👍 Syzygium polyanthum

by Sarah on August 12, 2019 in Myrtaceae

Traditional Herbs from Syzygium polyanthum

sweet_pee

Take 8 bay leaves, boil in 2 glasses of water until it boils and 1 glass of water remains.
Drink 2 x 1 glass a day.

diarrhea

Wash thoroughly 15 g of bay leaves then boil it with 1 glass of clean water for 15 minutes over low heat.
Add a little salt.
After it cools, filter it and drink it.

What is Syzygium polyanthum Looks like??

Parts of Syzygium polyanthum that could be used

Leaves
Bark
Fruit
Roots

Syzygium polyanthum Distribution

Spread across Southeast Asia, starting from Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Kalimantan and Java. Indonesian people have long known it as a spice leaf used in Indonesian cooking. This plant is efficacious as a traditional medicine. The wood can be used to make furniture.
Agroecology of Syzygium polyanthum
Grows in lowlands to mountains with an altitude of 1,800 m above sea level, air temperature 25-30 °C. Likes sandy clay structured soil with a pH of around 5.5-6.5. Found growing wild in primary and secondary forests.
Morphology of Syzygium polyanthum

The taproot is spear-shaped, tapering towards the tip.
The stem is brown-gray (bark), broken or scaly.
Single leaves, located opposite each other. The leaf blades are narrow oval, glabrous with secondary leaf veins.
Small flowers, appear under the leaf axils, fragrant, cup-shaped petals.
Fruit is round, crowned with petals, red to blackish purple when ripe.

Cultivation of Syzygium polyanthum

Generative propagation (seeds) and vegetative (cuttings), comes from superior plants.
Generative, seeds that have been sown, planted in the field after the seedlings are 6-7 months old.
Vegetative (cuttings), by cutting productive branches that have at least 3 twigs, 20-25 cm long, then plant them in polybags.

Syzygium polyanthum, more details :

Chemical Content of Syzygium polyanthum
Tannins, flavonoids, essential oils, caffeic acid, eugenol, linalool, β-sitosterol, α-pinene, squalene, phytol, gallic acid, β-tocopherol hentriacontane, nerolidol, α-tocopherol, sesquiterpenes, phenols, steroids, saponins, coumarins, terpenoids.
Benefits of Syzygium polyanthum
Treats gout, diabetes, gastric inflammation, heart disease and anxiety, itching, diarrhea, rheumatism, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, improves blood circulation, antibacterial.
Simplisia of Syzygium polyanthum

Pick dark green bay leaves. Do a wet sorting to separate the dirt on the leaves then wash them until clean.
Chop the leaves then dry them in the oven at 40\u00b0C. Dry sorting.
Choose them using a blender. Save in a clean, airtight container.

Another Facts for Syzygium polyanthum :

Synonym of Syzygium polyanthum
Eugenia atropunctata� C.B.Rob., Eugenia holmanii� Elmer, Eugenia junghuhniana� Miq.
Habitus of Syzygium polyanthum
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 30 m in height
Habitat of Syzygium polyanthum