🚀 Asystasia nemorum

Traditional Herbs from Asystasia nemorum

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• Prepare enough Mareto roots, stems and leaves.
• Wash until clean.
• Boil all ingredients until boiling.
• Strain and drink while warm.

treating_infected_eyes":[ "Prepare enough fresh mareto leaves then wash them until clean.

Crush them until they become a paste.

Squeeze the leaf paste to extract the extract.

Apply the juice of the leaves to the infected eye.

What is Asystasia nemorum Looks like??

Parts of Asystasia nemorum that could be used

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

Asystasia nemorum Distribution

Mareto is a plant that originates from Central Malesia (Java to Maluku). This species was introduced as a medicinal plant, to Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore more than a century ago. In Indonesia, especially the people of Maluku, have used all parts of the plant as traditional medicine to treat coughs and shortness of breath. The young leaves of Mareto have also been used and consumed by the people of Sumbawa as a vegetable. Apart from that, mareto is also a type of Acanthaceae which is often planted as an ornamental plant.
Agroecology of Asystasia nemorum
Mareto is generally found growing in secondary forests, bushes, rice fields, river banks, roadsides, hedgerows and plantations. Usually found in shady or slightly shaded places in the lowlands. This species also grows successfully in open areas with full sun. Prefers well-draining soil, and the species is drought tolerant. The need for water is in the moderate range.
Morphology of Asystasia nemorum

• Stem upright, widely branched.
• Leaves are ovate to lanceolate, tip is tapered, base is narrow, leaf edges are wavy-striped, hairy on the underside of the leaf along the veins, glabrous or hairy on the upper side of the leaf along the veins." ,"Flowers have petals measuring 5-6 mm, lanceolate lobes. The flower corolla is red to purple-red, the lobes are ovate, the flower tube is long. The inflorescences are arranged in a bunch (raceme), in groups, located at the tip of the stem and in the leaf axils. Bracts are triangular, hairy.
• Fruit capsules, about 2-3 cm long.
• Seeds are irregularly ovate, tuberculate to wrinkled surface.

Cultivation of Asystasia nemorum
Propagation is carried out generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (stem cuttings).

Asystasia nemorum, more details :

Chemical Content of Asystasia nemorum
Amino acids.
Benefits of Asystasia nemorum
Treating coughs with tightness in the chest, eye infections (conjunctivitis), increasing female stamina. Has antiviral, antibacterial, antitumor, high blood pressure lowering, anticarcinogen and antimutagenic activity.
Simplisia of Asystasia nemorum

Another Facts for Asystasia nemorum :

Synonym of Asystasia nemorum
Asystasia blumei Nees, Isochoriste javanica Miq., Ruellia clavata Reinw. ex Valeton
Habitus of Asystasia nemorum
Herb. Annual herb, grows up to 150 m tall
Habitat of Asystasia nemorum

• Riverside", "Forest", "Roadside