Students of the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) managed to find a snack that comes from the leaves of green grass jelly and fruits which works to improve the mechanism of the human immune system. Students of the Faculty of Biology, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Rendi Mahadi said, green grass jelly leaves have compounds that make cells more active in the body macrophage-consuming pathogen. In addition, it is also active in counteracting free radicals that enter the body.
Rendi explained, the majority of Indonesian people familiar with green grass jelly, the chewy foods derived from soaking the leaves green grass jelly. Green grass jelly is widely used as a mixture of ice pieces.
In addition to having good taste, grass jelly is also rich in health benefits in improving the body's immunity. "Through the management of green leaves of grass jelly is relatively very cheap cost, benefit was very high for the improvement of the mechanism of the human immune system," he explained.
He added that the leaf extract of green grass jelly has a variety of secondary metabolites. As tarpenoid classes of compounds, flavonoids, phenolics and tannins. Secondary metabolites are known to function as immunomodulatory and natural antioxidants.
Rendi explained, the majority of Indonesian people familiar with green grass jelly, the chewy foods derived from soaking the leaves green grass jelly. Green grass jelly is widely used as a mixture of ice pieces.
In addition to having good taste, grass jelly is also rich in health benefits in improving the body's immunity. "Through the management of green leaves of grass jelly is relatively very cheap cost, benefit was very high for the improvement of the mechanism of the human immune system," he explained.
He added that the leaf extract of green grass jelly has a variety of secondary metabolites. As tarpenoid classes of compounds, flavonoids, phenolics and tannins. Secondary metabolites are known to function as immunomodulatory and natural antioxidants.
