Wednesday 12 December 2012

Gout

Bunga betik jantan has many uses in Malay culinary and for the treatment of gout. Bunga betik jantan are the florets of a male papaya tree. The florets will not ever turn into papaya fruits, so the Malay folks make full use of it for cooking or for treating gout.

This is an old traditional Malay treatment for gout or gouty problems. I've taken it from Facebook. It was written by Zainal Sin in Blogtumbuhan. You can research it and see if there is a scientific basis for the claimed action (reduces gout). Here, gout is spelled as gaut.

Zainal Sin: Betik tua tapi belum kekuningan tetapi bijinya telah kehitaman, dipotong lebihkurang 1 - 2 inci dari tangkai, masukkan segenggam bunga betik jantan ke dalam betik tua tadi dan tambahkan secubit garam kasar. Kemudian masukkan air panas yang menggelegak. Tutup dengan keratan betik tadi dan biarkan suam. Minum tiga kali sehari. Amalkan selalu untuk pengidap gaut. Petua orang tua-tua untuk perubatan alternatif.

Other uses of bunga betik jantan include salad:
dicelor campo daun senduduk atau daun jambu batu untok hilang kan pahit....sedap...wat kerabu.
 ni bunga betik jantan...celur dia...buat ulam cicah sambal belancan..emmmm
 Sedap dibuat kerabu. Celur atau rebus dahulu bersama daun jambu batu atau tanah liat untuk menghilangkan rasa pahit.
 rebus buat ulam....ubat darah tingggi dan ubat gastrik...my mom say...

It is advised that these florets are first boiled with the shoots or young leaves of the senduduk plant to remove bitterness of the florets.

Florets of a male papaya tree. Photo from Blogtumbuhan.
More at Blogtumbuhan:  http://www.facebook.com/fazlisyamdotcom

Gout:
http://www.health24.com/Medical/Arthritis/News/Gout-may-raise-diabetes-risk-20141006

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