✈️ Plumbago zeylanica

Traditional Herbs from Plumbago zeylanica

rheumatism

• Wash 15 g fresh gout leaves until clean then add 1 tablespoon of betel lime.
• Pound until smooth. Apply on parts of the body affected by rheumatism.
• Do it 2 times a day.

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• Wash thoroughly 3-4 gout leaves.
• Pound until crushed.
• Apply as a poultice for 15 minutes just to avoid blisters or broken.

What is Plumbago zeylanica Looks like??

Parts of Plumbago zeylanica that could be used

• All Parts of the Plant

Plumbago zeylanica Distribution

This plant is a shrub originating from Sri Lanka, then spread to tropical areas, namely Indo-China, and south to Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. Gout leaves are known to be poisonous, but even though they are poisonous, they have been used as an external medicine in India and Africa for skin problems. In addition, it is often grown as an ornamental plant.
Agroecology of Plumbago zeylanica
This plant requires light throughout the day, media with a neutral pH. Usually found in open areas such as savanna (grasslands), forest edges and fields. Grows well up to a height of 800 m above sea level.
Morphology of Plumbago zeylanica

• Taproot.
• Stems are woody, round, smooth, grooved, and branched.
• Leaves are green, incomplete, single, leaf veins pinnate, leaf edges are flat, leaf tips are rounded, leaf surfaces are smooth and shiny." ,"The flowers are white, there are 5 petals, the flower stalks are hairy, the stamens are purple.
• The fruit is small, elliptical, the young fruit is green, the old fruit is black.

Cultivation of Plumbago zeylanica
Propagated generatively using seeds and vegetatively using cuttings.

Plumbago zeylanica, more details :

Chemical Content of Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbagin, alkaloids, flavonoids, glucosides, saponins, steroids, tannins, polyphenols, anthraquinones, isoshinanolone, plumbagic acid, β-sitosterol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, trans-cinnamic acid, vanillic acid, 2, 5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone, indole -3-carboxaldehyde.
Benefits of Plumbago zeylanica
Medicine for headaches, rheumatism, treats ringworm, urination aids, antifungal and antimicrobial, increases appetite, helps digestion, snake bites, boils, leprosy and hemorrhoids.
Simplisia of Plumbago zeylanica

• Prepare fresh gout leaves.
• Wash them thoroughly.
• Dry them in the air or in an oven at 40 degrees
• After drying, grind them into powder.

Another Facts for Plumbago zeylanica :

Synonym of Plumbago zeylanica
Findlaya alba Bowdich, Molubda scandens (L.) Raf., Plumbagidium scandens (L.) Spach
Habitus of Plumbago zeylanica
Bush. Annual shrub, with a plant height reaching 2 m
Habitat of Plumbago zeylanica

• Forest
• Bushland
• Grassland