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The porang plant, or in Latin called Amorphophallus muelleri, is a herbaceous plant that can produce tubers. The porang plant contains nutrients that are very good for health, making it widely sought after everywhere.

The porang plant itself has actually been found in Indonesia since the Japanese colonial era. At that time, porang plants were widely used as food and industrial ingredients. This plant, which is usually referred to as iles-iles, can grow up to 1.5 meters high. Porang plants can also grow on any type of soil.

Benefits of Porang Plants

The porang plant has many benefits. This plant contains high levels of fiber, calcium, vitamins, protein, minerals, fats and carbohydrates. It is not surprising that the porang plant is widely used as a raw material for food, including cakes, rice, noodles and tofu products. Not only that, the porang plant is also widely used in making cosmetics and paper reinforcement. For more details, here are some of the benefits of the porang plant.

1. Diet Food

The porang plant is an alternative diet food. This plant contains high fiber so it can keep you full longer. Not only that, the porang plant also contains glucomannan which functions as a natural thickener. Quoting the Healthline website, the glucomannan content in the porang plant can reduce weight because it can reduce calorie intake into the body. It doesn't stop there, this herbal plant can help smooth the digestive system, so that the stomach still feels light. For those of you who want to diet with porang plants, keep supplementing with the intake of other vitamins and minerals, OK?

2. Controls Blood Sugar

According to Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, another benefit of the porang plant is to control blood sugar, especially for diabetes sufferers. The glucomannan contained in the porang plant can help suppress the production of the hormone ghrelin which causes feelings of hunger. As a result, appetite is maintained and carbohydrate absorption is maximized. This is what keeps blood sugar levels stable. Not only that, research quoted in the Care Journal also shows that the porang plant can reduce glucose levels and fat profiles in diabetes mellitus sufferers.

3. Lowers Cholesterol

The porang plant can also help lower cholesterol. Glucomannan can increase the amount of cholesterol excreted in feces. As a result, cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. According to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition website, the porang plant has been proven to be able to reduce total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL levels. The porang plant will not affect good cholesterol or HDL levels in the body.

4. Overcoming constipation

Another benefit of the porang plant is to treat constipation. Research shows that people who experience constipation will heal themselves after regularly consuming porang plants for 10 days. Even so, the porang plant must be processed properly before it can be consumed. The porang plant contains bitter calcium oxalate and can make the body itchy if not processed properly.

5. Reduces the risk of cancer

The porang plant can also reduce the risk of cancer, you know. The porang plant that has been processed into konyaku flour has the property of preventing lung cancer and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells in the body.

How to Cultivate Porang Plants

Currently, porang plants are mostly found in forests and are not widely used as cultivated plants. In Indonesia, porang plants are usually cultivated in the Pasuruan, Madiun, Maros, Wonogiri and Bandung areas. To be able to cultivate porang plants, here are several ways you can do it.

1. Prepare soil that is loose and not waterlogged.
2. Prepare soil that has a pH of 6-7. This soil will make the porang plant grow sideways and become big.
3. Use soil with a high sand content, with a density percentage of at least 40%.
4. Don't forget to provide support plants so that the porang plant can grow, such as mahogany, teak or sono.

Planting the porang plant itself can be done generatively and vegetatively. Read the following explanation.

1. Generative Cultivation of Porang Plants

To cultivate porang plants generatively, you need to do a nursery first. This nursery is usually carried out using special polybags. You can get porang plant seeds from the flowers of this plant which grow in about 4 years. 1 plant can produce up to 250 seeds. Before planting the seeds, don't forget to sow them first.

2. Vegetative Cultivation of Porang Plants

For the vegetative cultivation method, you can directly use tubers or frogs. The frog itself is the part of the stalk at the base of the leaf which is blackish brown in color. Save the frog until the rainy season comes and plant it in the prepared land. Those are some things about the porang plant, starting from the definition, characteristics, price, to how to cultivate it. It is predicted that the porang plant will become one of Indonesia's export commodities because of its benefits and easy way to care for it. So, are you interested in growing your own porang plants?

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