📢 Rhinacanthus nasutus

Traditional Herbs from Rhinacanthus nasutus

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• Prepare enough fresh ringworm leaves and roots.
• Crush the ingredients with enough lime juice.
• Apply it to the itchy part of the body.

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• Just wash enough ringworm roots until clean.
• Boil it together with enough milk until it boils.
• Drink while it's warm.

What is Rhinacanthus nasutus Looks like??

Parts of Rhinacanthus nasutus that could be used

• Leaves
• Roots
• Stems

Rhinacanthus nasutus Distribution

Originating from India and its distribution areas are China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Madagascar. This plant is a medicinal plant that has long been used in India and Thailand. In traditional Thai medicine, the roots and entire leaves of the ringworm plant have been used to treat tinea versicolor, ringworm, itching, and skin diseases.
Agroecology of Rhinacanthus nasutus
Grows at an altitude of more than 750 m above sea level. It grows well in bushes, forests, damp soil, lowlands that are well-drained and well-watered. Likes full or partial sunlight, average rainfall is 1,000-1,200 mm/year, at a temperature of 20-28 °C.
Morphology of Rhinacanthus nasutus

• Sympodial branching round stem.
• Single leaf, size 10 x 5 cm, wavy, dark green surface, young leaves covered with fine hairs.
• Flowers shaped like flying doves (zygomorph), white.
• The long, dense cylindrical fruit is brownish in color. The sap is yellow and when squeezed it has an unpleasant odor.

Cultivation of Rhinacanthus nasutus
Propagation uses seeds and stem cuttings. Stem cuttings use healthy stems 10 cm long with 2-3 nodes, planted under partial shade during the rainy season.

Rhinacanthus nasutus, more details :

Chemical Content of Rhinacanthus nasutus
β-sitosterol, flavonoids, triterpenoids, saponins, polyphenols, tannins, phenols, lupeol, steroids, terpenoids, anthraquinones, lignans and naphthoquinone analogues.
Benefits of Rhinacanthus nasutus
Antihepatitis, antidiabetic, anticancer, treats skin diseases and itching, rashes, ringworm, boils, treats mumps, leprosy, eczema, tuberculosis, herpes, antidote to snake venom, increases male stamina.
Simplisia of Rhinacanthus nasutus

• Prepare fresh ringworm leaves and clean them with running water to remove any dirt stuck to them, then let them dry.
• After they are dry, grind them with a blender.
• Store in a sterile and airtight container.

Another Facts for Rhinacanthus nasutus :

Synonym of Rhinacanthus nasutus
Dianthera paniculata� Lour., Justicia dichotoma� Rottler, Justicia gendarussa� Macrae ex Nees
Habitus of Rhinacanthus nasutus
Bush. Annual shrub, up to 2 m high
Habitat of Rhinacanthus nasutus

• Rocky Area", "Bush Area", "Grassland