Eleutherine bulbosa is one of the tubers found in the forests of West Kalimantan....
This plant is not widely known by the people of Indonesia. In fact, these bulbs have many benefits for the health of the human body. The shape is very similar to red onion in general.
However, the health benefits of eleutherine bulbosa are slightly oval, larger, and redder in color. The Dayak people call it “forest onion”.
Onion has a chemical content required by the body, namely:
- Alkaloids
- Steroids
- Glycosides
- Flavonoids
- Phenolic
- Tannin
- Saponins
- Treating cancer
- Treating heart disease
- Lowering blood pressure
- Overcoming uric acid
- Relieve asthma
- Treat bronchitis
- Good for kidney
- Overcoming epilepsy
- Overcoming insomnia
- Treating cysts
How to use
You can consume this onion in two forms, ie dried and fresh. Both have the same benefits for the body. This has been proven through research by the Faculty of Pharmacy Bandung.
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