Herbal Medicinal Plants | Kencur/ Greater galingale herb

Kencur/ greater galingale herb (Kaempferia galangal) including to plants tribes of Zingiberaceae, and is often used as a culinary spice, beside as a raw materials of jamu "Jamu Beras Kencur" (Indonesian traditional Herbal) that has benefit to refresh and health the body. Kencur plants have a short stalk, the leaves a bit wide, and a purple flowers. Kencur content of volatile (atsiri) oil (borneol, camphor, cineol, etilalcohol).

Kencur/ greater galingale herb have the property as a sputum shedding (expectorant), or clear the throat, the mucus that clog the nose, to the body, helps remove gas from the stomach, and to clear the voice.

Kencur also often used for medicinal bruise, sprain, stiff, stiff and swollen.

Further development of the show, kencur also can be used to cure asthma, rheumatism, cold, and cough. various laboratory reveal tests, kencur rhizome contain of starch (4.14%), minerals (13.73%), and volatile oil (atsiri) (0.02%) sineol form, kanil, metil acid and Penta dekaan, sinamik acid, ethyl aster, borneol , kamfene, paraeumarin, anisic acid, alkaloid, and Gom.

Here are some recipes using kencur as a herbal treatment for various purposes:

Herbal remedies for Asthma

Take three rhizomes of kencur/ greater galingale herb that are still fresh, about 30 grams. Once washed clean, then shredded and pressed. Kencur water is then mixed with two-tablespoon of honey and a locally grown chicken egg. Shake ingredients are then let it briefly, and drink it.

Herbal remedies for fatigue

Take one rhizome of kencur which is still fresh and quite large. Roughly sliced. Take one spoon of rice flour that has been soaked in water about 1 hour, and one-piece palm sugar or coconut sugar, and one finger joint tamarind. All materials and then be added with a glass (250 cc) of hot water, blender it, and then being filtered. Drink the ingredient. For maximum results, do three times a day.

Herbal remedies for rheumatism

One ounce of kencur / greater galingale herb, 1 / 2 ounce kedawung seeds, and 1 / 2 ounce of ginger (diced), and 1 ounce of rice powder. All material boiled with two glasses of water to stay a glass. Once appointed, wait until hot, then filtered. Add lemon and one-teaspoon of honey. Drink this concoction twice a day, each half a glass.

Herbal remedies for cold

To treat a cold, a thumbs of kencur / greater galingale herb rhizome, peeled finely, and eaten with salt as much as needed. Then drink one glass of warm freshwater water. This can be done two times a day.

Herbal remedies for smoothen the menstruation

Prepare two thumb of kencur rhyzome, one sheet of trengguli leaf, one sheet of old clove fruit seeds, and adas pulawaras as much as needed. Kencur / greater galingale herb is chopped, then mixed with other materials. Boil in three glasses of water and boil until only two glasses. Filter and drink twice a day, each a glass.

Herbal remedies for diarrhea

Two thumbs of kencur rhizome being shredded, add salt as much as needed. press and filter it, then apply to the stomach as a powder.

Herbal remedies for water bug

Take a kencur rhizome (large enough), then be split. rub in between the legs that is exposed by a water bug..

Herbal remedies for headache

Take 3 - 5 sheets of kencur leaf, pound it until smooth, and then apply (as a compress) to the forehead.

In fact many kencur / greater galingale herb property has not been revealed. A research conducted by the University of Airlangga, Surabaya, state the benefits of kencur as a natural sun screen. P-ethyl compound and metoksisinamat of kencur shows the activity as a sun screen, although less eligible because most are dissolved in the water and cause irritation. Read more any posts in the "Herbal Skin Care | Kencur / greater galingale herb as a Natural Sunscreen".

Herbal Medicinal Plants | Pea

Not less than seven types of minerals, eight kinds of vitamins, fiber and protein, in the pea.

Benefits

Pea is a healthful nutrition bone, through the womb of vitamin K1 to activate the osteocalcin, protein non kalogen most is in the bones. addition, vitamin K is also important instruments to prevent blood clotting.

Pea also rich of folat acid and vitamin B6. both help reduce the homosistein (harmful molecules that can prevent osteoporosis and trigger collagen).

