Traditional Herbs from Peronema canescens

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Prepare young sungkai leaves,\u00a0wash them thoroughly.
Boil young sungkai leaves until boiling.
Strain the boiled product.
Drink.

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Take the leaves young sungkai to taste then wash until clean.
Boil young sungkai leaves until boiling.
Strain the results stew.
Drink.

What is Peronema canescens Looks like??

Parts of Peronema canescens that could be used

Leaves
Bark

Peronema canescens Distribution

Sungkai originates from Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia). In Indonesia, sungkai is spread across South Sumatra, West Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. This is a plant that has long been used in traditional medicine in Indonesia. Some people in South Sumatra and Lampung use sungkai leaves as an antiplasmodium or fever medicine. In the Riau Islands, sungkai leaves are used to treat minor wounds. Boiled leaves are used as a medicine for ringworm and as a mouthwash to treat tooth infections. To this day, the Dayak tribe in East Kalimantan still uses the surrounding plants as medicinal ingredients or health treatments such as medicine for worms, colds and fever. In addition, sungkai is a producer of wood which is used to make furniture, carts, house frames, and is often planted as a hedge plant and used in reforestation programs.
Agroecology of Peronema canescens
Sungkai can grow well in secondary forests in tropical lowlands, where it is found at altitudes from sea level to 600, sometimes 900 meters. Generally found in secondary forests, forest clearings, river banks, open roadsides and grows best in damp to wet places or where the soil contains enough water, so this plant cannot tolerate very dry conditions. This plant is able to live in various types of soil, but prefers red-yellow podzolic soil. Its growth prefers areas with monthly temperature conditions ranging between 21 - 32 °C and average annual rainfall between 2,100 - 2,700 mm/year.
Morphology of Peronema canescens

Taproot short, shallow, brown.
Stem straight, slightly curved, unbranched up to 9-15 m, outer bark gray or light brown, shallowly grooved, peeling in small and thin pieces. Cross section of the bark The outside is brown, yellow, or pink. The wood is terraced with a light brown color and resembles teak wood and has grooves full of fine hairs located opposite, purplish when young then turn green. Leaf stalks and rachis are winged. Leaves are compound, composed of 3-11 pairs of opposite leaves, pointed base, pointed to pointed leaf tip, thin texture, flat leaf edge, smooth surface , has a bitter taste, has a distinctive smell.
Flowers in the form of panicles. There are 5 petals, rather tightly closed, attached to the fruit, hairy.
Single fruit, is a stone bearing four, has seeds, dry, round, small, 3-3.5 mm in diameter, has many seeds, yellowish white, scattered, the skin of the fruit is hairy like velvet.

Cultivation of Peronema canescens

Propagation is carried out generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (stem cuttings). However, propagation by seeds is difficult considering that sungkai only flowers 1-2 times a year, the viability of the seeds is very low and decreases quickly so the seeds do not last long to be stored.", "In vegetative propagation (stem cuttings), stems with a length of 20-25 cm and a diameter of 15-20 mm, will produce the best roots. After 4-6 months, young plants can transferred.

Peronema canescens, more details :

Chemical Content of Peronema canescens
Alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, steroids, phenols, tannins, saponins.
Benefits of Peronema canescens
Fever, ringworm, mouthwash for toothache, treats wounds, colds, worms, malaria, bruises, increases stamina, has activity as an antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, analgesic, immunomodulator.
Simplisia of Peronema canescens

Another Facts for Peronema canescens :

Synonym of Peronema canescens
Peronema heterophyllum Miq.
Habitus of Peronema canescens
Tree. Annual tree, up to 20 m high
Habitat of Peronema canescens