📩 Cordyline fruticosa

Traditional Herbs from Cordyline fruticosa

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• Prepare 80 g of andong leaves then wash until clean.
• Boil the ingredients in 2 glasses of water until boiling and 1 glass of the remaining water,
• Cool the concoction and strain.
• Drink 1 time a day .

What is Cordyline fruticosa Looks like??

Parts of Cordyline fruticosa that could be used

• Leaves
• Flowers
• Roots
• Stem

Cordyline fruticosa Distribution

Andong originates from East Asia and spread to Asia, France, Polynesia, Hawaii and New Zealand. This plant is commonly used as an ornamental plant, border plant or fence on plantations, as well as as a traditional medicinal plant.
Agroecology of Cordyline fruticosa
Grows well in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1,900 m above sea level, in a shady place, on loose soil with a soil pH of 5.5-6.5 and requires moderate sunlight.
Morphology of Cordyline fruticosa

• Fibrous roots with a yellowish white color.
• Stems are round, hard, the leaf base is clearly visible, branched, dirty white, the direction of growth is monopodial.
• Leaves are lanceolate in shape, the tip and base are pointed, the edges are wavy, the arrangement pinnate bones, leaf flesh like paper, purple in color.
• Compound flowers in the form of panicles, purple in color, coming out of the leaf axils, measuring 30 cm.
• The fruit is round and round in color. shiny red.
• The seeds are black.

Cultivation of Cordyline fruticosa
Propagation is done by stem cuttings, or by separating the shoots that grow at the base of the stem underground.

Cordyline fruticosa, more details :

Chemical Content of Cordyline fruticosa
Flavonoids, steroids, saponins, alkaloids, terpenoids, calcium oxalate, polyphenols, iron, tannins, linoleic acid, smilagenin, sterols, tyramine, cholestine glycocides, fructan, quercetin.
Benefits of Cordyline fruticosa
Antidiarrhea, antioxidant, coughs up blood, hemorrhoids and headaches, treats stomach and heartburn, treats irregular menstruation, relieves asthma symptoms.
Simplisia of Cordyline fruticosa

• Choose fresh leaves. Wash the leaves with clean running water then drain them.
• Dry them in the sun using a dark cloth covering the leaves to avoid direct contact with the sun.
• Sort dry from unwanted foreign materials. Store simplicia in a container\ / plastic bag, room temperature or avoid direct sunlight.

Another Facts for Cordyline fruticosa :

Synonym of Cordyline fruticosa
Asparagus terminalis L., Calodracon heliconiifolia (Otto & A.Dietr.) Planch., Calodracon jacquinii (Kunth) Planch.
Habitus of Cordyline fruticosa
Bush. Annual upright shrub, reaching 2-4 m high
Habitat of Cordyline fruticosa

• Forest
• Mountains
• Bushland