KOMPAS.com – The telang flower is well known thanks to its blue petals, plus green and white gradations in the middle.
Butterfly pea flowers are not only beautiful to look at, but can also be made into a blue tea drink which can turn purplish when added with lemon juice.
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Meanwhile, telang flowers are also used as a rice coloring in Malaysia, as well as a drink ingredient Nam doc anchan in Thailand, quoted from the book “Telang Flower: Various Benefits for Treatment and Relaxation” the work of the Tempo Data and Analysis Center (2022) published by TEMPO Publishing.
Reporting from HealthlineTuesday (17/12/2024), telang flowers have various ingredients, including compounds anthocyanins named ternatins which gives the plant its blue color.
There are also several antioxidants, among others kaemphferol, p-Coumaric acid, And Delphinidin-3,5-glucoside.
Here are a number of benefits of butterfly pea flowers for the body that you can pay attention to. If necessary, consult a doctor first before consuming it.
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1. Helps lose weight
Illustration of the benefits of butterfly pea flowers for what diseases?
A number of studies show that there is a possibility that butterfly pea flowers can help you lose weight.
One test tube study showed that butterfly pea flower extract could slow the formation of fat cells by regulating certain pathways involved in cell development
Not only that, test tube studies and other animal studies found, ternatins The butterfly pea flower can also block fat synthesis in the body, quoted from Healthline.
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2. Helps maintain brain health
Including the butterfly pea flower, this is a series of flowers that can be used as medicineButterfly pea flowers are also said to be beneficial for healthy brain function.
Reported from the book “Telang Flower: Various Benefits for Treatment and Relaxation” work by the Tempo Data and Analysis Center (2022) published by TEMPO Publishing, telang flowers contain antioxidants, such as flavonoids and anthocyacin, which are useful for repairing body cells. This also includes nerve cells.
Butterfly pea flowers are considered to increase the production of acetylcholine, a chemical in the brain that functions to remember, learn information and maintain concentration.
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