Duku Primadona For Health

Duku (Lansium domesticum corr) derived from the western region of Southeast Asia, namely Thailand peninsula west to eastern Borneo. Starting from this area, said Duku fruit from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Furthermore duku spread to the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, and India.
These plants include the classification of Meliaceae family. The fruit is known by various names in different regions, such as olive (Malaysia); lansones (Philippines); LANSA, langseh, langsep, lanzon, Lanzone, lansone, or longkong (Thailand); lon and bon bon bon (Vietnam); Duku (Indonesia ).
However, because duku very varied in nature and fruit trees; thus there are also experts who it apart into the types (species) are different. In the outline, there are 3 major groups of this fruit, which is known as Duku, tan and mix between the two groups called the Duku-complexioned (kokosan / menteng).

Group known as Duku (domesticum L. var. Duku) generally have a large tree titled, solid by bright green foliage, with bunches of relatively short and contains little fruit. Large fruit granules, tend rounded, somewhat thick-skinned but tend not gummy when cooked, are generally small and fleshy with seed bold, sweet or sour, and sweet-smelling.Complexioned (domesticum L. var. Domesticum) mostly have a tree thinner, less dense leaves are dark green, with upright branching. Fruit bunches of long, dense 15 25 grains contain egg-shaped fruit and big. Complexioned thin-skinned fruits and always gummy (white) even after cooking. Many juicy flesh, sweet and refreshing sour taste. Unlike Duku, olive fruit can not survive long after being picked. Within 3 days after picking, olive skin will darken even if it does not spoil the sweetness.
Kokosan (domesticum L. var. Aquaeum) is distinguished by the hairy leaves, stems full of fruit grains are very tightly packed, and his skin is dark yellow. Fruit grains are generally small, thin-skinned and a little gummy, but it is difficult to peel. So the fruit eaten by bitten and sucked the liquid and seeds (then called kokosan), or broken skin and massaged in order to get out the seeds (then named pisitan, pijetan, bijitan).Duku is a seasonal crop with fruiting cycle once a year. The flowers appear at the beginning of the rainy season, around September or October. Six months later seen hanging fruit on branches and twigs expected to be ready to harvest in February and March. Superior varieties including in Indonesia is duku Histories (Duku Palembang), Duku Matesih, duku Woro, duku Condet, and tan Punggur in West Kalimantan (20 km south-southwest of Pontianak).
Prevent Cancer, Diarrhea, and MalariaDuku is a local fruit so excellent for health. The fruit is believed to prevent colon cancer, seeds cure diarrhea and fever, while the bark to treat malaria.Duku fruit pulp contains as much as 60 percent, the rest of the skin and seeds. Duku fruit pulp is rich in sugars sucrose, fructose, and glucose, making it taste sweet. Duku Fruit contains energy and minerals (particularly iron) is higher than with an apple or orange sweet.Other content is also pretty dominant in this fruit is fiber food (dietary fiber). Domesticum Lansium fruit also contains alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, and polyphenols. The fruit is useful to smooth the digestive system, colon cancer prevention, as well as reducing the effects of free radicals due to colon cancer. In addition to healthy fresh fruit flesh, the skin of the fruit and seeds also bermarifaat antidiarrheal medication for raw materials and reduce fever.The bark is also commonly used to treat malaria, poisonous insect bites and dysentery medicine. Partially. people also believe, can inhibit the parasite tree duku and eradicate cancer cells. While bark flour was used as a poultice to treat scorpion bites.Another useful section is the bark of wood that has a sense of Sepat, namely to cure dysentery and malaria. Bark flour used also for healing poultice scorpion bites.Fruit peel and seeds are finely ground and used as an anti-diarrhea medication, worming, and a cure for fever. Relatively high content of oleoresin on the skin and the seeds are acting as an antidiarrheal. In the Philippines, fruit peel regular duku burned to repel mosquitoes.Leafy trees shade also serves to protect the rain water eroded the soil and produce humus. Fruit plants can also be planted for restoration of critical areas (pioneer vegetation / reclamation)
Table 2. Nutrient composition per 100 gram duku and oliveDuku nutrients LangsatEnergy (kcal) 63 56Protein (g) 1.0 0.9Fat (g) 0.2 0.2Carbohydrate (g) 16.1 14.3Calcium (mg) 18 17Phosphorus (mg) 9 24Iron (mg) 0.9 1.1Vitamin A (IU) 0 0Vitamin B1 0.05 0.07Vitamin C (mg) 9 3Water (g) 80.0 84.1Source: Directorate of Nutrition, Department of Health (1992)
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