✈️ Elephantopus scaber

Traditional Herbs from Elephantopus scaber

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• Boil 2 tapak liman leaves in 2 glasses of water until it boils and the water is reduced by half.
• Cool the concoction and strain.
• Drink 1 glass a day.

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• Wash clean 60 g tapak liman stems.
• Boil in enough water.
• Divide the boiled water into 2 drinks.

What is Elephantopus scaber Looks like??

Parts of Elephantopus scaber that could be used

• Leaves
• Flowers
• Roots
• Twigs

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Elephantopus scaber Distribution

Tapak Liman is a plant native to tropical America and spread across tropical Africa, Asia and Australia. In Java, this plant grows wild along with other herbaceous plants and has long been used as a medicinal plant because of the compounds and nutrients it contains, but it also has side effects such as allergies and stroke. The young leaves can be cooked as a vegetable.
Agroecology of Elephantopus scaber
Grows well at altitudes up to 1,500 m above sea level, with temperatures of 15-40 °C. Likes vertisol or grumosol soil types, loamy or clayey texture, soil pH 5.8-6.7. Generally grows wild in grass fields and embankments.
Morphology of Elephantopus scaber

• Spear-shaped roots, very strong roots.
• Stem\u00a0cylindrical, erect, hard, dark green, smooth-haired surface, white.
• Leaf\u00a0single dark green, slightly bluish, 35 cm long, 7 wide cm, notched edges for young plants, on plants with tall stems, smaller leaves, flat edges.
• Compound flowers, collected in a protected head with 3 cup-like leaves.
• Fruit like a white tube, 1 cm long, at the end there is white hair.

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Cultivation of Elephantopus scaber

• Propagation by seeds and saplings.
• Plant the seeds in polybags, when the seeds start to get big, transfer them to their respective pots.
• After the height is around 10 cm or more, plant them in the ground or a permanent place.

Elephantopus scaber, more details :

Chemical Content of Elephantopus scaber
Elepahantopin, deoxyelephantopin, stigmasterol, flavonoids, epiprielinol, lupeol, stigmasterin, triacontan-1-ol, sesquiterpenes, phenolic acids, cyclosativene.
Benefits of Elephantopus scaber

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Antidote for snake venom, antibacterial (medicine for eczema, diarrhea, canker sores, coughs), anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, fever reducing (antipyretic), urinary laxative, hepatitis, treating flatulence.
Simplisia of Elephantopus scaber

• Choose fresh and undamaged leaves. Wash the leaves with clean running water, drain and thinly slice.
• Dry in the sun using a dark cloth.
• Sort dry from unwanted foreign materials.
• Store the simplicia in a container or an airtight plastic bag, at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

Another Facts for Elephantopus scaber :

Synonym of Elephantopus scaber
Elephantopus sinuatus Zoll. & Moritzi, Asterocephalus cochinchinensis Spreng., Scabiosa cochinchinensis Lour.

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Habitus of Elephantopus scaber
Herb. Annual herb, up to 80 cm high
Habitat of Elephantopus scaber

• Forest
• Roadside
• Grassland