📩 Persea americana

Traditional Herbs from Persea americana

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• Take the flesh of 1 avocado, add 30 g of thick coconut milk and the juice of 2 limes, stir until smooth.
• Apply to hair before shampooing, leave for 15 minutes then rinse hair with shampoo, do it 2 times in a week.

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• Wash 3 leaves then brew with 1 glass of hot water, cool.
• Drink all at once.

What is Persea americana Looks like??

Parts of Persea americana that could be used

• Leaves", "Seeds", "Bark", "Fruit", "Stem

Persea americana Distribution

Originating from the highlands of Central America, namely Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Before the 19th century, this plant spread outside Central America, namely Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. Apart from the fact that the fruit can be consumed fresh, avocado is widely used in the beauty industry, both for skin and hair.
Agroecology of Persea americana
Grows in the lowlands to the highlands with altitudes between 0-2,000 m above sea level, average temperature 14-40 °C. This plant is not tolerant of continuous waterlogging, but likes wet climates with rainfall of 500-2,000 mm/year, moist soil with a soil pH of 5-5.8.
Morphology of Persea americana

• Root\u00a0tap.
• Stems are woody, brown in color.
• Leaves are single and symmetrical, oval and elongated oval, and thick.
• Flowers emerge at the ends of branches or twigs on long stalks.
• The fruit has a varied skin, green in color. The flesh is green under the skin and turns yellow towards the seeds.

Cultivation of Persea americana

• Generative (seed) and vegetative propagation of plants (grafting and grafting).
• Grabbing seeds (grafting) are planted at a distance of 12 x 12 m.
• Planting hole size 60 x 60 x 40 cm.

Persea americana, more details :

Chemical Content of Persea americana
Flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, terpenoids, steroids, phenolics, carotenoids, 1,2,4-trihydroxyheptadec-16-yne, triglycerides, volatile oils (methylchavicol, pinene), cyanogenic glycosides.
Benefits of Persea americana
Controls diabetes, reduces cholesterol levels, prevents high blood pressure, heart disease, treats several types of cancer, makes hair healthy.
Simplisia of Persea americana

• Pick the leaves that are still fresh. Clean them of any dirt stuck to them then wash them with running water, drain them.
• Dry the leaves in direct sunlight with a mat. Periodically turn the leaves back and forth so that the drying can be even. Once dry, store them. in an airtight container.

Another Facts for Persea americana :

Synonym of Persea americana
Laurus indica� Sieber ex Nees, Laurus persea� L., Persea drimyfolia� Schltdl. & Cham.�
Habitus of Persea americana
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 20 m in height.
Habitat of Persea americana

• Forest