Research shows, menopause women who were given folat acid supplements, The homosistein content is low. In addition to the bone, homosistein also cause ateroklerosis, which makes blood vessel damage. Folat acid and vitamin B6 also supports cardiovascular health.

Pea also help to cure symptoms of fatigue and help improve the system and the cells produce energy.

Pea contain of vitamin B1, B6, B2 and B3, essential for the metabolism of fat, protein, and carbohydrate. Fe needed to form blood cells and prevent anemia. While vitamin C help prevent free radicals.

Gynecology nutrition:

Vitamin K, C, A, mangan, folat acid, fiber, vitamin B1 (tiamin), B2 (riboflavin), b3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine), triptofan, phosphorus, protein, magnesium, fe.

Remember!

Pie contain of purin. On people with high gout or kidney stones, pea consumption should be limited.

Herbal Remedies to Cure Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus is one chronic metabolic aberration, which has a significant impact on someone's health. Diabetes is a condition mellitus concentration of glucose in the blood, the chronic value is higher than normal (hyperglycemia), the body due to lack of insulin or insulin function is disrupted.

Expert Researcher Main fields of central Biotechnology Research Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Dr. If. M. Ahkam Subroto, M.App.Sc, revealed that, until now, there is one new example of conventional anti-diabetes drug developed from herbal sources, namely biguanida metformin from Galega officinalis.

Clinical data, but many began to appear, supporting the indication for diabetes several other herbal. Efikasi security and the mechanism of herbals have been examined in clinical tests of 42 random and 16 random non-clinical testing.

some of these herbal actually have known and be used long enough Indonesia community. Pare among others, onion, garlic, ginseng and aloe vera. Some Indonesia herbal, which is currently being examined as diabetes drugs, especially because the activity of inhibitor-glukosidase. These herbs are: Belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi), Brotowali (Tinospora crispa), Sambung nyawa (Gynura procumbens), Pare (Momordica charantia), Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), Mahkota dewa (Phaleria macrocarpa L.), Salam leaf (Syzygium polyanthum [Wight.] Walp), Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.), Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus) and sukun (Anthocarpus communis)

Here, some examples of herbal remedies to cure hepatitis using herbal medicinal plants:

Pare (Momordica Charantia L.)

Take 200 grams pare fresh fruit, wash clean and then blender it. Add drinking water as much as needed, and press it with clean piece of cloth, gathered up as much as 50 ml (quarter cup), and drank.

Take 200 grams Pare fruit, wash cleanly, sliced thinly. Boiled with three glasses of clean water, until remaining to 1 glass. After a cold, filter it and drank.

Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus)

Fruit is difficult to be obtained in the form of fresh. This fruit is native fruit Papua (Irian Jaya island, Indonesia). Therefore, you can choose to use a red juice that has been produced. carefully selected, so that one does not buy the red juice false. Better, before buying, do consult with friends or more experts. Red fruit extract drink one spoonful a day.

Aloe Vera (Aloe vera L.)

Wash clean 2 ounces (56.70 grams) aloe vera that is still fresh. Discard prickly, and blender. Drinking aloe vera juice once a day. not too many, that does not interfere with the digestion.

Wash clean stem 2 aloe vera leaves, discard the prickly, cut into pieces, boiled with 3 glass of water, then filtered. Drink 3 times a day after meals, each half a glass.

Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

The consumption of garlic by add it into the vegetables sup / daily cuisine. One garlic a day, to be able to decrease the risk of hypertension as a complicating factor risk of diabetes.

Herbal Medicinal Plants | Waru Leaf

Waru tree is the type of trunked tropical trees are often grown in the coastal areas that are not waterlogged. waru leaves (Hibisci tiliaceus) contain of saponin, flafonoid, and polifenol. while the waru roots contain of saponin, flavonoid and tannin. This component is nutritious to cure various hair problems. Waru vegetation, especially useful to make healthy hair leaf. but usually waru herb leaves are mixed with some other material.

Waru leaves has benefit as an anti-inflammation herb, antitoxic, sputum and urine shedding. Waru roots nutritious to reduce fever and smoothen menstrual cycle.

