God leaves
Gynura segetum (Lour.) Merr.

Tribe: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Crude Name: Gynurae segeti Radix (rhizome leaf god)

Description
God leaves the yard generally planted as a medicinal plant, but can also be found growing wild in some forest areas in Indonesia.
Annual herb, erect, 30-50 cm high, much branched if a bit old. Soft green stems with elongated grooves. Single leaves, stemmed, fleshy, thick hair, leaves rounded ovate to elongate, the tip blunt, base tapering, bone pinnate, dark green color of the upper surface, lower surface light green, older leaves divide is very deep, 8-20 cm long, 5-10 cm wide. Compound interest hump shape, out of the tip of the stem, the color yellow. Small fruit, chocolate. The roots form tubers, grayish color, 3-6 cm long, approximately 3 cm in diameter. Propagated by tubers, shoots puppies, and the secondary branch cuttings.

Nature and Usefulness
God leaves are sweet, fresh, chilled, and less toxic. Efficacious as an anti-inflammatory, reliever fever (antipyretic), pain relievers (analgesics), blood cleanser, blood Conditioning, and launched a blood clot.

Chemical content
God leaves contain alkaloids, saponins, flavonoida, essential oils, and tannins.

Portion used
All of the plants (herbs) and tubers. Herbs can be used fresh or as dried.

How to use
Fresh herbs as much as 10-15 g of boiling water, or soak in a yellow wine, drink. Fresh leaves can also be eaten raw. As much as 6-9 g of fresh tubers in boiled and then drunk.
For external use fresh herbs or fresh tuber finely milled and then dab on a sore spot.