Traditional Herbs from Lumnitzera littorea

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Take enough fresh red taruntum leaves, wash them thoroughly.
Crush them until they become a paste.
Apply the leaf paste on your scalp and massage gently until absorbed.

What is Lumnitzera littorea Looks like??

Parts of Lumnitzera littorea that could be used

Leaves
Bark
Flowers
Roots

Lumnitzera littorea Distribution

Red taruntum is a type of true mangrove plant whose native distribution includes India, Sri Lanka, South China, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore), Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific Islands. This plant can be a marker plant for the transition area between mangrove forests and mainland forests. However, currently red taruntum is rarely found in mangrove forest areas, due to the use of coastal areas for development. Many people use red taruntum as a medicinal plant, ornamental plant and source of wood. Based on its function as a medicinal plant, red taruntum is believed to have good health benefits, one of which is as an itching medicine that has been used by the Mandori tribe, Papua for generations. Apart from that, red taruntum produces wood which people often use as material for building bridges, ships, canoes, docks, floors, furniture and tool handles. And the bark can be used to make ropes and strings.
Agroecology of Lumnitzera littorea
Red taruntum is a tropical and humid lowland plant, which can be found around sea level. Generally grows in coastline areas such as mangrove forests, sandy beaches and rocky markets. This plant grows well in areas with average annual rainfall in the range of 1,000 - 2,500 mm, but can tolerate 800 - 4,000 mm and average annual temperatures ranging from 22 - 28 °C, but can tolerate 10 - 32 ° C. Likes areas with bright conditions or full sun but can tolerate partial shade. This plant also requires soil with a soil acidity (pH) in the range of 6.8-7.2 but is tolerant of 6.5 - 7.5 and saline soil.
Morphology of Lumnitzera littorea

Roots have pneumatophores, knee-shaped respiratory roots, dark brown.
Stems have dark brown bark and fissured or longitudinal cracks.
Single leaves, crossed, green, rather thick fleshy, hard or stiff, clustered at the ends of the branches, short-stemmed, leaf shape inverted oval (obovate), leaf tips rounded to elongated or split (emarginated), flat leaf edges.
Flowers bisexual, fragrant, filled with nectar, and has 5 short stems and is bright red, 5 petals and less than 10 stamens, the stamens are twice the size of the corolla .The inflorescence is in the form of a spike and is located at the tip.
The fruit is small, shaped like a vase (a vase for the flowers), purplish green and becomes brown when ripe, rather hard, shiny surface, ribbed, fruit walls are fibrous, have a similar character. a cork that can float.
There are 1 seeds in each fruit.

Cultivation of Lumnitzera littorea
Propagation is done generatively using seeds.

Lumnitzera littorea, more details :

Chemical Content of Lumnitzera littorea
Quercetin, quercitrin, myricetin, myricitrin, naringenin, chrysoeriol, pilloin, afzelin, myricetin 3-O-(4′′-O-galloyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, flavonoid glycoside, triterpenes, sterols, macrocyclic lactones, 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin.
Benefits of Lumnitzera littorea
Cures acne, canker sores in babies, increases hair growth, soothes and softens the skin, treats itchy skin, induces sweating, reduces fever, relieves constipation, acts as a diuretic.
Simplisia of Lumnitzera littorea

Prepare the roots of red taruntum\u00a0then wash until clean then drain.
Dry in direct sunlight for several days or in an oven at a temperature\u00a040\u00b0C until the water content\u00a010%.
Store\u00a0simply in plastic or a container clean and airtight.

Another Facts for Lumnitzera littorea :

Synonym of Lumnitzera littorea
Lumnitzera coccinea Wight & Arn., Bruguiera littorea (Jack) Steud., Laguncularia coccinea Gaudich.
Habitus of Lumnitzera littorea
Tree. Annual tree, plant height ranges from 7-25 m
Habitat of Lumnitzera littorea