Here are some examples of herbal ingredients using waru plants:

Herbal remedies for hair problems

Hair care

3 sheets of waru leaves
1 / 2 cups sesame oil
1 / 2 cups coconut oil
3 sheets urang-aring leaves
3 sheets salad leaves
3 pieces of palm plant leaves
2 grains of pecan
1 rosebud
7 jasmine bud

Boil two liters of water until boiling. Heat sesame oil and coconut oil until boiling. and enter into the pot with dual liter of water that has been previously boiled. enter the material, and let it for 15 minutes. After that lift, filtered and make cold. Apply this herbal concoction on the scalp until evenly, while massaged approximately 10 minutes. Do it before sleep the night.

the hair fall out

60 grams of aloe vera leaves the skin peeled.
30 grams of mangkokan leaves
30 grams waru young leaves.
50 grams of warm hazelnut oil

Refine all ingredients. Add warm hazelnut oil, poke to the average. Apply on the scalp and hair evenly. Let it for few minutes, and then rinse to clean.


Hair fertilizer

15 waru young leaves
1 cup water

Squeeze waru young leaves with 1 cup water to a jellylike. Press and then filtered using a clean cloth. Condenseded this fluid for one night. At the morning use this liquids to wet the hair and scalp. Cool head and the hair will grow fertile.

Herbal remedies for cough

Wash waru 10 pieces of fresh leaves, chopped as needed. Add 3 cup of water, then boiled until the remaining 3 / 4 part. After a cold, filter it. Drink this herbal ingredient 3 times a day, each 1 / 3 part. Before drinking, add honey as much as you like.

Other ways: 10 sheets of waru young leaf, clean up. Add sugar stone as big as quail eggs. Add 3 glasses of clean water, and boiled water until the remaining 3 / 4 part. After it getting cold, filter it. Drink the water 3 times a day, each 1 / 3 part.

Herbal remedies to cure pain when urinating, on children

Washing waru 5 pieces of fresh leaves, add the fennel and pulosari as much as needed. Then mill it until smooth. Use this dough as paste (tapel-java) that are placed on the bottom of the stomach.

Herbal remedies to cure ulcer

Wash 5 waru fresh leaves, mill until smooth. Add water and salt as much as needed until the dough becomes like porridge. Apply it surrounding the ulcer. And bandage with wound dressing. Change ingredients 2-3 times a day.

Compared with 10 years ago, the population of waru tree has been reduced. fortunately this plant does not need too much water, so that is relatively easy to be cultivated. The plant development is still limited to the product mix some shampoo. While the property for drugs has not been developed further.

Herbal Medicinal Plants | Potato

Since 16 century, the potato is rich in vitamin C. because the Spanish seamen carry stock of potatoes for a sail. The researchers at the Institute for Food Research has identified that potato kukoamines, component to lowering a high blood pressure.

A grilled potato contributes fiber approximately 12% of daily needs. There are many fibers in the skin of potatoes. If you want to take advantage of that fiber to lower cholesterol, prevent colon cancer and smooth digestion, eat potatoes with the skin.

Bowlful roast potatoes contain vitamin B6 approximately 21% of daily needs. Vitamin B6 nerperan in more than 100 enzymatic reactions. For example, to synthesize protein and amino acids. It is also essential to form new cells. Vitamin B6 also participate actively in the glycogen splitting that will be stored in muscle cells lever, so endurance is the key body. Vitamin B6 holding a number of important roles in nervous system activity and brain cells. for example in the production of serotonin (when shortages can trigger depression), melatonin (needed for sound sleep), epinephrine and nor epinephrine (hormones that help stress response), and GABA (for the normal function of the brain)

Vitamin B6 is also required for metilasi in preventing cancer, by, press and weaken the poisons that are in groups of metil, and encouraged out of the body. Metilasi is important in maintaining the health of the blood vessel of heart, with a gentle homosistein. Homosistein are a blood vessel walls destroyer, and cause atherosclerosis, and increase risk of heart attack and stroke.

Gynecology Nutrition:

Vitamin C and B6 (pyridoxine), potassium, mangan, triptofan, fiber, copper.

herbal medicinal plants | Soybean

The key of soybean advantage lies in the quality of the protein subtance, essential fatty acid levels, some vitamins and minerals, and isoflavon fiber. Soybean protein quality equal to the quality of animal protein. The benefits of soy protein is that its cholesterol substance is quite low. In addition, soybean also contains fe that is easily absorbed by the body.

