💎 Centratherum punctatum

Traditional Herbs from Centratherum punctatum

snake_bite antidote

• Take enough lurah button flower leaves.
• Wash thoroughly with running water.
• Crush until it becomes a paste.
• Apply the paste to the wound caused by a snake bite.

hypertension": ["Take enough lurah button flower plants\u00a0then wash them until clean.

Boil the leaves until they boil.

Let them warm/cold.

Strain the boiled product and drink.

What is Centratherum punctatum Looks like??

Parts of Centratherum punctatum that could be used

• Leaves
• Flowers

Centratherum punctatum Distribution

The lurah button flower is thought to originate from South America, Central America and the West Indies. This type later became naturalized in Asia, Africa, Australia, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Pacific Islands. This plant is a weed that is generally planted as an ornamental plant, because it has a unique shape and beautiful color. However, this weed plant also has health benefits as a medicinal plant. The research results show that the leaf extract has antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiproliferative properties and has potential as a medicine. Apart from that, this type of plant also has the potential to be developed into a food supplement for cancer patients.
Agroecology of Centratherum punctatum
Centratherum punctatum is a weed that is commonly found growing in tropical areas, especially in grasslands, disturbed areas, along roadsides, forests, forest edges, from sea level to a height of 1,200 m above sea level. Likes environments with rainfall ranging from 500-1,900 mm/yr. It is very suitable for planting in open places with high intensity sunlight and has a strong tolerance for dry areas or dry environments.
Morphology of Centratherum punctatum

• The stem is erect and pubescent, round in shape, brownish in color, the surface of the stem is rough and hairy.
• Single leaves, lanceolate-ovate in shape, tip of the leaf is pointed, base of the leaf is tapered, the edge of the leaf is sharply sawed, light green in color, has a pineapple aroma refreshing, sitting leaves or short stems, alternate leaf arrangement, pinnate leaf veins.\u00a0
• Compound flowers, have disc-shaped heads with many florets, consisting of ribbon flowers and flowers tube with purple petals, fragrant. The outer floret is longer than the inner floret. The corolla tube is narrow and wide at the top, the corolla tube is glandular thready, white, and attached to the corolla. The inflorescence is in the form of a single hump.
• Longkah fruit, cylindrical, 8\u201310-ribbed, brown, glabrous.
• Seeds small (1-2 mm).

Cultivation of Centratherum punctatum
Generative propagation using seeds.

Centratherum punctatum, more details :

Chemical Content of Centratherum punctatum
Kaempferol-3-glucuronide, chlorogenic acid, kaempferide, isorhamnetin-3-0-rutinoside, farnesol, cyanidin-3,5-di-0-glucoside, biochanin-1, 5-Hydroxy-4'-methoxy-7-methylflavones, ergocornine, kaempferol, ferritidine, 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid, 7-0-methylwogonin, asiaticoside, qingyangshengenin, germacranolide derivative, essential oil consisting of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (β-caryophyllene, cyclosativene, α-copaene, trans-α-bergamotene, (Z)-β-farnesene, α- humulene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, and δ-cadinene), oxygenated sesquiterpenes (spathulenol, viridiflorol, caryophyllene oxide, globulol, sesquisabinene, β-selinene, β-eudesmol, bicyclogermacrene, elemol), and 1,8-cineole.
Benefits of Centratherum punctatum
Heals wounds, skin whitener and anti-aging agent, increases libido, reduces pain, prevents snake bites and tiger bites, treats hypertension. Has activity as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-worm parasite Haemonchus placei.
Simplisia of Centratherum punctatum

• Prepare the leaves of the lurah button flower, wash them thoroughly with running water.
• Cut the leaves\u00a0so they\u00a0dry easily.
• Dry in the sun or in an oven at a temperature\u00a040\u00b0C until the moisture content\u00a010%.
• Blend it using a blender until it becomes powder.
• Store in a clean and airtight place.

Another Facts for Centratherum punctatum :

Synonym of Centratherum punctatum
Ampherephis aristata Kunth, Baccharoides holtonii (Baker) Kuntze, Centratherum aristatum (Kunth) Cass.
Habitus of Centratherum punctatum
Herb. Annual herb, height ranges from 10-50 cm
Habitat of Centratherum punctatum

• Forest", "Roadside", "Bush Area", "Land