Traditional Herbs from Cycas rumphii

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Prepare enough hajj fern leaves then wash them with running water until clean.
Crush the leaves until they become a paste.
Apply the leaf paste on the injured skin.

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Take Hajj fern plant then wash until clean.
Boil until boiling.
Strain the boiled product.
Drink.

What is Cycas rumphii Looks like??

Parts of Cycas rumphii that could be used

Leaves", "Seeds", "Fruit", "Sap

Cycas rumphii Distribution

The hajj fern is a plant native to Indonesia and has been widely distributed in India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Australia and Micronesia. In Indonesia, the Hajj fern is spread throughout the Indonesian Archipelago, starting from South Kalimantan, Java, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua, and is thought to originate from Maluku. This plant has various traditional uses, especially as food and medicine. This plant can also be grown as an ornamental plant. The hajj fern is classified as a 'Near Threatened' plant on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2011), because it is already rare and has lost 20% of its habitat in the last 50 years. In its function as food, Filipino people have used the young leaves (still rolled) as a cooked vegetable. Likewise, the seed part can be used as food, but the raw seeds contain poison and can be consumed after going through the process of cutting, drying, soaking and drying again, while the fleshy part of the seed is processed into food that can be eaten directly or made into flour which is no less valuable. with other starches. Sago flour can also be produced from the stems. The bark of the Haji fern produces sap that can be used as glue and the stems are used by Indonesians in small traditional constructions. Apart from that, this plant also has many health benefits and is traditionally used as a medicinal ingredient. A poultice made from the seeds and skin is used to heal wounds and skin complaints. In India, the tribal people of the Nicobar Islands use this plant to treat fever
Agroecology of Cycas rumphii
Haji ferns are often found growing along sea coasts, inland on soil substrates with limestone and sand, forests at low altitudes (altitude up to 200 m above sea level), in hot tropical and subtropical areas. This plant likes sunny positions, but is tolerant and successful in shade. Its growth requires strong clay soil with sharp sand and good drainage.
Morphology of Cycas rumphii

The root has a coralloid root structure. This root branches from a taproot or secondary root.
Strong, woody stem, round and symmetrical crown. Monopodial branching, the direction of growth of the stem is upright. Sometimes branched. Bark is gray, breaks into diamond shape and rectangular.
The leaves are pinnately compound, large, the leaves are 1.5-2.5 m long, hard and stiff, green in color, located gathered at the top of the stem to form a stem rosette, numbered lots of leaflets 20-30 cm long, about 1 cm wide, leaf base pointed, leaf tip pointed, leaf edge flat, prominent leaf vein, smooth and shiny surface, numbering 45-90 on each side of the midrib.
Flowers unite in a cone, terminal female cone with many carpophylls, up to 50 cm long.
Fruit smooth, ovate to elliptical.
Flat seeds ovate-elliptical, colored orange.

Cultivation of Cycas rumphii

Propagation is carried out generatively (seeds). Soak the seeds for 24 hours in warm water before sowing.
Germination usually occurs in 1-3 months at 25 \u00b0C.
Young roots are quite fragile and after germination occurs , the roots grow quickly so placement of the seedlings is important to give them enough root space.

Cycas rumphii, more details :

Chemical Content of Cycas rumphii
Resin, cycasin, β-glycosidase, amentoflavone, podocarpusflavone A, 2, 3-dihydroamentoflavone, 2, 3-dihydrohinokiflavone, isoginkacin, bilobetin.
Benefits of Cycas rumphii
Poultices on wounds and swelling, treat flatulence and vomiting, boils, snake and insect bites, malignant ulcers, headaches, sore throats, coughs, colds, gynecological disorders, tuberculosis, fever, are anodyne (pain reliever) and aphrodisiac.
Simplisia of Cycas rumphii

Another Facts for Cycas rumphii :

Synonym of Cycas rumphii
Cycas celebica Miq., Cycas speciosa D.Don, Zamia consoniana G.Don
Habitus of Cycas rumphii
Cycas. Cycad, annual, reaches 10 m in height
Habitat of Cycas rumphii