Benefits

isoflavon components, especially genisteun, trimness help keep the body, because it impedes fat cells production.

Research conducted in the United States against 61 men, aged between 45-59 years, showed that soy protein isoflavon and evidently capable of lowering LDL level (bad cholesterol) and blood pressure. While HDL (good cholesterol) is increases. Thus the risk of heart disease and affected refinement of blood vessel can also be pressed.

In the women's menopause, estrogenic component (fitoestrogen) found in soy can also increase bone mass, prevent osteoporosis, so, keep the heart and prevent breast cancer.

Soybean another property that is to balance the blood sugar, prevent kidney disease associated with diabetes, make healthy digestion, ease constipation, preventing colon cancer and prostate cancer.

Nutrient contents:

Triptifa, mangan, protein, iron, phosphorus, fiber, fatty acid omega-3, magnesium, vitamin b2, potassium.

Remember!

People with kidney disorder or bladder stones should limit consumption of soy, because it contains oxalate. Oxalate can also disrupt absorption of calcium. Consumption of soybean should be done 2 - 3 hours before you drink calcium supplements. Goitrogeb in soybean may also trigger disturbances in people who have a problem with the tiroid gland.

Herbal Medicinal Plants | Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO)

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is recognized as the healthiest oil. In the book "The Coconut Oil Miracle" works of Bruce Fife, CN, ND, among others, explained that the VCO has several benefits, which are based on some scientific research. Among others, to become new weapons against coronary heart disease, naturally fight bacteria and viruses, lose weight, smoothen the skin, prevent various of degenerative diseases, including cancer, and improve the quality of health care.

According to DR. I. Winarno, MSi., Engineer technology Agriculture Industry IPB, the benefit of Virgin Coconut Oil can be explained scientifically. Fat molecules from VCO, especially oleat acid and linoleat acid, will replace trans fat vandal-fatty acid. That cause infectious diseases can be degenerated. In improving the body's metabolism, VCO working to health the body cells. While maintaining the body in a variety of infections from micro organisms (viruses, bacteria, parasites), laurat acid component of virgin coconut oil, modified by the body to be mono laurin compound, which functions as antioxidants.

Virgin coconut oil is also rich in vitamins A and E, which is important for skin and hair health. Approximately 80% fatty acid in VCO is a fatty acid short chains and the middle one, which it’s molecules are small, so that it can be directly absorbed by the body, without the need for diverse enzyme to cut it.

Test analysis on the product brand of VCO named “Laurina” in food analysis laboratory services, the Ministry of Science and Technology IPB food, proving that virgin coconut oil can be answered scientifically. Organoleptic tests include color, clarity and aroma, and taste, found that the VCO good color transparent clear. Typical of coconut, it's delicious, light in the mouth and does not itch in the throat.

Test the quality of oil produced peroxide number 9.98 (the standard maximum of 10 mg / kg) and soaping number is 16.35 (standard 188 mg / g). Test of fatty acid composition, including kaprilat acid 7.37%, kaprat acid 5.58%, laurat acid 49.67% (highest), mirislat acid 13.51%, palmitat acid 6.82%, 2.20% stearat acid , oleat acid 5.63% and 1.44% linoleat acid.

Test womb vitamins include vitamin A (karoten) and 4.65 ppm vitamin E (tokoferol) 32.22 ppm. Prosimat test such as oil content 99.73%, water 0.08% (0.45% standard), gray / minerals / metals 0.0045%. The last test is sanitation indicator, did not find the coli bacteria.

According to international standards, the actual laurat acid of virgin coconut oil, at least 25%. Less than that, it means the oil is relatively not nutritious.

Drinking one-tablespoon of Virgin coconut oil every day, you can control the degenerative disease. Such as diabetes, bloods curdle, muscular pain, stroke, rheumatism, cancer and tumor.

Drinking one-tablespoon of virgin coconut oil, three times a day can cure various infection diseases, such as hepatitis, tuberculosis, asthma, smallpox, herpes and the flu. VCO can improve the body's metabolism. Helps absorption of calcium and vitamins A, D, E, K; can reduce body weight for the Obesity. cure hair problems, acne (drink and be smeared), flex and damp skin, itching and heal wounds.

