Grow your own medicinal plants<\/p>\n
Maria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
If you are a avid user of herbal treatments and want to
\nconcoct them without having to disturb your neighbors by asking
\nfor medicinal leaves, you can start growing some of these low
\nmaintenance plants in your own garden.<\/p>\n
Still don't know what to plant? Herbal specialist Setiawan
\nDalimartha gives you a list of herbs and plants that you can grow
\nin your own garden. Some of them not only have medicinal
\nproperties but also have beautiful flowers and leaves with vivid
\ncolors that can also embellish your garden.
\n * Baru cina (artemisia vulgaris): good for appetite, helps
\nrelieve epilepsy, hemorrhoids, bleeding, menstrual
\nirregularities.
\n * Cabe Jawa (piper retrofractum) help relieve diarrhea,
\ndysentery, headache, toothache, flatulence, low blood pressure,
\nrheumatism.
\n * Daun dewa (gynura pseudo-china): can be used for soothing
\ntoothache, sore throat, kidney stones, diabetes mellitus,
\nhypertension, tumors, fractured bones, bruises, hematoma and
\npertussis.
\n * Pagoda flower (clerodendrum japonicum): relieves hemorrhoids,
\ndysentery, insomnia, bruises and anemia.
\n * Mangkokan, shell leaf (northopanax scutellarium): helps soothe
\nswollen breasts, increases breast milk, reduces hair loss, body
\nodor and bruises.
\n * Inggu (ruta angustifolia): alleviates fever, coughing,
\nepilepsy, hiccups, colic, hysteria, hepatitis, amenorrhea,
\neczema, boils, bruises, intoxication, varicose veins.
\n * Sambiloto (green chiretta): alleviates hepatitis, dysentery,
\ntonsillitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, gonorrhea, fever, asthma,
\nhypertension and leprosy.
\n * Sour lime (citrus aurantifolia): relieves influenza, coughing,
\nfever, dandruff, improves stamina and reduces hypertension.
\n * Daun sendok (plantago mayor L.): relieves coughing, is an
\nexpectorant, reduces fever, acts as a diuretic, controls bleeding
\nand relieves constipation.
\n * Kumis kucing (orthosiphon spicatus): relieves edema, kidney
\nstones, gout, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
\n * Daun wungu (graptophyllum pictum): soothes hemorrhoids,
\nconstipation and irregular menstruation.
\n * Gandarusa (justicia gendarussa burm. f.): bruises, fractured
\nbones, arthritis, amenorrhea, fever, rheumatism, cramp, jaundice,
\ndiarrhea and marasmus in children.
\n * Iler, myana or coleus family, chose the one with brown red
\nleaves, which has medicinal properties.<\/p>\n
These plants need direct exposure to sunlight, and must be
\ngrown in porous media. It is important to layer the soil with
\ncompost and water the plant twice a day. Occasionally you can
\nshower them with water which has been used to wash beef or fish.
\n\"This would provide enough nutrients for the plant,\" he said.<\/p>\n
To avoid contamination, don't use pesticides or herbicides.<\/p>\n
Setiawan also explained that there are other healing plants --
\nmeniran (phyllantus niruri), pegagan (centerlla asiatica), putri
\nmalu (mimosa pudica) and tempuyung (sochus arvensis) among others
\n-- that grows wildly in your garden, in the nearest playing field
\nand other public locations.<\/p>\n
While some others like red spinach, carrot, cucumber, celery,
\nsalam leaves, pineapple, cauliflower, cabbage, can be purchased
\nin supermarkets.<\/p>\n
\"Make sure that you wash the plants properly under running
\nwater before preparing them,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Another piece of advise, do not use plants with toxic
\nsubstances in your jamu because this can be hazardous to your
\nhealth. Instead substitute them with other plants, having similar
\nmedicinal properties.<\/p>",
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