▶️ Flagellaria indica

Traditional Herbs from Flagellaria indica

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• 1 handful of crushed leaf shoots and add 1 glass of water and salt.
• Drink the juice before breakfast, for 4 consecutive days.\u00a0

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• Prepare the leaves and stems to taste.
• Wash both ingredients thoroughly with running water. Blend until smooth.
• Apply it to the wound once a day.\u00a0

What is Flagellaria indica Looks like??

Parts of Flagellaria indica that could be used

• Sap", "All Parts of the Plant

Flagellaria indica Distribution

Bamboo vines are found in many tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia. This plant is usually used as raw material for making baskets and food. Apart from that, traditionally bamboo vines have medicinal properties that are good for health.
Agroecology of Flagellaria indica
Bamboo vines are usually found in damp areas such as mangrove swamps, freshwater swamps and coastal forests with the ability to adapt up to a height of 500 m above sea level.
Morphology of Flagellaria indica

• Fibrous roots.
• Tendril-shaped stems no more than 2 cm in diameter.
• Parallel leaves that have 10 vascular tissue in each leaf. Petiole is very short and almost non-existent, the base of the leaf covers the stem.
• Flowers small, 2.5 mm in diameter. The corolla and flower petals are one (tepal), arranged in 2 layers. The outer tepal is 1 mm long and the inner tepal is 1.2 mm.
• Fruit is round, 6-8 in diameter. mm\u00a0and produces seeds 5-6 mm in diameter which have hard and thick skin.
• The seeds are white and contain oil. The embryo is shaped like a mushroom with a diameter of 1-1.5 mm.

Cultivation of Flagellaria indica
Vegetative and generative plant propagation (planted seeds will germinate after 9-13 months after sowing).

Flagellaria indica, more details :

Chemical Content of Flagellaria indica
Flavonoids, tannins, saponins, steroids, triterpenoids, alkaloids, phytosterols, phenolic compounds, kaempferol, cyanogenic glycoside.
Benefits of Flagellaria indica
Treats external wounds, relieves sore eyes, strengthens the body's immunity, relieves stomach aches, treats dysentery, diarrhea, and contraception (prevents pregnancy).
Simplisia of Flagellaria indica

• Pick the leaves from the plant then wash using running water. Dry the clean material.
• Store in a container and place at room temperature.

Another Facts for Flagellaria indica :

Synonym of Flagellaria indica
Flagellaria angustifolia Wall., Flagellaria catenata Lour. ex. B.A. Gomes� , Flagellaria indica var. australiensis Wepfer & H.P.Linder�
Habitus of Flagellaria indica
Creepers. Annual climbing plant, reaching 20 m in length
Habitat of Flagellaria indica

• Wetland
• Forest
• Coastal