Amethyst

(Datura metel L.)

Tribe: Solanaeeae
Simplisia Name: Daturae Flos (flower amethyst), Daturae Folium (leaf amethyst).

Description

Amethyst widespread in Indonesia, particularly in dry climate areas. Generally grows wild in the open on sandy soil that is not so humid, like in the bush, open grasslands, river, or in planting in the garden as a medicinal plant. Originally, this plant is estimated from the U.S. and can be found in the lowland areas to a height of 800 m above sea level. Shrubs, erect, usually woody base, branching, 0.5-2 m high, toxic. Single leaves, stemmed, where the deal. oval shaped leaves, pointed toes, the trumpet, upright, out of the end of the stem, the flowers will bloom before the sunset and the evening will be the next bud. Fruit box, round, prickly stickers, and sharp. Seeds many, small, flat, brownish yellow. Amethyst can be propagated by seeds.



The nature and Benefits

It tasted bitter, spicy, warm nature, poisonous (toxic), into the heart meridian, lung, and spleen. Efficacious amethyst, anti-cough (antitusif), anti-arthritis, pain relief (analgesic), an aphrodisiac), and numbness (anesthetic).



Part used

The main part used is the flower. Also roots and leaves are also efficacious as a medicine. This plant can be used fresh or after drying.



Indication

Flowers are used to overcome:

• asthma, shortness of breath, chronic bronchitis, coughing,

• great pain in advanced stage cancer,

• stomach pain, rheumatism,

• seizures or epilepsy (epilepsy) which caused fear,

• shock (drop in blood pressure, so people weak) due to infection or toxins (toxin),

• mental illness (psikopis), and

• as an anesthetic in surgery



Roots used for treatment:

• cholera,

• shortness of breath.

Leaves are used to overcome:
• shortness of breath, whooping cough, bronchitis,

• lumbago, rheumatism, bruises,

• dandruff,

• micus in the throat,

• worms.



How to Use

For drugs in drinking, provide amethyst flowers 0,3-0,6 g, then boiled. Alternatively, dry flowers, then roll and grilled, then inhale the smoke. For external use, 2-3 boiled flowers and use the cooking water as a medicine or drug compress washing in rheumatic diseases, swelling due to knock or blow (bruise), the anus falls (prolapsusani), skin fungus, ulcers, or as a powder shotgun to eliminate pain, such as toothache and ulcers. Root powder is used to relieve toothache pain