Abstract :
Matoa is one of the plants from Papua. Matoa is classified as a plant that is
easy to breed, matoa can grow well in the highlands and also in the dry lowlands,
with the flowering time of July - August and bear fruit in November-February.
the author uses matoa leaves rather than other leaves in making tea because
matoa leaves are easy to get compared to the fruit, besides matoa leaves have
many health benefits such as treating kidney stones, treating gallstones,
minimizing the risk of sugar disease, and treating hypertension.
Whereas matoa has benefits that increase stamina, prevent coronary heart
disease, a source of natural antioxidants, good for skin health, and digestion.
For that, I will do research and how to make tea from matoa leaves.
For materials that the author uses for making tea, the ingredients used are
matoa leaves, and for the tools used are using nyiru, scales, and packaging.
For the manufacturing process, the matoa leaves are dried using flat basket, then
crushed and mixed with dried jasmine, then put in packaging.
Many people who do not know the benefits of matoa leaves, matoa leaves
themselves have nutrients, namely phytochemical compounds, flavonoids,
antioxidants, free radicals, antioxidant mechanisms, the extraction of active
compounds.
Matoa leaves also have benefits to cure diseases, treating kidney stones,
treating gallstones, minimizing the risk of sugar disease, and treating
hypertension.
Over all with the products that researchers make, it is useful to facilitate people
in consuming matoa leaves in touch with tea without reducing the benefits and
levels of nutrients contained in the matoa leaves.