⭐️ Mansoa alliacea

Traditional Herbs from Mansoa alliacea

reduce_swelling

• Prepare purple stepanot bark.
• Wash thoroughly with running water.
• Pound the bark until it becomes a paste.
• Apply it to the swollen area.

What is Mansoa alliacea Looks like??

Parts of Mansoa alliacea that could be used

• Leaves
• Flowers
• Roots
• Stem

Mansoa alliacea Distribution

Purple stepanot is native to South America, specifically from the Amazon basin and has been collected in Bolivia, Brazil, several Caribbean islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Suriname. People often plant this plant as an ornamental plant because of the beauty of its flowers, and it also has benefits as a medicinal plant.
Agroecology of Mansoa alliacea
Grows in tropical forest areas with rainfall of 1,800-3,500 mm/year, on clay or sandy soil rich in organic matter, shaded or unshaded, temperatures between 20-30°C. Often attached to larger trees.
Morphology of Mansoa alliacea

• The taproot is light brown. The stem is woody, creeping.
• The leaves are green, opposite, and are marked by 2 oval-shaped leaflets about 15 cm long.
• The flowers have a funnel crown up to 6-9 cm long, with the calyx is bulging (resembling a short tube with a wide mouth), 5-8 mm long, purple in color and grows in the axilla (angle between the petiole and the stem).\u00a0
• The fruit is a capsule that extends to 25-35 cm, contains transverse seeds.

Cultivation of Mansoa alliacea
Plant propagation is vegetative (stem cuttings) and generative (seeds).

Mansoa alliacea, more details :

Chemical Content of Mansoa alliacea
Allin, allyl sulfide, sulfur, anthocyanin, flavonoids, daucosterol, β-sitosterol, fucosterol, stigmasterol, iridoides, isothiocyanates.
Benefits of Mansoa alliacea
Reduces fever, treats stomach ache, flu, rheumatism, inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine, has antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiseptic, anti-cholesterol, antifungal, antispasmodic, antiviral and antibacterial activity.
Simplisia of Mansoa alliacea

• Take fresh purple stepanot leaves, wash them clean
• Air dry the washed leaves for a few days in the shade.
• Choose them with a blender until they become powder.
• Store in an airtight container.

Another Facts for Mansoa alliacea :

Synonym of Mansoa alliacea
Adenocalymma alliaceum (Lam.) Miers, Anemopaegma pachypus K.Schum., Bignonia alliacea Lam.
Habitus of Mansoa alliacea
Creepers. Annual climbing plant, up to 3 m high
Habitat of Mansoa alliacea

• Forest