Zobo

Zoɓo, wanda ake kira da (Hibiscus sabdariffa) a harshen kimiyya, wata shuka ce daga cikin shukoki dangin Malvaceae wadda aka fi amfani da furenta wajen yin abin sha. Ana kuma kiran ta da roselle, red sorrel ko karkadé a wasu ƙasashe. A Najeriya da wasu ƙasashen Afirka, musamman a yankunan da ake da yanayi mai zafi, zoɓo ya zama ɗaya daga cikin muhimman amfanin gona da ke da amfani wajen abinci, lafiya, da tattalin arziki.

Asali da yaɗuwar zoɓo

Zoɓo ya samo asali ne daga yankin Afirka ta Tsakiya, musamman a ƙasashen Sudan, Chadi da Mali, inda ake noman shi tun shekaru da yawa. A hankali kuma shukar ta cigaba da yaɗuwa zuwa ƙasashen arewacin Afirka, Asiya, har ma da yankunan Caribbean. Zoɓo ya zama gama-gari a wurare da dama a duniya, ciki har da Ghana, Senegal, Sudan, India, Thailand, da Mexico.

A Najeriya, ana samun shi sosai a jihohin da ke da yanayi mai ɗumi kamar Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Bauchi, da Borno. Ana noman shi a matsayin cash crop, wato amfanin gonar da ake fitarwa zuwa ƙasashen waje, musamman saboda amfanin don sarrafawa a masana’antu.

Siffofin shukar zoɓo

Zoɓo shuka ce mai ɗan kauri, tana da rassan da suka watsu gefe da gefe. Zoɓo yana girma ne a ƙasa mai kyau wadda ba ta riƙe ruwa da yawa ba, kuma yana buƙatar hasken rana mai yawa. Yana kuma girma cikin yanayin zafi mai kaiwa daga 25°C zuwa 35°C, inda shukar ke kai tsayin kimanin mita 1 zuwa 2.

• Ganyensa: suna da sassa uku zuwa biyar, masu launin kore mai haske.
• Furanni: Furen yana da fadin kusan 8 cm zuwa 10 cm, petal ɗinsa na iya kasancewa fari ko rawaya tare da tabo ja a tsakiyar petal.
• Calyx: bayan furen ya bushe, ana samun wani ɓangare mai launin ja mai ɗan ɗanƙo wanda ake kira calyx, shi ne ake tattarawa domin yin jikawa a sha. Ana shuka zoɓo ta hanyar iri, kuma bayan wata shida zuwa bakwai, calyx ya ke girma sosai har ya dace da girbi.

Hanyoyin noma da girbi

• A yawancin lokuta, ana shuka zobo a lokacin damina. Irinsa ya kan tsiro cikin kwanaki 5 zuwa 7, sannan ya ci gaba da girma har zuwa lokacin da fure ya fara fitowa.
• Bayan furen ya bushe, ana cire calyx ɗin da hannu ko da ƙaramar wuƙa. Bayan an cire, sai a busar da shi a inuwa ko a ɗakin bushewa, domin riƙe launin ja da kuma ƙamshinsa.
• Ana iya adana calyx ɗin da aka busar a cikin buhu mai iska, ko a sarrafa shi zuwa gari domin a yi amfani da shi a gida ko masana’antu.

Muhimmancin zoɓo

Abinci da abin sha

Babban amfanin zoɓo shi ne wajen yin abin sha mai sanyi da kuma shayi. Ana tafasa furensa a ruwa, a tace, sannan a ƙara kayan ƙamshi kamar citta, kanunfari, zabibi ko lemun tsami. Haka nan ana amfani da shi wajen yin jams, jeli, lemun zaƙi, da kayan marmari da kuma miya a wasu al’adu. A ƙasashen kamar Masar, Sudan, da Saudiyya, ana shan zoɓo a lokutan bukukuwa da azumi saboda tasirinsa mai sanyaya jiki da rage ƙishirwa.

