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Chayote / manisah / jipang pumpkin / pumpkin siamese or Sechium edule is a species of the tribe-pumpkin Labuan edible fruits and young shoots. These plants include vines that can grow on land or highland plain, without much need special care. This plant grows above ground rather climbing vine with fruit that hang from the leaf stalk with a triangle shape and slightly hairy leaf surfaces. Squash contains a lot of sap and substances such as proteins, fats, calcium, phosphorus and iron.

Based on the appearance of the fruit, chayote is divided into two varieties, namely varieties of squash and pumpkin varieties of wine. Squash varieties have large fruit size, can be harvested at the stadium was old enough to vegetable material or staging very young (baby) as raw fresh vegetables. Pumpkin wine varieties have small fruit size, generally harvested at a very young stage (baby) to be used as fresh vegetables.

Chayote Usefulness:

1. Heal bleeding gums. Grate squash previously been washed, then give 2 tablespoons of boiled water and 1 tablespoon of honey. Squeeze and strain, drink 3 times daily as needed.
2. Sprue overcome by eating fruit as a side dish of squash or eaten raw as fresh vegetables.
3. Chayote be able to eliminate the black line at the heels, the way by rubbing sap chayote black stripes on the heel. Wait until dry and then open slowly.
4. Healthy food for the heart and able to ward off cancer.
5. Chayote fruit have good fiber content (ie 1.7 grams per 100 grams) is very good to deal with constipation and safe for sensitive stomach or intestinal inflammation. Dietary fiber may reduce the risk of cancer caused by the digestive system is not perfect.
6. Folic acid in squash is very important for pregnant women because it can reduce the risk of birth defects.
7. Potassium-rich squash is good for the body to control blood pressure, high blood therapy, and clean carbon dioxide in the blood. Potassium is also beneficial to the working muscles and trigger ganglion. High potassium will also facilitate the delivery of oxygen to the brain and help to facilitate fluid balance, so the body becomes more fresh.
8. Chayote containing a high vitamin components that are part of the vitamin B complex known as vitamin B3, is used to decrease the production of VLDL (very low density lipoprotein) cholesterol in the liver, so the production of LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) and triglycerides can be decreased.
9. Squash is rich in vitamin B6 has a key role in protein metabolism. Vitamin B6 is very essential to the process of transamination and deamination and decarboxylation of amino acids.
10. Chayote has a diuretic effect, so as to reduce salt levels in the blood through urine disposal. Reduced levels of salt that is absorbed or holding water will lighten the work of the heart in pumping blood, so blood pressure goes down.
11. Chayote is also very good for gout sufferers. Diuretic effect of chayote will launch a small drainage, so that excess uric acid can be immediately removed from the body.
12. Chayote is also good for diabetics
13. In squash also contains tannins which are anti-microbial component, and the alkaloid that is able to expedite the circulation of blood thereby preventing the stroke.
14. Chayote has been known as a hemorrhoid medicine.
15. High water content in squash makes it very good to maintain healthy kidneys. Squash also contain saponin which is very useful component for the body. Saponin content is very useful to deter and prevent the absorption of cholesterol in the blood. Average consumption of saponin which is recommended is 15 mg every day.