Although it can also be used as a specific food ingredient, arrowroot flour or arrowroot starch (angkrik flour) is currently quite popular among the Indonesian people as one of the natural remedies that can be relied upon to reduce pain in stomach ulcers and excess stomach acid.
In fact, ulcer disease and stomach acid are types of diseases that attack the human digestive system which are most commonly suffered by almost all ages today from teenagers, adults, to people who are elderly or elderly.
Along with the development of increasingly advanced times like today, to get arrowroot flour does not have to be made by yourself, but simply by buying it online at a price that is quite cheap and affordable.
Meaning of arrowroot flour
Arrowroot flour or arrowroot starch or what is widely referred to by the public as arrowroot starch is flour made from the main ingredient of the arrowroot type plant which has the Latin name Maranta aruncinacea.
Arrowroot flour contains various nutrients that are good for the health of the body such as folic acid, B vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and others. And this flour is one type of flour that does not contain gluten (gluten gree), unlike wheat flour which actually has a high gluten protein content.
In raw texture and when it is cooked or in a ready-to-eat condition, the difference between arrowroot flour and sago flour and also tapioca flour or starch made from cassava starch can be said to be slight and indeed very similar.
Benefits of Garut Starch
Citing articles on Wikipedia Indonesia, arrowroot has always had benefits and uses as one of the good foods to be consumed by people who are sick or recovering from illness because of its soft texture and easily digested by the stomach and intestines.
And it can also be mixed with water or milk and then given and consumed to treat poisoning and diarrhea. So do not be surprised if until now this flour is very popular in the community to relieve ulcer disease and stomach acid.
In addition, arrowroot starch can also be used for industrial needs such as in paper, cardboard, pillow, and wallboard factories. Also, arrowroot starch can also be used as a base for making baby and adult powders, wood or paper glue, and organic soaps.
Not only that, it turns out that the results of processing or dregs from making this flour can also be used as animal feed and also organic fertilizer.
Recipe for how to process arrowroot flour for stomach acid
One of the processed foods derived from arrowroot starch or arrowroot starch is arrowroot porridge or arrowroot jenang, and this porridge is consumed by many people, especially for those who are experiencing gastric disorders such as ulcer disease or stomach acid.
Garut Porridge Recipe / Garut Jenang
• Necessary materials:
• 450 ml Water
• 100 gr brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Dissolved Flour / arrowroot flour (dissolve with 50 ml of water)
• Coconut milk sauce:
• 250 ml of coconut milk (I use 1 pack of kara + water)
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla
For those of you who want to consume arrowroot porridge as an herbal remedy for heartburn or stomach acid, you can just make it according to the recipe above but don’t need to use coconut milk and also without sugar or brown sugar.
And as a substitute that functions as a natural sweetener that is healthier, you can use pure honey which is far more beneficial for health that can be added after the porridge is cooked and when it is going to be eaten.
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