🎉 Leucaena leucocephala

Traditional Herbs from Leucaena leucocephala

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• Prepare 5 g of Chinese petai seeds, boiled in 2 glasses of water until boiling and 1 glass of water remains.
• Cool then strain.
• Drink the concoction 3 times a day, 1 glass each."] }
  What is Leucaena leucocephala Looks like??

  

  

  

  
  

  Parts of Leucaena leucocephala that could be used

  • Leaves
  • Seeds
  • Fruit
  • Roots
  
  

  Leucaena leucocephala Distribution

  Chinese petai originates from tropical America, specifically Mexico and Central America. Spanish colonists brought the seeds from tropical America to the Philippines at the end of the 16th century and spread widely to various parts of the world. Indonesian people use the leaves as a medicine for wounds and in China as a medicine for swelling
  Agroecology of Leucaena leucocephala
  Chinese petai likes a warm tropical climate (daily temperature 25-30°C), rainfall of 650-3,000 mm/yr (optimally between 800-1,500 mm/yr). Grows in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level
  Morphology of Leucaena leucocephala
  
  • Taproot, strong and sturdy.
  • Stem has low branching, many, nodules, lenticels. Twigs round, tips with dense hairs.
  • Compound leaves doubly pinnate. 3-10 pairs of fins, leaflets per fin 5-20 pairs, facing each other, smooth-haired surface, fringed edges.
  • Compound flowers in the form of long-stemmed humps, gathered in panicles containing 2-6 head, each head is composed of 100-180 flowers, forming a white ball.
  • The pods are straight ribbon-shaped, flat and thin, green and finally dry brown when ripe, containing 15-30 seeds.
  • Oval and flat seeds.
  
  Cultivation of Leucaena leucocephala
  
  • Propagated by old seeds.
  • Planting can be done in strips of land with a spacing of 3-10 m\u00a0
  
  

  Leucaena leucocephala, more details :

  Chemical Content of Leucaena leucocephala
  Flavonoid-galloyl glycoside [myricetin 3-O(2’,3’4’-tri-O-galloyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside] with 3 polyphenolic compound components (apigenin 7-O-β-d- glucuronopyranoside methyl ester), luteolin 7-O-β-d-glucuronopyranoside methyl ester, and 1,3,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-dglucopyranose, benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono(2-ethylhexyl) ester, β-sitosterol, 3 betahydroxy-5-cholen -24-oic acid.�
  Benefits of Leucaena leucocephala
  Medicine for worms, menstrual laxatives, broken bones, wounds, difficulty sleeping (insomnia), swelling (edema), kidney inflammation, diabetes.
  Simplisia of Leucaena leucocephala
  
  • Prepare old Chinese petai seeds then dry them in the oven at 50\u00b0C or in the sun for several days.
  • After drying then finely grind them.
  • Pack them in a clean and airtight container.\u00a0
  
  

  Another Facts for Leucaena leucocephala :

  Synonym of Leucaena leucocephala
  Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link, Mimosa leucocephala Lam.
  Habitus of Leucaena leucocephala
  Bush. Annual tree, reaching 10-20 m high
  Habitat of Leucaena leucocephala
  
  • Coastal