These Benefits of Petai for Your Body's Health

Petai enthusiasts who really enjoy a variety of preparations or dishes from this plant may often wonder about the health benefits of bananas. Well, whether you are a petai lover or not, you will surely be surprised to learn what properties this plant has another name called Stinky Bean. Some of the benefits of bananas are already believed by some traditional medical practices, especially in Southeast Asia, among others, to overcome kidney problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes. In Malaysia, eating raw petai is done to treat headaches. But the health benefits of petai for the human body actually have not really been proven medically. Some researchers have indeed found several petai or Parkia speciosa contents that have medical properties, namely the ability to prevent and cure diseases. These contents are considered to increase the potential of petai to be developed into a type of phytomedicine plant, which is an herbal medicinal ingredient, but must go through further research. From these studies it is known that in addition to having high amounts of vitamins and minerals, petai extract also contains flavonoids, polyphenols and phytosterols. With these three ingredients, the benefits of other bananas are thought to act as antioxidants in quite high levels. Coupled with the presence of thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, this means that bananas also have anticancer properties. Meanwhile, the content of cyclic polysulfide compounds showed antibacterial activity in petai. However, some other petai content is also considered to cause side effects for the body. Petai is thought to have hypoglycemic effects (reduce glucose in the blood) due to the presence of β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and stigmast-4-en-3-one. The high tannin content in bananas can also reduce the ability of protein absorption and amino acid processing in the body, so bananas are not recommended to be given in high amounts in children who are developing. The presence of jengkolic acid content (djenkolic acid) itself is considered to cause blockage of the urethra. Although rarely reported in the consumption of petai, jengkolat acid (jengkol) poisoning has occurred in some cases. Symptoms of irritation are generally severe back pain, difficulty urinating, nausea and vomiting, as well as the characteristic signs where the complaint arises after consuming jengkol or petai. Jengkolat acid is thought to cause acute kidney disorders. Although there are still other chemical ingredients that have medical properties in the petai, the fact of research that explains the nature and workings of chemistry as a therapeutic efficacy for use in humans is still lacking. For example, research on the absorption rate of bananas will affect the number of doses that need to be given. Likewise with the toxicity study of petai, which is the amount of petai consumption which can have a negative impact on the body. Research on the benefits of petai in humans is still very little, so that behind its great potential to be used as medicinal ingredients, the use of petai for treatment is actually not recommended. Need further research to apply the use of petai as a safe drug for the body to consume.