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]ambu Air, Si Cantik Berjuta K h a s i a t
S IA P A s ih y a n g tid a k ta h u d e n g a ? b u a h y a n g s a tu in i? B a g i s e b a g ra n o ra n g p a s ti s u d a h p e rn a h
m em akan
b u a h in i. B u a h in i
m e ru p a k a n
te ru ta m a


buah

a s li d a ri A s ia

M a la y a d a n m e m ilik i

b e rb a g a i je n is m a c a m . Ia rn b u a ir
in i m e m ilik i b a n y a k w a rn a m u b '
y a n g b e rw a rn a p u tih , h ija u ,

mu--

ra h m u d a , d a n m e ra h tu a . B u a h
J a rn b u a ir ju g a tid a k h a n y a s e k e -

b u -ja m b u a n a ta u M y rta c e a c e y a n g
b e ra s a l d a ri A s ia T e n g g a ra .
n e g a ra -n e g a ra la in ,
ja m b u in i d ik e n a l
sebagai


Di

a ta u b e ll
(E n g lis h ),

ja m b u
ja m b u

a ir a ta u
a ir m a w a r

g a n g s in g , p a n ja n g
a n ta ra 3 -5 c m , m a s ih m u d a b e rw a rn a

O le h :

w a te r

a p p le

fru it

( s u p e r u s ) d u d u k d i a ta s d a s a r b u n g a .
B u a h n y a b e rb e n tu k lo n c e n g a ta u

h ija u k e k u n in g a n
d a n m e m e ra h

se-

te la h tu a , s e te la h
dew asa

(In d o n e s ia , M a la y s ia ), ta m b is (P h i-

b ia s a n y a

m engandung ban y a k a ir, d a g in g
b u a h b e rw a m a p u tih d e n g a n K u -


u n tu k ru ja k d a n a s in a n .
T e ta p i a p a k a h a n d a ta h u b a h w a
b u a h y a n g s a tu in i te rn y a ta ju g a
m em punyai banyak kandungan
y a n g b e m a n fa a t b a g i k e s e h a ta n
m a u p u n k e c a n tik a n . K a n d u n g a n
k im ia y a n g p e n tin g d a ri ja m b u
a ir a d a la h g u la d a n v ita m in C . A ir
yang

d ik a n d u n g

pada

d a g irig

ja m b u a ir c u k u p b a n y a k s e h in g ga m am pu
m e m b a n tu
tu b u h
d a ri k e k u ra n g a n c a ira n . C a ira n


d a r m a n is m e n y e g a rk a n , te ta p i
m e m i l i k ik e r a g a m a n d a l a m p e n a m p ila n .
.

lip in a ), m a c h o m p h u -p a (T h a ila n d )
d a n la in -la in .

J a .~ b u a i r a t a u b u a h y a n g mer n i l i k in a m a i 1 m i a h E u g e n i a a q u e a

b e r u p a p e r d u , dengan tinggi 3-10
m . S e rin g d e n g a n b a ta n g b e n g k a k -

P ada buah dew asa kadang kadang
m a s ih b e rle k a tta n g k a i s a rin y a y a n g

/ Syzygium aqueum i n i m e r u p a -

b e n g k o k d a n b e rc a b a n g m u la i
d a r i p a n g k a lp o h o n , k a d a n g -k a d a n g


s u a d a h m a ti d a n b e rw a rn a c o k la t.
S e rta b iji b e rb e n tu k g in ja l, d ia m e -

gem angnya m encapai 50 cm . M em ilik i a k a r d e n g a n s is te m p e ra k a -

te r ± 1 ,5 e r n , p u tih k e c o k la ta n ,
d e n g a n s e la p u t p u tih s e b a g a i k u lit .

ra n tu n g g a n g d a n b e rw a rn a

b ijin y a . T e rd a p a t s e k a t s e k a t y a n g
m e rn is a h k a n b iji s a tu d e n g a y a n g
la in n y a , m e ru p a k a n d e riv a te d a ri

v ita m in C in i m e m p u n y a i p e ra n a n

e n d o k a rp iu m

p e n tin g u n tu k m e la n c a rk a n


k a n tu m b u h a n

d a la m s u k u ja m -

T u m b u h a n ja m b u a iru m u m n y a

c o k J a ta n . B a ta n g n y a
b a ta n g

ke-

te rm a s u k

b e r k a y u (lig n o s u s l,

k e ra s,

k u a t d a n K a sa r, b e rw a rn a c o k Ja t

lit b u a h m e ra h , te rm a s u k b u a h
s e ja ti tu n g g a l b e rd a g in g ( c o r n o s u s ) .

