✅ Waltheria indica

Traditional Herbs from Waltheria indica

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• Wash all parts of the plant sufficiently until clean.
• Mix the ingredients in the baby's bath water. Boil for a few moments.
• Cool until warm then bathe the baby. Do this repeatedly for several weeks after the baby is born.

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• Prepare enough fresh roots and leaves.
• Boil with clean water.
• Cool the water and wash the wound.

What is Waltheria indica Looks like??

Parts of Waltheria indica that could be used

• All Parts of the Plant

Waltheria indica Distribution

This plant is widely distributed in subtropical and tropical areas. It is thought that this species is native to Florida and Texas. Mauve is a plant that has medicinal properties and has been used in several countries. In Nigeria, it is used as a traditional medicine to treat diarrhea. In Hawaii, it is locally used like the anti-inflammatory drug aspirin. Apart from that, the leaves can be consumed as a vegetable and the stems as a substitute for toothbrushes.
Agroecology of Waltheria indica
Grows in tropical and subtropical areas in dry, well-drained and humid habitats with annual rainfall of 750-1,800 mm/yr, with shaded sunlight. Drought tolerant. Generally easy to find in disturbed areas, weeds on roadside areas, cotton fields, rocks, savannas, river banks, forest borders.
Morphology of Waltheria indica

• Tap root, brown, flexible.
• Stem erect and strong emerging from below the surface of the soil, branched.
• Alternative narrow ovate or oval heart-shaped leaves, regularly toothed edges.
• Flowers occur at age 6 months and bloom more or less until death occurs. The flowers on this plant produce nectar.

Cultivation of Waltheria indica

• Generative propagation (seeds) and vegetative (saplings and shoot cuttings).
• When the seedlings are mature enough and strong and 15 cm or more tall, they can be separated or transplanted to permanent land.

Waltheria indica, more details :

Chemical Content of Waltheria indica
Alkaloids (adouetins
Benefits of Waltheria indica
Treats mild symptoms (cough, sore throat), complications (asthma and inflammation), diarrhea, malaria, hermorroid, cancer, epilepsy, syphilis, infertility, bladder disease, erectile dysfunction and impotence, has activity as analgesia, antianemic, antibacterial and antioxidant.
Simplisia of Waltheria indica

• Harvest the leaves fresh and not rotten. Wash them thoroughly with running water then dry them.
• Slice them thinly and air dry them in the shade for several days.
• The dried leaves are ground.
• The powder is stored in a container opaque and at room temperature.

Another Facts for Waltheria indica :

Synonym of Waltheria indica
Melochia corchorifolia Wall., Waltheria africana Schumach. & Thonn., Waltheria americana L.
Habitus of Waltheria indica
Herb. Annual herb, reaching 0.5-2 m in height
Habitat of Waltheria indica

• Mainland