Tuesday, 9 August 2011

THE LEAVES OF THE JACKFRUIT PLANT


Here in Malaysia we believe that one can get a lot of gas in the tummy if we eat jackfruit.  On the other hand, the leaves of the plant has medicinal uses.  It is commonly used as an ingredient for traditional herbal baths.  The Malays will boil the leaves of the sirih (piper betle), jackfruit, serai (lemon grass) and ginger leaves for a herbal bath that is said to help prevent bone and body aches later on in life.  It also makes one smell nice.

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