Healing from Anatolia: It heals ulcers, lowers glucose levels, regulates kidney functions!

by Abbas Jahangir · August 17, 2022

Light herb, also known as Uçkun, is a plant collected from the mountains in Anatolia. Uçkun; The banana of the East is also known as the mountain banana. It is not only known by names such as rhubarb, uskun, highland banana, and locally eskin.It is good for wounds and is used in pharmacological research. Another important benefit is that it is an antioxidant and anticarcinogen. Another important aspect of the balanced consumption of this healing that comes from Anatolia is that it is good for stomach ulcers, lowers glucose levels and helps to regulate kidney functions.

Flygrass is a plant that grows spontaneously in Anatolia, especially collected from the mountains of Erzurum. Many of you may have heard the name, but this herb is known as the banana of the East and is also known as the mountain banana in Anatolia. The most important reason for the banana analogy is that it eats it peeled. The taste is slightly sour. It has similar properties to kiwi. Uçkun; It is not only known by names such as rhubarb, irgin, highland banana, and locally eskin.

Among the medicinal plants known to be good for wounds, light herb; It is distributed in temperate and subtropical regions of Southwest Asia such as Turkey, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. light; The only rhubarb (Rheum) species growing wild in Turkey.

WHERE DOES UÇKUN GROW?

Lightgrass, which is from the sorrel family, grows in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1000-4000 meters. It blooms yellowish-white in May-June. It is a herbaceous revent species, usually 40-150 cm tall. It is collected from the mountains and plateaus by the villagers in the end of April, May and the first half of June; especially in Eastern Anatolian cities such as Elazig, Erzincan, Gaziantep, Tunceli, Hakkari and Van, it is sold in bundles by people known as “Isginci” or “Iskinci”.

The young shoots of the edible part of rhubarb, which is also known as the banana of the East, has a slightly sour taste. The yellowish and whitish flowering parts are not consumed. These leaves are not evaluated, as their leaves are also considered poisonous.

After peeling like a banana, the bush is usually eaten raw. Its taste is slightly sour and has a taste close to kiwi.

SO WHY CONSUMPT THIS WEED?

Nutrition and Diet Specialist Zehra Bora Kara states that scientific studies on light herb indicate that this medicinal herb from Anatolia may have beneficial effects on our health. According to Kara’s statements, the nutritional values and benefits of light herb are as follows:

RAIN WEED

It contains protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, potassium, magnesium and calcium.
Light herb, which is one of the plants that is a natural source of antioxidants, also has anticarcinogenic properties.
According to an animal study, positive effects were observed on blood glucose and kidney functions in diabetic female rats using light herb.
In addition, since it has a low glycemic index, it can be consumed as a snack by individuals with insulin resistance or diabetes.
It is observed in recent studies that it is recommended in the treatment of stomach ulcers and relieves the stomach.

While the name of ulcer is mentioned, ray is also used with its properties that are good for wounds. It is beneficial to relieve pain caused by problems such as hemorrhoids or anal fissures. Light is also used to treat herpes. It is known to be good for digestive complaints such as constipation, heartburn, stomach pain. In addition, moderate consumption of patients with gum problems also helps treatment.

HOW TO CONSUME UCKU NUT?

flygrass; It is also known by names such as iskin, rhubarb, irgin, highland banana.
The young shoots of the edible part of rhubarb, which is also known as the banana of the East, has a slightly sour taste.
The yellowish and whitish flowering parts are not consumed.
These leaves are not evaluated, as their leaves are also considered poisonous.
Işgın is used as ice cream in Hakkari. Hakkari people know it as “uskunlu ice cream” or “fuck ice cream”.
Pickles are made in Bitlis Adilcevaz.
It is considered as a vegetable in Tunceli, Bitlis and Erzurum and is consumed by cooking.
The egg with light has a place in the Elazig cuisine. At the same time, a dish called “sour light” is made.
Special tastes of Van cuisine with roasted uhgun sour or esgili meal.

IN WHICH DISHES CAN YOU USE FLOATING FLOWER?

You can use eucalyptus in your salads and meals, and you can use it in your omelets.

In Erzurum, the flax is peeled, dipped in salt and eaten raw. You can think of it like the celery stalk we eat with yoghurt dip.
In some regions of our country, it is consumed by cooking it with names such as light egg or oven light.
You can start from recipes such as herbed omelette, leek omelette to cook herb.