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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Snakeweed
(Stachytarpheta jamaicensis [L.] Vahl.)

Sinonim : Horse Whip

Tribe : Verbenaceae


Simplisia Name:
Herba Stachytarphetae jamaicensis

Description :

Snakeweed grow wild in the street, terrain, and places where other displaced. Plants from tropical America can be found in sunny areas, while, shielded from the sun, and at an altitude of 1-1500 m above sea level.

Terna annual, erect, 20-90 cm tall. Single leaves, stemmed, where the deal. Blade oval leaves, base narrow, pointed tip, serrated edge, clear surface grooved, 4-8 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, dark green. Flowers elongated grain axis, such as whips, 4-20 cm long. White flowers. Line-shaped fruit, with seeds 2. Needle-shaped seed, is black. For the type of Stachytarpheta Indica Vahl., High as 2 meters, maintained as a hedge and have the same drug benefits to the type of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis [L.] Vahl. These plants can be propagated by seeds.
The nature and Benefits:

Taste bitter, cold in nature. Efficacious as a blood cleanser, anti-inflammatory and facilitate urination (diuretic).

Chemical Ingredients:

Horse whip contains flavonoid glycosides, and alkaloids.

Parts used are herbs, flowers, and roots. For storage, after being washed and cut into pieces, dry in the sun to dry.

Indications:

Herbs used for treatment:
- Infections and urinary tract stones,
- Sore throat due to inflammation (pharyngitis), cough,
- Rheumatism, and
- Irregular menstrual

Flowers and stems are used for the treatment of:
- Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis A)

Roots used for treatment:
- Whitish (leukore).

How to use :

For drugs taken, boiled herb 15-30 g 30-60 g dried or fresh herbs, and
drank the stew.
For external use only, minced herbs until smooth, then attach to the sick body parts, such as ulcers, skin ulcers and wounds fester.

Example usage:

- Sore throat, cough
50 grams fresh herbs horse whip, 2 medium-size fruit kaemferiae, 2 cloves garlic. Wash the materials and mashed until smooth. Add sugar ½ cup water, stirring rate, then squeeze and strain. Drinking water 3 times a day for 3-5 days.

-
White menstruation
Wash the roots of 50 fresh horse whip, and then sliced as needed. Boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. Once cool, strain and drink the water filter 2 times morning and evening, each ½ cup.

- Hepatitis A
Wash the flower stalk 5-10 horse whip until clean, then cut as needed. Boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water. Do it every day until cured.

- Rheumatism
Wash herbs 30-60 g fresh horse whip, and cut as needed. Boiled in 3 cups water until the water remaining 1 cup stew. Once cool, strain and drink the filter 2 times a day, each 1 / 2 cup.

NOTE :
* Women are forbidden to drink boiled because it could c
ause a miscarriage.

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