🚀 Premna serratifolia

Traditional Herbs from Premna serratifolia

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• Several young wild leaves washed until clean.
• Boil with 2 glasses of water until boiling and the water is reduced to 1 glass.
• Drink the boiled water 3 times a day.

What is Premna serratifolia Looks like??

Parts of Premna serratifolia that could be used

• Leaves
• Bark
• Roots
• Stems

Premna serratifolia Distribution

This plant has a wide distribution area, starting from East Africa to the entire South and Southeast Asia region, Northern Australia, Polynesia and Melanesia. In Malaysia and Singapore, traditionally young wild shoots are boiled and eaten as ulam, also cooked in curries and used as a spice in processed foods. This plant has also been used in traditional medicine in several countries such as Indonesia and India. The leaves and roots are often used to relieve fever and rheumatism.
Agroecology of Premna serratifolia
Grows wild in damp lowlands up to a height of 200 m above sea level. Generally found in secondary forests, forest edges, and near the coast. This plant likes rocky and sandy soil.
Morphology of Premna serratifolia

• Stems have gray-brown bark, many branches.
• Leaves are ovate with slightly rounded bases, about 10-15 cm long and 5-8 cm wide, petioles 6-9 cm long, hairy and aromatic strong when crushed. And turns black when cooked.

Cultivation of Premna serratifolia
Propagation is generative (seeds) and vegetative (stem cuttings).

Premna serratifolia, more details :

Chemical Content of Premna serratifolia
Flavonoids, akaloids, phenolics, phenyl propanoids, saponins, essential oils, phytosterol compounds.
Benefits of Premna serratifolia
Relieves fever, coughs, headaches, treats stomach aches, rheumatism, arthritis and colic, lowers cholesterol levels, has activity as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibiotic, anticancer, antidiuretic.
Simplisia of Premna serratifolia

• Collect fresh wild leaves, wet sort them from unwanted dirt, wash them with running water.
• Dry the leaves in indirect sunlight or use an oven at 40\u02daC for 30 hours.
• Grind the dried leaves has dried to powder form.
• Store simplicia in a dry and tightly closed container.

Another Facts for Premna serratifolia :

Synonym of Premna serratifolia
Cornutia corymbosa Burm.f., Gumira abbreviata (Miq.) Kuntze, Gumira attenuata (R.Br.) Kuntze
Habitus of Premna serratifolia
Bush. Annual shrub, up to 10 m high
Habitat of Premna serratifolia

• Forest
• Coastal
• Bushland