Cinnamon Health Benefits for

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) Or better known as the cinnamon tree is a kind of spice. Since the 16th century, cinnamon was used as seasoning. He is the spice in the form of bark are commonly used Indonesian society in everyday life. Besides as a flavor enhancer, has always known he had a variety of properties. In fact, cinnamon is now a part of raw materials in herbal medicine and beauty industry.
In the world there are 54 types of cinnamon, of which 12 species found in Indonesia. The species of cinnamon which has been developed in Indonesia is Cinnamomum burmannii BL, better known by the name Cassia vera. Cinnamon is included in the family Lauraceae. Spices are thought to have come from Sri Lanka and South India, even thrives in Java, Sumatra, West India, Brazil, Vietnam, Madagascar, and Egypt. Internationally, cinnamon known as cinnamon, which comes from the Greek Kinnamon. Cinnamon is also known as sweet wood.

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Benefits of Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit is the fruit of several cactus in the genus Hylocereus and Selenicereus. These plants originated from Central America and South America. In 1870, this plant was taken from the French Guyana to Vietnam as an ornamental plant. By Vietnam and China the fruit is considered a blessing. Therefore, the fruit is always placed between two small green dragon statue on the altar table. Red fruit color stand out among the green dragons. This is the fruit of a habit among the people of Vietnam are heavily influenced by Chinese culture known as Loy thang (dragon fruit). The term thang Loy then translated in Europe and other countries who speak English as dragon fruit (dragon fruit).

Dragon fruit is now cultivated in areas such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Okinawa, Israel, northern Australia and southern China. There are at least four types of dragon fruit developed in Indonesia, the white dragon fruit (native to Mexico), red dragon fruit (the white cross with a dragon fruit cactus from Korean red), yellow dragon fruit (the white cross with a dragon fruit cactus from the yellow Israel) and the black dragon fruit (red dragon fruit fertilized with natural black).

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