice aroma and color of yam that is preferred by consumers than other processing way .
disease
Typical properties of sweet and neutralizir.Benefits anti inflammatory , spasmolytic , diaforitik , and kholagog.Research Serafinah Indriyani , Airlangga University Faculty of biology 1986. do research the effect of yam tuber juice to oogenesis mencit.Dari results of these studies are known turns yam tuber juice inhibits ovarian cycle the impact affects the function of oogenesis .
