▶️ Persicaria minor

Traditional Herbs from Persicaria minor

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• Boil enough dandruff leaves in 2 cups of water until boiling and the remaining water becomes 1 cup of water.
• Drink when warm.\u00a0

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• Pound until pulverized 1 handful of leaves kesum then strain and take the extract.
• Add 2 tablespoons of water, rub gently on the scalp, leave for 5 minutes and rinse.

What is Persicaria minor Looks like??

Parts of Persicaria minor that could be used

• Leaves
• Roots

Persicaria minor Distribution

Kesum is a medicinal plant originating from Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. In Malaysia, this plant is a food additive most commonly used as “ulam�, a flavouring, and traditionally kesum is used to treat stomach aches or digestive disorders, as well as treating dandruff.
Agroecology of Persicaria minor
This plant grows in damp places near ditches, rivers and lakes as well as in cool, hilly places. In India and Sri Lanka, kesum is found at altitudes up to 800-900 m above sea level.
Morphology of Persicaria minor

• Fibrous roots.
• Stems are cylindrical, green and slightly reddish, have short segments with nodes that root easily. Old stems are dark brown.
• Leaves are dark green, long and sharp at the tip of the leaf, wide 1.5-2 cm and 5.0-7.0 cm long, pinnate spines.
• Flowers have 4 purplish-white petals in the middle, there are white and purplish stigmas and filaments.
• Fruits are rare and very small.

Cultivation of Persicaria minor

• Vegetative propagation (cuttings).
• Stem cuttings are taken from healthy and strong parent plants.
• Stem cuttings are carried out using stems 15-20 cm long and sticking them in the media provided.

Persicaria minor, more details :

Chemical Content of Persicaria minor
Alkaloids, flavonoids, β- carotene, aliphatic aldehyde, decanal, dodecanal, tannins, gallic acid, routine, coumaric acid, quercetin, furanone, benzenedicarboxaldehyde.
Benefits of Persicaria minor
Treating digestive problems, treating worms and late menstruation, eliminating dandruff, speeding up post-natal recovery, anti-inflammatory and treating flatulence.
Simplisia of Persicaria minor

• Wash the kesum leaves with running water to clean the leaves from dirt that is still attached.
• Dry in indirect sunlight and continue with dry sorting.
• After going through the dry sorting process, grind the kesum leaves with a blender then pack them in a container air-tight.

Another Facts for Persicaria minor :

Synonym of Persicaria minor
Persicaria minor� subsp.� depressa� (Danser) Soják, Persicaria minor� var.� latifolia� (A.Braun) Akeroyd, Persicaria stricta� (All.) M.R.Almeida
Habitus of Persicaria minor
Herb. Upright annual herb, reaching 1-1.5 m high
Habitat of Persicaria minor

• Wetland
• Grassland