Traditional Herbs from Scindapsus hederaceus

rheumatism

Prepare fresh snake root leaves\u00a0then wash them until clean.
Boil the leaves until they boil.
Let them warm then soak or wash the painful joints.

What is Scindapsus hederaceus Looks like??

Parts of Scindapsus hederaceus that could be used

Leaves
Stems

Scindapsus hederaceus Distribution

Snake root or Scindapsus hederaceus originates from Indo-China and spreads to West and Central Malaysia, Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan), perhaps also reaching the Philippines. S hederaceus is a climber plant that is grown as an ornamental plant. It is very suitable for planting in parks and gardens because it has beautiful dark green foliage. This plant can also be grown as an indoor plant because it does not need a lot of sunlight. This plant is also considered to have medicinal properties, as in Peninsular Malaysia, a decoction of S. hederaceus stems is used as a liniment to treat rheumatism.
Agroecology of Scindapsus hederaceus
S. hederaceus lives in lowland and lower mountain forests up to an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level. It climbs on tree trunks, sometimes also on rocks, and is also found in secondary forest and scrub, even on roadside trees. This plant can grow in conditions of full to partial shade, and grows more easily in moist and fertile clay soil.
Morphology of Scindapsus hederaceus

The underground stem is a slightly rounded stolonic tuber, up to 4 cm in diameter and 2 cm high, white, with stolons measuring 10 \u00d7 1 cm,\u00a0false stem, green, mottled gray and pink." ,"Single leaf, bifoliate, scale leaves up to 20 cm long, purple color.\u00a0Leaf stalk 1 cm long, similar in color to the stem false. Leaf blade like a spreading sword, ovate, 10\u201320 \u00d7 4\u20136 cm, flat edge, sharp apex, ends with a sharp 1 cm, base pointed, leaf blade plain green, with veins above, lower part more. pale.
Flowers below the leaves,\u00a0stalk length 5\u201320 cm, speckled with green and red young,\u00a0cylindrical spathe tube, 4\u20136 \u00d7 1-1.2 cm, green with thin white stripes, edge of spathe mouth lanceolate, 5\u20138 \u00d7 3\u20134 cm, green, red-. reddish brown, ending in a long brown tail up to 25 cm long appendix spadix well removed from tubular, 5\u20136 cm long \u00d7 3-4 mm wide, pale green, stocky, cylindrical, ending in a round and rugose apex curved forward,\u00a0sessile, pistillate inflorescence with green hairs above the fertile part,\u00a0staminate fertile zone or pistillate, cylindrical, length 1.5\u20132 cm; staminate flowers arranged loosely,\u00a0pistillate flowers closely arranged, ovary bottle-shaped, green,\u00a0stigma sessile, penicillate, white. Infructescence on erect stalk, round, 3-5 cm.
Red-orange fruit when ripe, 8\u201310 \u00d7 5\u20137 mm, round top, has 3 seeds in each fruit.
Seeds round, diameter 3 -4 mm.

Cultivation of Scindapsus hederaceus
Snake root can be propagated by seeds or stem cuttings.

Scindapsus hederaceus, more details :

Chemical Content of Scindapsus hederaceus
Information not found. Need further research.
Benefits of Scindapsus hederaceus
It has stimulant properties that can produce sweat, aphrodisiac, carminative and anthelmintic, used to stop diarrhea and as an expectorant, treat asthma, treat rheumatism. Has anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal and antipyretic activity.
Simplisia of Scindapsus hederaceus

Another Facts for Scindapsus hederaceus :

Synonym of Scindapsus hederaceus
Pothos hederaceus Zoll. & Moritzi, Scindapsus inquinatus Schott, Scindapsus poilanei Gagnep.
Habitus of Scindapsus hederaceus
Creepers. Vines, annual, up to 20 m long
Habitat of Scindapsus hederaceus