Virgin coconut oil can also help in the pregnancy. Drinking two-tablespoon of VCO a day can make the fetus healthy. The baby will be born healthily, with smooth skin and shinny strong hair. Birthing process also run smoothly. After birthing, drink virgin coconut oil one tablespoon, three times a day, to improve the quality of breast milk, the milk with a high degree of laurant. This will increase the baby's immunity against disease, and help restore the condition of the mother's body, after the birthing.

Please use the virgin coconut oil. But be careful when choosing a product, that product is not trapped by false. Or you want to try to make virgin coconut oil itself? Read the article titled "How to make Virgin Coconut oil Yourself."

Herbal for influenza

Weather that is too cold and dust are usually sensitive to the so-trigger sneezing and cold, or commonly known as influenza. This disease is quite mild, but it can make you very inconvenience, isn't it? Moreover, when the condition of the body are weak. And then always want to have in bed and rest. Lost mood to do anything.

If you suffer such as the above you can try the herbal ingredients such as described below. To know about symptoms of influenza disease, you can read from Advice Medic blog : Understanding Influenza Disease

Herbal Ingredient 1:

Take 2 stem of garlic leaves, ginger 10 grams, 90 grams of meat leaf of aloe Vera and 5 grains of cloves. Boil all ingredients above with 600 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc, filtered water and drink. Do this 1 time a day. This ingredient can warming your body. Hopefully the cold quickly subside, and again the spirit of work.

Herbal other which can be used to cure influenza, among others:

Sweet starfruit

This plant is rich in oxygen, among others, protein, fat, calcium, phosphor, iron, Vit A, B and C.

Pharmacologic effects: anti-inflammation, saliva dissolver, diuretic.
Flowers - sweet taste, anti malaria.
Stem and leaf - sourness, astringent, neutral, anti-inflammation, diuretic, severe heat.
Roots - think acid, neutral, astringent, analgesic, anti-rheumatism.

To treat a sore throat and influenza, simply provide 90-120 gr Sweet fresh starfruit. Being blended, and filtered, drink its water.

Ciplukan (Physallis peruvianna L.,) or Physallis angulata Linn or Physallis minina Linn.

This plant has a different chemical compounds, which are known, among others: Chlorogenic acid, C27H44O-H2O, and fisalin citric acid, fruit acids contain malat, alkaloid, tannin, kriptoxantin, vitamin C and sugar, while it's pit contain of Claidic acid.

This plant is analgesic, diuretic, neutralize poison (detoxifies), ease coughing, activate the gland body. In The China pharmacology, is mentioned that ciplukan has a bitter taste and have a cool characteristic.

To treat influenza and throat Pain Management, provide enough 9 - 15 grams ciplukan, boiled with a water as much as needed and drink the water.

Malabar Night Shade (Basella rubra Linn)

Other name this plant is Lo kuei (China), GENDOLA (Indonesia)

Nature of Chemicals: this herbs rich of chemical compounds like (its leaf): organic acid, glucan, c-carotene, such as the è mucopolysacharida L-arabinose, D-galaktose, Lrhamnose, aldonic acid saponin, Vitamin A, B and C

Pharmacologic effects: as an anti-toxin, antipiretic, removing the organism from the blood causes illness.

To treat influenza, use the leaves fresh from the Malabar Night Shade as much as 15 grams, boiled ago washed with 2 water glass until remaining 1 glass. After the cold filter and add a little salt poke up until being dissolved, drunk.

Other Herbal remedy to cure influenza are:

Traditional Remedy 1 :

15 grams ginger and 2 stalk garlic leaves. Boil with 400 cc of water until remaining 200 cc, drink the water when still warm. Use it twice a day.

Herbal Remedy 2 :

10 grams of garlic, 10 grams of onion (Allium cepa L.), and 10 gram ginger. Sliced and then add with hot water. Being covered for15 minutes. After that, discard the ginger, drink this water, eat the garlic and union that is left. Consume it twice a day.

Herbal Ingredient 3 :

30-60 grams of mustard greens and 10-15 gram of garlic. Boil with a water as much as needed. Drink the water when still warm. Do it twice a day.

