📢 Ceiba pentandra

Traditional Herbs from Ceiba pentandra

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• Prepare enough kapok leaves and sembung leaves.
• Wash all the ingredients then add cooking water, squeeze and strain.
• Drink 2 times a day, morning and evening.\u00a0

What is Ceiba pentandra Looks like??

Parts of Ceiba pentandra that could be used

• Leaves", "Seeds", "Bark", "Flowers", "Fruits", "Roots", "Stems

Ceiba pentandra Distribution

Kapok originates from tropical America, is widespread in Africa and grows in the wild along the west coast from Senegal to Angola. Brought from Africa to Asia for cultivation. Now, kapok has been cultivated throughout the tropics, especially in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Thailand). Apart from being used as a traditional herbal medicine, kapok is a source of fiber, which has long been used in various industries, such as furniture, health and spinning.
Agroecology of Ceiba pentandra
This plant grows well at an altitude of 100-800 m above sea level and night temperatures are less than 17 °C. Likes high rainfall, around 1,500-2,500 mm/year and is easily damaged by strong winds.
Morphology of Ceiba pentandra

• Root\u00a0tap.
• Stem\u00a0straight, cylindrical, branched or unbranched. Often found with cone-shaped spines.
• Leaves\u00a0finger, oval in shape, leaf tip tapered, leaf edge flat, leaf veins pinnately connected , dark green on the upper surface and light green on the bottom, has 5-9 leaves with a length of up to 15 cm.
• Flowers\u00a0clustered, white or reddish pink, corolla and stamens numbered 5, small, stigma large, flower stalk up to 20 cm long.
• Fruit\u00a0capsules 7.5-30 x 3-7, 5 cm, tapered at both ends, green when young and brown when old, has 5 valves (shells).
• Seeds\u00a0round, dark brown.

Cultivation of Ceiba pentandra
Propagation generatively (seeds) or vegetatively (cuttings).�

Ceiba pentandra, more details :

Chemical Content of Ceiba pentandra
Phenolic compounds, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, phytic acid, TUI (trypsin inhibitor), HUI (hemagglutinin inhibitor), oxalic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid.
Benefits of Ceiba pentandra
Leaves: medicine for fever, cough, hoarse voice, hair growth, overcomes ulcers. Fruit peel: has diuretic, astringent properties, treats fever, asthma, gonorrhea and diarrhea. Root: reduces fever, chronic dysentery.
Simplisia of Ceiba pentandra

• Choose fresh kapok leaves. Clean them from unwanted parts. Wash the leaves thoroughly with running water and drain them.
• Arrange the leaves on a container and cover with thin dark cloth. Dry in the sun until dry (the leaves break easily when squeezed).
• After dry, put it in a clean plastic bag that is tightly closed or airtight.

Another Facts for Ceiba pentandra :

Synonym of Ceiba pentandra
Bombax cumanense� Kunth, Bombax mompoxense� Kunth, Bombax occidentale� Spreng.
Habitus of Ceiba pentandra
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 10-50 m high
Habitat of Ceiba pentandra

• Forest