Based on the classification of taksonominya, including spinach kingdom Plantae, subkingdom Tracheobionta, plant taxonomy class, subclass Caryophyllidae, ordo Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, super Division Spermatophyta, division Magnoliophyta, genus Alternanthera brasiliana species, Alternanthera.
Benefits of spinach is so diverse. Traditionally, since the days of yore, people have known the benefits of spinach to make vegetable, salad, and cure various ailments. Among other things as a galactagogue or launched the production of breast milk (BREAST MILK). Other benefits of spinach is to abort the fetus or penginduksi abortion (abortifacient), as a cholagogue (agents that stimulate or stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder to launch and stimulates the formation of bile flow into the intestine), febrifuge (a-medication for lowering or reliever fever, also known as antipyretic).
Benefits of spinach is also good for indigestion (indigestion), overcoming diarrhea, dysentery, various complaints after delivery (post Christmas), as well as blurred eyesight, sharp and overcoming nyctalopia. The effects of diuretic (deciduous pissing) is also a benefit of spinach. Extract ether from spinach antiulcer drugs as beneficial, i.e. prevent peptic ulcers or ulcer. Boiled spinach extracts in the form of decoction, useful for treating premenstrual syndrome (a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae). Spinach helps lower the risk of uterine cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, and prostate cancer. Spinach is also potent against hypertension, preventing diabetes, prevent bone loss (osteoporosis), preventing the less blood (anemia).
Phytochemical analysis results managed to uncover the benefits of spinach from a variety of nutritional content, such as: energy (73 kcal), fiber (2, 8 g/100 g), mineral (2, 5 g/100 g), calcium (510mg/100 g), niacin (1, 2 mg of elemental/100 g), iron (16, 7mg/100 g), phosphorus (60mg/100 g), vitamin C (17mg/100 g), protein (5 g/100 g), fat (0, 7 g/100 g), carbohydrates (11, 6 g/100 g), riboflavin (0.14 mg/100 g), beta-carotene (1926: g/100 g), beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, aliphatic ester tersaturasi.
In addition, spinach contains various elements of minerals and trace elements, for example: Cr, Co, Ni, Br, Rb, Sr, Cd, Sn, Sb, P, S, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Sr, Pb, Cl, Ti, and Ba. Six kinds of flavonoids, which are identified in the spinach spinach growing benefits make no doubt about it.
Flavonoids are:
kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside,
kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside-7-O-a-Lrhamnopyranoside,
quercetin 3-O-robinobioside,
kaempferol 3-O-robinobioside.
quercetin 3-O-robinobioside-7-O-Alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside or clovin,
kaempferol 3-O-robinobioside-7-O-Alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside or robinin,