Traditional medicine 5 :

Press a citrus fruit (Citrus hystrix Dc), add with 60 ml of hot water. Drink it while it is warm.

Herbal Ingredient 6 :

This ingredient use Gendola (Basella rubra Linn ) plant, or Malabar Night Shade, Lo kuei (Cina). This herb has chemical compounds like organic acid, glucan,c-carotene, mucopolysacharida seperti è L-arabinose, D-galactose, L­rhamnose, aldonic acid saponin, Vitamin A,B dan C. Gendola has benefids as an anti toxin and antipyretic.

Wash cleanly 15 grams of fresh gandola leaves, boil with 2 glass of water remaining to a glass. Let it for a while to make cold, filter it and add a little salt, stir it and drink all at once.

Herbal Remedy 7 :

Grate ¼ piece of coconut and a thumb of kencur (Kaempferia galangal) rhizome, mix its. Add with a glass of drinking water, press it and drink it once a day.

Herbal Ingredient 8 :

Take 2,5 cm of ginger rhizome (grated), ½ teaspoon of chili powder, 2 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1-2 of garlic (smashed smoothly), and hone as much as you like.

Boil ginger with 2 glass of water with small fire, for 5 minutes. Add chili powder and boil it again for 1 minutes. Take up the ingredient, and add with a limon, garlic, and honey. Let it for a while, and filter it. Drink it while it is warm.

Herbal Remedy 9 :

Boil 100 grams of fresh ginger (sliced), a stick of cinnamon that has been shattered, 1 teaspoon of corianders, 3 cloves, and a slice of lemon fruit with 500 ml of water. After seethed, let if for 15 minutes. Take up and filter it, add a honey if you want. . Drink 1 cup of it every two hours.

You can choose one of herbal ingredients above, to cure influenza naturaly.

How to Make Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Yourself

To produce virgin coconut oil is pure, there is some process of selection. all processes using the material fresh coconut. There is a process of fermentation, provocation, centrifuge, heating quickly and enzymatic.

Pure coconut milk (being pressed without additional water) is a solvent emulsion that consists of components of protein, fat, carbohydrate, and water. Coconut milk can be similar to the milk, with ties emulsify stronger. Nature of the coconut milk emulsion can be parsed using the enzyme or through heating, for water vapor. Can also centrifuge or with the addition of coconut oil, to take the oil components.

Ways of making virgin coconut oil:

Old coconut meat being shredded, and pressed into coconut milk. Put into a plastic measuring 1 - 2 kg. Coconut milk frozen in the freezer (6-12 hours), then diluted with a way being aired out for 24 hours.

In the deluting process it is, oil, water and protein, will be separated by itself. Then the oil can be taken and on the sterilization temperature 105 degrees centigrade for 15 minutes. And then filtered until clear.

Please note, coconut oil has a boiling point 250 degrees centigrade, so that the heating for sterilization will not reduce the quality of oil. In addition, heating also will steam the water remaining, so the quality of virgin coconut oil that is produced will also be perfect and durable.

Herbal for Acne

Acne is one of the skin infection experienced by many teenagers. This disease usually appears on the face, so that the very appearance. although very provoking, do not try to squeeze the pimple, because it can cause skin infections.

Indeed, many drugs sold in whelk pharmacies or drug stores, that we can use to cure this disease. In addition also many alternative methods of healing offered. One is by using medicinal plant / herbal.

For the purposes to make an anti acne herbal remedy, is required some type of medicine plant like Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), and aloe Vera.

Herbal Ingredient:

Prepare Sambiloto powder,cold rice powder, norit powder, and aloe Vera meat leaves. All materials are blended, and stirred evenly, and then be smeared on the face as a mask.

Leave for 30 minutes or until dry and then basuh face with clean water. Do 1 time a day.

