10 Useful Medicinal Plants and Most Wanted (2) Date palm

Dates is a kind of plant palm (palm) or better known in its Latin language with phonex dactylifer fruitful and should be eaten, either in a state ripe and still raw. Based on the research of scientists, date palms, rich with protein, fiber, sugars, vitamins A and C and minerals such as iron, calcium, sodium and potassium. Protein content in the palm of 1.8 - 2.0 percent, the fiber as much as 2.0 - 4.0 percent and sugar by 50 - 70% glucose.

As research by the World Kesahatan Agency (WHO), the sugars that are in the dates that are different from sugar in other fruits such as sugar cane or sugar usually contain sucrose which the substance was immediately absorbed into the body. This makes the sugar it should be solved first by the enzyme before it turned into glucose. Conversely, dates do not require such a process.

Benefits and efficacy of dates are:
[1]. Tamr (dried dates) to strengthen the intestinal cells and can help to expedite the urinary tract because it contains fibers in charge of controlling the rate of bowel movements and strengthen the uterus, especially when giving birth.
[2]. ruthab (wet dates) has the effect of controlling the rate of motion of the uterus and increase the period of systole (contraction of the heart when blood is pumped into the arteries).
[3]. potassium in the date palm is useful to overcome the problem of stress, constipation and weak muscles. Not only that, thanks to the iron and calcium are the dates, people will avoid high-risk diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
[4]. When eaten by children, the dates given to the intellectual property of their brain.