Clumps honjeHonje reddish species of ornamental plants such as banana-pisangan. If the rod is old, the form of plants like ginger, with a height reaching 5 m. [1]Pseudo-spherical rods gilig, enlarged at base; grow upright and lots, cheek by jowl, forms a group of rare, out of the rhizomes that spread underground. Rimpangnya thick, creamy, pink jambuan when he was young. Leaves 15-30 strands arranged in two rows, turns, in the pseudo-stem, leaf blade elliptic oblong, 20-90 cm × 10-20 cm, with the base rounded or heart shapes, wavy edge and pointed tip short, bald but with spots soft spots and tight, shiny green, often with the underside of a purplish when young. [2]
New Kecombrang bloomInterest in the essay-shaped tops, long-stemmed from 0.5 to 2.5 m × 1.5 to 2.5 cm, with protective leaves elliptic shape, 7-18 cm × 1-7 cm, pink to bright red, fleshy, curved reverse if the bloom. Calyx tube shape, length 3 to 3.5 cm, bertaju 3, torn. Crown shape tube, pink, up to 4 cm. Labellum [3] similar spatula, about 4 cm in length, bright red or yellow with white edges. [2]Fruits packed in nearly spherical excrescence 10-20 cm in diameter, each grain 2 to 2.5 cm in size, short-haired smooth on the outside, green and become red when ripe. Seedy, blackish brown, covered with coated seeds (arilus) white or reddish clear that taste sour. [2][Edit] Benefits
Kecombrang, from the upper sideKecombrang or interest honje mainly used as ingredients or seasonings blend a variety of cuisine in the archipelago. These flowers are often used as a salad or boiled and eaten with sambal in West Java. Steamed Kecombrang also often used as part of pecel in Banyumas. In Pekalongan, kecombrang who used a mixture of finely sliced megana making, a kind of ointment made from young jackfruit. In Malaysia and Singapore, kecombrang an important element in cooking laksa.In Tanah Karo, young fruit honje called cekala acid. Flower buds and the "pod" it becomes an essential part of the vegetable acids Karo; also a fishy odor reducer when cooking fish. Batak cuisine is popular, Arsik carp, also use this cekala acid. In Palabuhanratu, fruit and the inside of the top honje often used as a mixture of fish sauce to enjoy the grilled sea.Honje also be used as soap in two ways: pseudo honje rubbed directly into the body trunk and the face or the leaf midrib mememarkan honje to exit a fragrant foam that can be directly used as soap. Plants can also be used as a cure for diseases associated with the skin, including measles. [1]KecombrangProperty value per 100 g0 kJ 0 kcal PowerCarbohydrate4.4 g- Dietary fiber 1.2 g
Fat1.0 gProtein1.3 gWater91 gIron 4 mg32%Phosphorus 30 mg4%Potassium 541 mg12%| Calcium 32 mg3%Magnesium 27 mg7%Zinc 0.1 mg1%
From rimpangnya, Sundanese people get yellow dye. Leaf midrib which coalesce into pseudo stem, in the past also used as plaiting materials; ie after being processed through drying and soaking a few times over the past few days. Pseudo-stem is also the basic ingredient of paper is good enough