📩 Clinacanthus nutans

by Sarah on February 11, 2024 in Acanthaceae

Traditional Herbs from Clinacanthus nutans

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Prepare 7 g of fresh dandang gendis leaves, 110 ml of water.
Make an infusion or brew by: clean the dandang gendis leaves then brew with hot water or boil in water for 15 minutes until reduced to 100 ml .
Drink 100 ml once a day.\u00a0\u00a0

dysentery

Take 1 handful Boil fresh leaves in 5 glasses of water until 3 glasses of water remain.
Drink 1 glass 3 times every day.

What is Clinacanthus nutans Looks like??

Parts of Clinacanthus nutans that could be used

Leaf

Clinacanthus nutans Distribution

Originating from Asia, then spread to China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. This plant is often planted as a hedge and is also used by people as a medicinal plant, especially in Southeast Asia and South China. In Indonesia, especially Javanese people have used it in the treatment of dysentery and diabetes.
Agroecology of Clinacanthus nutans
Cormorant gendis is often found in terrestrial areas (grasslands/savanna/shrubs). Grows in the lowlands at an altitude of 5-400 m above sea level. Requires full sun.
Morphology of Clinacanthus nutans

Stems are woody, upright, segmented, and green.
Single opposite leaves, lanceolate, 8-15 mm long, 4-6 cm wide, pinnate, green.
Panicle-shaped compound flowers, in axils leaves and at the end of the stem, a tubular flower corolla 2-3 cm long, pink.
Fruit box, round and elongated brown.

Cultivation of Clinacanthus nutans
Generative (seed) and vegetative (stem cuttings) propagation. Seedlings come from healthy parent plants, not attacked by pests and diseases and are normal.

Clinacanthus nutans, more details :

Chemical Content of Clinacanthus nutans
Alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolics, triterpenoids/steroids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, phytosterols, sitosterol, C-glycosyl flavone, polyphenols, orientin, belutin, lupeol, isoorientin.
Benefits of Clinacanthus nutans
Increases immunity, treats snake and insect bites, diabetes, dysentery, kidney disorders, gout, skin rashes, treats herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster (VZV), has anticancer, antiviral, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory activity .
Simplisia of Clinacanthus nutans

Pick old and fresh leaves, wash them thoroughly with water then drain.
Dry the leaves by airing them and protecting them from light or in an oven at 40\u00b0C until a water content of 10% is reached.
Grind them until they become powder.
Store in a clean container.

Another Facts for Clinacanthus nutans :

Synonym of Clinacanthus nutans
Beloperone fulgida� (Blume) Hassk., Clinacanthus burmanni� Nees, Justicia fulgida� Blume
Habitus of Clinacanthus nutans
Herb. Annual herb, reaches 2.5 m high
Habitat of Clinacanthus nutans