Zobo a matsayin magani

Zoɓo na ɗaya daga cikin tsirran da ke da matuƙar amfani ga lafiya. Don kuwa yana taimaka wa jikin ɗan Adam ta hanyoyi da dama, musamman wajen:

• Ƙarfafa garkuwar jiki: Ƙarfafa garkuwar jiki domin yaƙar cututtuka, da kuma rage lalacewar ƙwayoyin halittar ta hanyar sinadaran antioxidants kamar anthocyanins da phenolic compounds. Zoɓo yana hana tsufa da wuri, da kuma yaƙar cututtuka masu matuƙar illa ga rayuwa, irin su ciwon zuciya, ciwon daji, da dai sauransu.
• Rage hawan jini: Wasu bincike sun nuna cewa shan zoɓo zai iya taimakawa wajen rage hawan jini saboda yana da tasiri a kan jijiyoyi da motsa ruwa a jiki.
• Inganta lafiyar hanta: A nazarin da wasu masana kimiyya suka yi, sun gano cewar ana samun kariya daga cutar hanta idan ana amfani da zoɓo.
• Rage ƙiba da narkewar abinci: Zoɓo na taimakawa wajen narkar da abinci da rage kitse a jiki.
• Rage kumburi: Zobo na ɗauke da sinadaran da ke hana yaɗuwar ƙwayoyin cuta da kuma rage kumburi (anti-inflammatory).

Tasirin zobo ga tattalin arziki

Zobo na taka muhimmiyar rawa a fannin tattalin arzikin ƙasa, musamman a yankunan arewacin Najeriya. Ana fitar da dubban ton na zoɓo zuwa ƙasashen waje kamar Saudiyya, Sudan, Mexico, da Jamus. Mata da matasa da dama suna samun aikin yi ta hanyar sana’ar sayar da zoɓo. A kasuwannin Kano, Katsina, da Kaduna, kasuwancin zoɓo na samar da miliyoyin naira a duk shekara.

Haka kuma, zoɓo na taimakawa wajen bunƙasa ƙananan masana’antu a cikin gida. A wani nazarin da masana tattalin arziki suka yi, sun fahimci cewa Najeriya na iya zama babbar mai fitar da zoɓo a duniya idan har aka inganta hanyoyin noma, sarrafawa, da ajiya.

• Tasirin zoɓo a al’adu

Zobo ya zama wani ɓangare na al’adun Hausawa da wasu ƙabilu a Najeriya. Ana yawan shan sa a bukukuwa kamar biki, suna, da sallar Idi. A wasu wurare kuma, ana amfani da shi wajen maraba da baƙi, saboda yana saka nishaɗi da nuna karamci.

Illolin zoɓo

• Yawan amfani da zoɓo fiye da ƙima zai iya tasirantuwa ga ƙoda (kidney), tare da haifar mata da illa.
• Mata masu ciki (watanni ukun farko), ana shawartar su yi hankali ko guje wa zoɓo, domin akwai masaniyar zai iya tasiri ga ƙwayoyin hormones tare da haifar da matsala.
• Idan mutum yana amfani da magunguna na hawan jini ko wasu magungunan da ke hulɗa da jini, yana da kyau a tuntubi likita kafin a fara amfani da zoɓo, saboda zoɓo na rage fa’idar wasu magungunan idan ana amfani da su a tare.

Sinadaran da zoɓo ya ƙunsa

• Calyces suna ɗauke da sinadaran anthocyanins, flavonoids, acids kamar citric acid, malic acid, da phenolic compounds.
• Haka kuma yana ƙunshe da minerals kamar potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, da dai sauransu.
• Yana ɗauke da bitamin C da bitamin B1 da B2.
• A cikin wani bincike da wasu masana suka yi, an sami sinadarai kamar, ash, fibre, protein, carbohydrates da sauransu a cikin zoɓo.

Sarrafa zoɓo a masana’antu

• A masana’antu, ana busar da furen zoɓo a wurare masu tsafta, sannan a niƙa shi zuwa gari domin a samar da kayayyakin zoɓo ko hibiscus tea.
• Ana kuma amfani da sinadaransa wajen haɗa kayan marmari, kayan kwalliya, da man gyaran gashi saboda tasirinsa ga fata da gashi.
• A wasu ƙasashe, ana amfani da sinadarin hibiscus wajen yin man shafawa masu rage tabo a fata da rage kumburi.

Manazarta

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