✈️ Acmella paniculata

Traditional Herbs from Acmella paniculata

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• Prepare 2-3 fresh legetan leaves.
• Wash then chew the leaves slowly.
• Leave it for 30 seconds in the mouth then throw away the dregs.

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• Take 2 -3 legetan flowers and wash them clean.
• Crush the flowers and apply them to the aching tooth.

What is Acmella paniculata Looks like??

Parts of Acmella paniculata that could be used

• Leaves", "Flowers", "Roots", "All Parts of the Plant

Acmella paniculata Distribution

Legetan originates from tropical America, then spread to Southeast Asia, South Asia, South China and also the Pacific. Legetan is used by some people as traditional medicine. The flowers are used as a medicine for bleeding gums and toothache while the roots are used as a medicine for diarrhea. In India the leaves can be eaten as fresh vegetables and cooked as a vegetable.
Agroecology of Acmella paniculata
Legetan usually grows in open places, such as grasslands, wastelands, roadsides or water bodies, rocky soil, and rice fields in the highlands up to an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. Likes moist soil with good drainage, and full or partial sun.
Morphology of Acmella paniculata

• Fabrous roots, small in size and branched.
• Stems are cylindrical, smooth surface, green to purplish in color.
• Leaves are green, hairy, oval to oblong in shape. Leaves are 1-10 cm long and 0.5 cm wide -6 cm. pieces of seed petals.

Cultivation of Acmella paniculata
Generative propagation (seeds) can also be propagated vegetatively using stem cuttings, especially those with roots.

Acmella paniculata, more details :

Chemical Content of Acmella paniculata
Choline, spilanthol, sphilanthin phytosterin, essential oils, acmelonate, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes, taraxin, asparagine, voilaxatin.
Benefits of Acmella paniculata
Treating mouth ulcers also relieves toothache, strengthens the kidneys and digestion, natural medicine for stomach aches, headaches, medicine for nose bleeding.
Simplisia of Acmella paniculata

• Wet sort the legetan leaves from dirt and wash thoroughly with running water.
• Dry the leaves in the oven (temperature 40\u00baC for 5 days) until dry.
• Crush the dried leaves until they become powder.
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Another Facts for Acmella paniculata :

Synonym of Acmella paniculata
Spilanthes grandifolia Miq.Spilanthes lobata BlancoSpilanthes paniculata Wall. ex DC.
Habitus of Acmella paniculata
Herb. Annual herb, grows lying or upright, up to 0.6 m.
Habitat of Acmella paniculata

• Forest
• Roadside
• Grassland