Binahong

Binahong (Boussingaultia cordifolia, Boussingaultia basselloides) was the medicine crop from the Tiongkok mainland that was known by the name of original Dheng San Chi. These plants were known to have the usefulness of extraordinary recuperation and has thousands of years was consumed by the Tiongkok nation, Korea, Taiwan etc.. In the South-East Asian region, these plants were obligatory consumption of the Vietnamese inhabitants when opposing invansi America, but unfortunately this crop was still foreign for the Indonesian area. Plants crept this was mysterious because not yet much literature and the scientific research that revealed his usefulness. However, empirically, the community made use of him to help the process of heterogenous recuperation the illness.

There was the story, in the Vietnamese war several last decade, the American troops most surprised-surprised, how could the Vietkong troops was seen fit as a fiddle although beforehand was wounded serious. After being investigated, effective medicine to cure the outside wound and in as a result of the shooting and the bladed weapon scratch was binahong.

All the crop part crept this berkasiat, beginning with the root, the stick and his leaves. Pemanfaatanya could be boiled or eaten as lalapan for his leaves. This crop grew crept. Often was used as gendola or the gateway that coiled on the garden road. There are those that named him binahong and came from Korea. This crop still one family with gendola (Basella rubra Linn) and one species with the spinach.

Almost all the crop parts binahong could be made use of. The roots, the stick and the Binahong leaves could be used in therapy herbal. Currently his seed is easy to be bought in the Kopeng tourist attraction. This crop indeed grew good in the cold and humid environment.