Herbs Explanation

Sambiloto / kariyat (Andrographis paniculata)

This plant has a alias name that are Oray or Ki Ki Peurat Takilo (Sunda). bidara, sadilata, sambilata; takila (Java). pepaitan (Sumatra).; Chuan Lian xin, yi jian xi, he lan Lian (China), tam xuyen lien; Cong Cong (Vietnam). kirata, mahatitka (India / Pakistan).; Creat, green chiretta, halviva, kariyat (UK).;

Sambiloto grow wild in the open, as in the gardens, river bank, a empty land that is little humid, or in the yard. Grow in low altitude to 700 m dpl. The plant is used throughout the plant. Sambiloto have chemical contents: Andrografin; Andrografoloid; Paniculin. nutritious as Anti inflammation; Antipyretic; analgesic; Diuretic; Stomachic; Anti swollen.

Aloevera

This plant is quite a lot of property has a known treatment. Has a chemical composition, among others: aloin, barbaloin, isobarbaloin, aloe-emodin, aloenin, aloesin, betabarboloin; resin torch.

Has pharmacologic effect as Anti inflammation, laxative (Laxative), parasitiside; Stomachic; Expectorant.

In the pimple treatment, aloevera Sambiloto and act as a deterrent to prevent inflammation and infection, so that the whelk can quickly recover and does not swell more. Hopefully acne will be recovered quickly.

Related info you can also get from Advice Medic: Acne Treatment

Herbal Remedies | Cure Toothache

It seems that almost everyone had experienced of dental pain. White teeth do not necessarily healthy. Healthy teeth must be supported by the root of a tooth, bone, and a healthy gum. Dental treatment is actually not too difficult. Self-examined with a routine dentistry, every 6 months. Diligently rub the teeth with the right way and avoid foods that can damage teeth. food that is too sweet, sour and very hot or too cold, can damage teeth.

About dental pain (toothache), if the complaint is not too severe (mild), the use of herbal medicines can be used as an alternative pain-abating agent. In addition to inexpensive, the use of herbal plants is also relatively safe. Here are some herbal remedies you can try, for the toothache, among others are: leaf distance, kangkung (a type of leafy vegetable often grown in water), clove, turmeric (Cucrcuma zedoaria) and betel leaf (piper betle lynn).

Seed or clove oil

Clubs are antiseptic, carminative (shedding gases), rubefaciencia (warming skin), anti-spasmodic and analgesic. In addition to treat toothache, clove is also used to heal menstrual pain, rheumatic, flu, nausea, rasping and influenza.

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using clove:

Take a full hand of clove seed. Fry the clove seeds without oil or grease (fry food dryly). And then pound it to become a fine powder. Scatter to the patient's teeth. do it until the pain subside.

Pour oil in cotton clubs. Then paste in a tooth or gum that is painful.

Betel leaf (piper betle lynn)

Betel leaf contains of volatile oil (atsiri oil). One of the most are chavicol and betlephenol. Chavicol compound has a strong antiseptic power and it’s anti-bacteria ability can kill up to five times stronger then general fenol. Betel leaves contain of allylrocatechol compound, cineole, caryopyllene, menthone, eugeol and methyl ether. Even betel leaves also contain of vitamin C and alkaloid arakene, which has a property similar to cocaine.

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using betel:

Betel have styptic (anti-bleeding), vulnerary (skin wound healing), stomachic (digestive channel drugs), strengthen the teeth and throat clearing.

Take a fresh betel leaves the 5 pieces, clean washing ago with two glass of boiled water (400 ml) until boiling, and the remaining 1 glass. Use to rinse, after the water is cold.

This is a very good herb to treat gum bleeding, mouth sores, perforated teeth, mouth, smell, and sore throat.

Turmeric (Cucrcuma zedoaria)

Turmeric containing a drugs compound called kurkuminoid, which consists of kurkumin, desmetoksikumin, bisdesmetoksikurkumin, and other compound. Turmeric also has a mineral compound that works to strengthen the teeth, that are, fe, phosphorus and calcium.

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using turmeric:

Take one rhizome of turmeric and eucalyptus oil as much as needed. Wash cleanly and peeled. Soak turmeric in the eucalyptus oil for several times. And then apply to hollow tooth. Do it to calm tooth pain.

Take 10 grams of turmeric, the leaves and roots of lemon grass, each of 50 and 25 grams. And salt as much as needed. All materials to be washed clean, Turmeric being chopped to bits, stew all together with 1/2 liter of water, until remaining 1 glass. Drink three times a day

Take 10 grams of turmeric, 50 grams of meniran leaves (Phillantus niruri L.), 1/2 of areca palm. Wash all materials cleanly, pound fine. Add a little salt, and add with a glass of hot water. filtered and make cold. After it is warm, use for gargle. Do three times a day.