y a n g b e rs e ra b u t.

m u d a b e rb e rc a k c o k la t D a u n tu n g -

Ia rn b u a ir b e ra s a l d a ri d a e ra h

g a l, te rs e b a r, b e n tu k d a s a r d a u n

In d o C in a d a n In d o n e s ia , te rs e b a r
k e M a la y s ia d a n p u la u -p u la u d i
P a s ifik . A s a l u s u l p o h o n b u a h in i

lo n jo n g , te p ln n y a ra ta , u ju n g tu m p u l, p a n g k a l m e m b u la t d a n k a d a n g
p a n g k a l d a u n m e m e lu k b a ta n g ,
p a n ja n g a n ta ra 1 5 -2 0 c m , le b a r
a n t a r a 5 - 7 c m , p e r t u l a n g a n men y i r i p ,w a r n a h i j a u . T e r m a s u k d a u n

tid a k

d ik e ta h u i

dengan

p a s ti,

nam un
d ip e rk ira k a n
b e ra sa l
d a ri w ila y a h A s ia T e n g g a ra . S e ja k

t a k l e n g k a p ,h a n y a t e r d i r i a t a s t a n g -

d a h u lu ta n a m a n in i te la h d ip e lih a ra se b a g a i p o h o n b u a h -b u a h a n

k a i d a u n ( p e tio lu s ) d a n h e la ia n d a u n
s a ja ( la m in a ) . D e n g a n b u n g a m a je m u k b e rb e n tu k k a ra n g , d i k e tia k

d i k a w a s a n in i, m u la i d a ri w ila y a h In d o c in a h in g g a k e b a g ia n
tim u r N u s a n ta ra .

d a u n , k e lo p a k b e n tu k c o ro n g u ju n g

B u a h in i b ia s a n y a d im a k a n s e -

b e rto re h ,

b e rw a rn a

tid a k d i-

k e lu a rk a n
z a t te rs e b u t
dapat
m e n ja d i b a tu g in ja l. K e m u d ia n
k a n d u n g a n V ita m in C y a n g b e rfu n g s i s e b a g a i a n tio k s id a n d a n
b e rtu g a s m e m p e rb a ik i s e l tu b u h
y a n g ru s a k s e p e rti k u lit. U n tu k
m a s a la h

p e ra w a ta n

k e c a n tik a n ,
pe-

re d a ra n d a ra h . K a lo k e b u tu h a n
tu b u h a k a n v ita m in C te rc u k u p i,
k u lit a k a n

te rlih a t

le b ih

se g a r.

V ita m in C b is a m e ra n g s a n g tu m b u h n y a k o la g e n k u lit d a n m e n ;
ja g a n y a .
S e la in k e d u a z a t te rs e b u t, ja m b u a ir ju g a rn e m p u n y a i k a n d u n g a n la in y a n g tid a k k a la h b e rm a n fa a t y a itu tin g g i a k a n k a n d u n g a n
v ita m in A d a n s e ra t s e rta m in e ra l
y a n g sa n g a t b a n y a k , d a ri a sa m
s u lfu ric , a s a m s itra t, p ro te in , m a n -

g a r a ta u d ib u a t p u re e , s iro p , je li,

± 3 ,5

ja m d a n b e n tu k a w e ta n la in n y a .
S e l a i n s e b a g a i " b u a h meja'' j a m b u a ir ju g a te la h m e n ja d i s a n ta p a n

d a n fo s fo r. K a n d u n g a n V ita m in
A d is in i d a p a t m e n in g k a tk a n

c a n g g ih d e n g a n d ib u a t s a la d a d a n
B u a h ja m b u a irm a -

im u n ita s a ta u s is te m k e k e b a la n
tu b u h , m e n ja g a k e s e h a ta n m a -

s a k y a n g m a n is ra s a n y a , s e la in
d is a jik a n s e b a g a i b u a h m e ja ju g a

ta d a n m e n a m b a h
d a r a h p u t i h .( * )

c m , b e n a n g s a ri b a n y a k (te rd a p a t
le b ih d a ri 2 0 b e n a n g s a ri), w a rn a
p u tih , p u tik ± 5 c m , h ija u p u c a t,
m a h k o ta b e n tu k k u k u , lic in p u tih
k e k u n in g a n . T e rm a s u k b u n g a le n -

Kllplng

g in ja l d a ri U re a d a n

a s a m u rin e , k a re n a jik a

h ija u k e k u -

n in g a n , b e n a n g s a ri p a n ja n g

gkap. B akal buah

te rs e b u t a k a n b e rg u n a u n u k m e m b e rs ih k a n

m enum pang

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fr u itc o c ta il.

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