Black Grass Jelly Leaves
Black grass jelly also known as chinese mesona is a small trunked plant with a stem tip that is also overgrown with stems. The trunk sometimes spreads on the ground and some others erect. The shape of the leaves is oval with a pointed end of the cycle. Sometimes the flowers are pink but there are some that are slightly purple. The shape is similar to basil flowers. The parts of the plant are the stems and leaves which are gummy green (black green). This is what will be processed and cooked into black grass jelly. In Japan and other developed countries there have been many producers of grass jelly and black grass jelly in cans. With the black grass jelly extract, we can make grass jelly at home. The spread of plants from Asia came to Myanmar, the Philippines, and even Indonesia. The habitat of black grass jelly is in an area that has a height between 75-2300 meters above sea level.
In 100 grams of black grass jelly contains:
1 gram of fat
6 grams of protein
122 calories
flavoid 1.34%
phenol 17.3%
caffeic acid 50.14 ppm
steroid 0.23%.
The content of antioxidants in black grass jelly is also high so it can fight cancer. The leaves are effective in killing tumor cells in the body. Based on research on black grass jelly leaves, the extract is able to kill blood cancer cells between 55% to 99%. As for other cancers such as breast cancer, cervical cancer and lung cancer, the percentage is around 60%.
While the content in black grass jelly that is beneficial for diet programs is carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and vitamin C, high water, low calories, and high levels of grass jelly, suitable for those who are trying to lose weight.
