Multipurpose plants are plants that all parts can be used to meet daily needs. For example, as food and medicine. The part that is used starts from the roots, stems, fruits, and leaves.
In Indonesia, there are quite a number of versatile plants, some of which you can plant on your own home page. Now, you can plant some of these versatile plant seeds and save considerable money on shopping.
Papaya plants, the parts of the fruit can be eaten and are useful for digestion, the taste is sweet. Young papaya can also be made into delicious dishes. Meanwhile, the leaves of papaya plants can be used as cooking ingredients and become drugs ranging from acne remover, high blood pressure, dengue fever, to appetite enhancer.
Cassava meat is easily found in the form of fried foods, chips, tapai, getuk, steamed, stew, and various other traditional snacks. In fact, in a number of regions, people use cassava meat to substitute rice or carbohydrate sources.
In addition to the meat, you can use the leaves of cassava seedlings as ingredients. You can find dishes from cassava leaves in the Padang restaurant. Parts of the stem can be used again as plant seeds.
This one plant has no leaves, only stems. However, the stem has a thick and edible texture. The meat of the aloe vera plant that has been processed by boiling is believed to have benefits for health and beauty.