Bandotan
(Ageratum conyzoides L.)

Bandotan for health benefits:

Pain due to inflammation of the middle ear
Wash fresh herbs to taste bandotan. Then mash until smooth. The result, squeeze and strain. Use the juice collected for ear drops. 4 times a day, every time the treatment as much as 2 drops.

Bleeding wounds, ulcers, eczema
Bandotan fresh herbs to taste Wash thoroughly. Then mash until smooth. Apply this mixture to the affected part, then wrapped with bandages. In one day, replace the bandage 3-4 times. Perform this treatment until cured.

Boils, ulcers
Wash the plants thoroughly bandotan. Add a fistful of stale rice and the tip of teaspoon of salt, then milled until smooth. Put into place a sick, then wrapped with bandages.

Rheumatism, swelling due to sprain
Provide a handful of leaves and young stems of fresh herbs bandotan, one lump stale rice, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Next wash the leaves and young stems thoroughly, then mash with the rice and salt. After the dough like a thick porridge, apply this mixture into the joints swollen while wrapped. Leave for 1-2 hours, then bandage removed. Do treatments like this 2-3 times a day.

Uterine bleeding, sores, boils, swollen bruise
Simmer 10-15 g herbaceous bandotan in two cups water until the remaining into a glass. Once cool strain and filter drinking water all at once. Do it 2-3 times a day.

Tumors of the uterus
Boil herbs bandotan 30-60 g 15-30 g of fresh or dried herbs in three cups of water until the remaining into a glass. Apart from boiled, fresh herbs can also be ground. Boiled water or juice to drink one glass of water a day.

Sore throat
1. Wash bandotan 30-60 g of fresh leaves thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Furthermore, squeeze and strain. Add rock sugar solution into the juice to taste and stir until blended. Drink the potion and do three times a day.
2. Wash bandotan leaf sufficiently, then the sun to dry. Subsequently milled to a powder. Breathed the powder into the throat.

Malaria, influenza
Boil bandotan 15-30 g dried herbs in two cups of water until the remaining into a glass. Once cool strain and filter drinking water all at once. Apply 2 times a day.

Abdominal bloating, heartburn, vomiting
Wash the fruit plants bandotan medium thoroughly, then cut into pieces as needed. Boil in three cups of water until the remaining into a glass. Once cool strain and filter drinking water all at once. Do it 2-3 times a day until healed.

Hair Care
Wash the leaves and stems of plants bandotan thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Apply the collision to the entire scalp and hair. Close the head with a piece of cloth. Leave for 2-3 hours. Then rinse hair with warm water until clean. Do this treatment once a week or two.


Pharmacological effects and results
1. Bandotan leaf extract (5% and 10%) can prolong the cycle of lust and slow the progression of follicles of female mice. However, no effect on the uterus, vagina and liver. After a period of recovery, lust and follicle development cycle back to normal. There was no difference in effect between virgin and non virgin mice during the treatment.

2. Bandotan leaf extract in doses of 20% coconut oil did not effect wound healing. But at doses of 40% and 80% can heal wounds substantially in accordance with the increased dose. In fact, the effects of wound healing at doses of 80% was not significantly different from the iodine providon 10%.


Note
Pregnant women are forbidden to drink bandotan decoction of herbs, because it can cause miscarriage.