Traditional Herbs from Coleus monostachyus

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Prepare rimangi leaves, wash them thoroughly.
Crush them until they become a paste.
Apply on the snake bite wound.

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Take the sap of the rimangi plant.
Drop it on problematic eyes.

What is Coleus monostachyus Looks like??

Parts of Coleus monostachyus that could be used

Leaves
Roots
Sap

Coleus monostachyus Distribution

Rimangi is a plant native to tropical Africa (from Senegal to the Central African Republic and Chad, south to northern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo), and has become naturalized outside its original distribution area. Another source reports that rimangi was first recorded in Singapore in 2009 and has now spread widely in the country. This plant has attractive leaves and inflorescences, so it can be cultivated as an ornamental plant. Rimangi is a plant that is popularly used as a local food ingredient in its area of ??origin, where the leaves can be cooked and consumed as a vegetable. Apart from that, rimangi is also popular as a traditional medicinal ingredient, which people believe has many health benefits, one of which is that the sap of rimangi leaves is considered a sedative and stomach medicine, and is applied internally to treat colic, headaches and other diseases. In Africa, this plant also has many ritual uses, especially those related to pregnancy.
Agroecology of Coleus monostachyus
Rimangi can be found growing in various habitats, but usually grows as weeds in rice fields, along waterways, and in shaded areas, at an altitude of 1-1,600 m above sea level. The suitable temperature for growth is in the range of 15-28 °C, with rainfall between 1,800-3,000 mm/year. Likes loose and fertile soil conditions with moderate to high water requirements, as well as a position in partial shade or full sun.
Morphology of Coleus monostachyus

Soft stem, rectangular, pubescent hairy, green with a reddish purple tinge, segments 1-10 cm, monopodial branching.
Leaves opposite-crossed, single, pubescent-dreadlocked. Leaves oblong to obovate wide, base leaves are cardiac, curved or wedge-shaped, edged, tip blunt to notched. The adaxial surface is green with a reddish purple edge, glabrous, while the surface abaxial is paler. The base of the leaf veins on the adaxial surface is reddish purple, the leaf veins are prominent, the bones are pinnate, the leaf texture is prominent between the veins.
Flowers are compound spikelets, the inflorescence is located at the end of the stem (terminal). Eggs, reddish purple, base white. Petals attached, 2-lipped, reddish purple. Corolla attached, 2-lipped, upper lip short, lobed 4, reddish purple edges, reddish lower lip, whitish purple. Stamens are 4, stamens are attached at the base and are white. The anthers are oval, yellow, 1 pistil, 2-lobed stigma and purple.
Young fruit is green and turns brown when ripe, boxy and round in shape, contains 4 seeds.
Small seeds, flat, shiny, black.

Cultivation of Coleus monostachyus
Propagation is generative (seeds) and vegetative (stem cuttings).

Coleus monostachyus, more details :

Chemical Content of Coleus monostachyus
Flavonoids, coumarins, polyphenols, essential oils (beta-pinene, oct-1-en-3-ol, beta-caryophyllene, octan-3-ol, (E,E)-α-farnesene).
Benefits of Coleus monostachyus
Treating colic, seizures, fever, headaches and coughs especially in children, increasing appetite and strengthening the stomach, treating dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation), hematuria (bloody urine), infertility, rheumatism, foot infections, snake bites, external treatment of vision problems, treating onchocerciasis (a disease that attacks the skin and eyes, caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus). Has activity as an antioxidant and antihypertensive.
Simplisia of Coleus monostachyus

Prepare the rimangi roots, wash thoroughly with running water then drain.
Dry in the sun or in an oven at a temperature\u00a040\u00b0C\u00a0until the water content\u00a010%.
Store in a clean and airtight container.

Another Facts for Coleus monostachyus :

Synonym of Coleus monostachyus
Plectranthus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) B.J.Pollard, Plectranthus palisotii Benth., Solenostemon monostachyus (P.Beauv.) Briq.
Habitus of Coleus monostachyus
Herb. Erect herbaceous, annual or perennial, reaching up to 1 m in height
Habitat of Coleus monostachyus