Kangkung

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using kangkung:

Take a full hand of kangkung root and a half teaspoon of vinegar. boiled with 1 glass of water. Filter it, and use the water for gargle, once a day.

One bundle of kangkung leaves (no stem) to be washed clean, and being pound. Give 1 cup of water, be pressed and filtered. Can be added with a little of salt. Use water for gargle.

Jarak leaf (a type of tree with seeds used to make castor oil)

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using jarak:

Prepare 5 pieces of jarak leaves and a spoonful of Gambier. Boiled with 4 glasses of water to boil. After a cold, filtered and used for gargle.

Virgin Coconut oil (VCO)

Here are herbal remedies to cure toothache using VCO:

Take one teaspoon of virgin coconut oil. Soak a pinch of cotton into the virgin coconut oil. Heat into the fire for 2-3 minutes. After a bit warm, apply it to the hollow of tooth.

Or, simply soak a cotton in virgin coconut oil and then apply it to the perforated teeth.

Remember! all the above ingredients only to ease pain due to dental pain. Head to go to the dentist to get a more intensive treatment.

Herbal Medicinal Plants | Nutmeg Fruits (Myristica fragrans Houtt)

In Europe, nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) used as a warming beverage for body. This drink is consumed during winter.

Nutmeg came from the plant family of Myristicaceae. Wooden tree with high reach 15 meters. have a thick pulp in whitish color, taste bitter and contain a lot of sap.

Based on the results of research conducted by the National Science and Technology Authority, in his book "Guidebook on the proper use of medicinal plants, nutmeg contains of chemical compound useful for health.

Skin of nutmeg meat contain of volatile oil, samak substances. In addition to the both compounds, the mace also contain starch substances. While the nutmeg seed oil has volatile oil, saponin, miristisin, elemisi, lipase enzyme, pectin, limonene, and oleanolat acid, which is high.

Almost all the nutmeg trees can be used as drugs to cure diseases, such as: flatulence (intestinal or stomach gas), insomnia, as a stomachic (smooth digestion and improve appetite to eat), carminative (expedite disposal gas proselytizer stomach), antiemetic (the feeling of nausea, queasy) , and relieve menstrual pain and rheumatism.

A fresh nutmeg be intoxicating if eaten too much because it contains miristicin. In the nutmeg seed there is a red membrane. This membrane is called fuli. Fuli oil can be taken as "oil of mace." Most of the fuli oil used to various spices, sauce and food preserves. Few used for rube facient drugs and skin warmer, in the form of ointment and embrocation.

following some herbal medicine compound made from nutmeg plants:

Herbal remedies to ease menstrual pain

Prepare a half teaspoon of grated nutmeg, 1 clove fruit, half a finger of turmeric, 7coriander of grains. Boil all ingredients together with a glass of water to the remaining half-glass. While drinking herb is warm. Drink twice a day.

Prepare one-teaspoon nutmeg seed is fine, 2 cm turmeric, coriander six grains, two grains clubs, and a glass of water. Mixed all ingredients and boiled with water until a small fire to stay half. Filter and drink while warm.

Herbal remedies as vomiting medicine

• Take one-teaspoon of nutmeg seed powder
• salt as much as needed

Nutmeg seeds powder is boiled in warm water and added salt as much as needed. Drink this concoction together with its sediment.

Herbal remedies to cure insomnia

• Mixed one teaspoon nutmeg seed
• A glass of fresh milk
• One spoon honey
• Sugar as much as needed

Boil milk until boiling. Mix the seeds and nutmeg fine, honey and rock sugar. Mix, filter and drink while warm.

Herbal remedies for difficult sleep problem

One-teaspoon nutmeg seed powder mixed with a few drops of water. Be smeared in this herb brow.

Herbal remedies to cure an ulcer and flatulence (intestinal or stomach gas)

Prepare 100 ml of warm water, mixed with 1 teaspoon of nutmeg and two fine powder, and two-teaspoons of stone banana. Drink together with its sediment while warm. The treatment should be repeated until healed.