Tongue-in-law
(Sansevieria lLaurentii [N.E.Br.] De Wild.])

Tribe: Liliaceae
Simplisia Name: Sansevieriae Laurentii Folium (leaf tongue-in-law).

Description
Common-law's tongue is planted as an ornamental plant in the yard and gardens, sometimes as a hedge. Originating from tropical Africa and can be found from 1-1000 m above sea level.
The tongue-in-law has a creeping rhizome roots. single leaves, stiff and hard, smooth, gathered as roset roots, leaves that grow 2-6 together at the roots. Long-leaf-shaped blade with the edge narrows slightly indented into the gutter like, tip pointed, base narrowed, the surface of green leaves with wavy lines and the horizontal yellow gold leaves, 30-120 cm long, 2.5 wide -- 8 cm. Compound interest in bunches by 30-80 cm long, 3-8 flowers come together to form ears, light green, fragrant, blooming early evening. 1-3 drupe, round, 3 mm diameter, and dark red.
Leaf fibers can be used to make rope. Tongue-in-law can absorb the smoke, like cigarette smoke in enclosed spaces. Duplication of the children who grow plants near the parent or the leaf cuttings.

The Nature and Benefits
Tongue-in-law leaves taste sour, are cool, efficacious antibiotics.

Chemical Ingredients
Leaves contain abamagenin, kardenolin, saponins, and polyphenols.

Part used
Plant parts used as medicine are the leaves.

How to Use
For drugs taken, boiled tongue-in-law leaves 15-30 g.
For external use only, minced fresh leaves until smooth. Spread on a sick place, and dressing.