TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA-Pokak or in Sundanese known as takokak is a wild plant. Contains antioxidants, this is a major health benefit.
The tree trunk grows wild in gardens and forests. Pokak aka sparrow eggplant has a single leaf, oval in shape with a pointed tip.
Pokak fruit is green with the shape of a sparrow egg.
Similar to other types of eggplant, pokak is often consumed as a salad. In addition, pokak is also used as herbal medicine.
Quoting from a book entitled Easy to Plant Purple Eggplant, Pokak fruit contains vitamin A, torvogenin, chlorogenin, and sisalogenone.
Here are the main benefits for health:
1. Fight free radicals
Pokak fruit contains antioxidants that can protect the body from free radical attacks.
2. Uric acid
This sparrow eggplant is good for those of you who suffer from gout. Because, the content in the fruit of the fruit can reduce high uric acid.
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