Kangkung (WATER SPINACH) is a wild plant that grows in humid places, and in some countries, such as my country, Indonesia, kale is used as a vegetable, just like vegetables in general, such as spinach or other types of vegetables.
It is quite difficult to determine a suitable name for the type of kale plant in English because indeed in some countries this plant does not exist, it is not even consumed like the consumption of Asian people in most.
The kale plant is a plant that grows in tropical countries with moist soil, therefore this kale plant is widely found in parts of Asian countries.
In Indonesia, the type of water spinach plant is in great demand. Even in some traditional or traditional dishes, in some areas in Indonesia, the water spinach plant is used as the main ingredient.
Indonesia, which is known to be rich in spices, if combined in cooking together with the kale plant, it will produce a type of food that is very unusually delicious to eat.
In addition to some of the unique facts that we have discussed about kale plants, in my post this time I will also discuss about the good and bad of kale plants for health, read on until the end.
BENEFITS OF kangkung for health
1.PREVENT ANEMIA
One of the benefits of kale is that it can prevent anemia. Anemia is a disease characterized by a lethargic and weak body due to iron deficiency. In the kale plant it turns out that it contains iron which can prevent us from anemia.
2.GOOD FOR EYE HEALTH
The next benefit of the kale plant is that it can maintain the health of our eyes, this is because the kale plant contains vitamin A, carotenoids and Lutein and these three ingredients are known to be very good for human eye health.
3.GOOD FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
In the kale plant it also contains vitamin B and omega-3, which is very good for the development of the human brain. Therefore, the kale plant is very well consumed for children and adults for brain development.
In addition to some of the benefits of kale that we have discussed above, it's unfair if we don't discuss what are the bad effects of consuming kale in excess and in the following we will discuss some of the negative impacts of consuming kale in excess.
1.CAN TRIGGER URIC ACID
In addition to some of the good content contained in the kale plant, it turns out that the kale plant also contains purine substances, where this content can aggravate the sufferer's uric acid, therefore if we have a history of gout we should limit ourselves in consuming kale plants and for those of us who do not have a history of gout disease, it is also not recommended to consume kale in excess.
2.ALLERGY TRIGGER
The impact of consuming kale in excess next is that it can cause allergies.. Why is it like this??..
This is because in the kale plant there is a magnesium substance that can trigger allergies which are characterized by itching on the skin.
*And that's it, friends, some unique facts about the kale plant along with its many benefits and its many negative effects if consumed in excess.Sources of information about the benefits of kale for human health, I got from the kompas.tv article which I summarized and I divided into several points and the negative impacts that can be caused by consuming excessive water spinach I summarized from the brilio.net article, and these photos I took myself using my own Nikon DSLR d5600 camera