KOMPAS.com – Spices aim to add flavor, aroma, and color to warm drinks.
The spices commonly used are Secang wood, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
In addition, there are many good properties for health such as secang wood as an antidote to poison, nutmeg seeds for stomach pain relief, and a mixture of pandan leaves can reduce pain aches.
Check out the ingredients for warm drinks that are efficacious, quoted from the book “Tervitis Drinks” (2019) by Kristiyani Puspitarti published by the Applied Competency Synergy of Pustaka CV.
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1. Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a cinnamon tree bark, dark brown and scented typical spices.
Cinnamon is commonly used as a food or beverage fragrance. Cinnamon is available in the form of whole bark and in powder form.
Secang bark2. Secang wood
Secang wood comes from the Secang Tree which is a shrub plant. The wood issued a red color so it is often used as a natural dyes for food and drinks.
Secang wood is also beneficial for health, such as for antiseptic, antidote, and accelerating healing after illness.
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3. Cloves and Nutmeg
Cloves have a distinctive and nutritious aroma, including being able to warm the body, maintain immunity, treat coughing, increase the body’s metabolism, and improve blood circulation.
Therefore, cloves are widely used as a mixture of warm drinks.
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The part of the nutmeg that we often use is the flesh of the fruit and seeds. The flesh is thick whitish with a bitter taste and contains a lot of sap.
Nutmeg flesh can be used for cooking spices or a mixture of drinks. Nutmeg seeds are efficacious for stomach pain relievers, treating nausea, stomach pain medication, and a throat relief.
Cardamom illustration3. Pepam
Pepper or pepper is a vines and bear fruit attached to the staple of the stem. Pepper is useful to add warmth to the body and can reduce headaches.
Warm drinks plus a little pepper powder will feel warm in the body and can increase enthusiasm.
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Cardamom seeds can be mixed in warm drinks to produce a fragrant aroma. Cardamom has various benefits, among others to facilitate digestion, maintaining stomach health, blood circulation, and overcome flu and coughing.
Essential illustrations can it cure what diseases?4. lemongrass and pandan leaves
Lemongrass is a type of nutritious grass plant. Warm drinks with a mixture of lemongrass to neutralize blood pressure, prevent digestive disorders, and overcome throat disorders.
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Pandan leaves can also be used as a air freshener. Warm drink with a mixture of pandan leaves is efficacious to stabilize blood pressure, increase appetite, and reduce pain aches in the body.
