📢 Alstonia scholaris

Traditional Herbs from Alstonia scholaris

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• Prepare 3 g of pulai bark, 1 glass of water.
• Wash then boil pulai for 15 minutes over low heat, cool and strain.
• Drink and add 1 tablespoon of honey or according to taste.

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• 5-10 g inside bark, 2-3 glasses of water.
• Boil until boiling.
• Drink 1-3 times a day, 1 each glass.

What is Alstonia scholaris Looks like??

Parts of Alstonia scholaris that could be used

• Leaves
• Bark
• Latex
• Roots

Alstonia scholaris Distribution

Pulai is a plant native to Southern China, tropical Asia and the Indian sub-continent (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Australia (Queensland). In Indonesia, its distribution area extends to almost all regions. In Bali, the pulai tree is considered sacred so it is allowed to grow until it reaches a diameter of 200 cm. It has various benefits and properties for health and has economic value as an industrial raw material.
Agroecology of Alstonia scholaris
It grows in areas with an altitude of 1-1,230 m above sea level, annual rainfall of 1,000-3,800 mm/year, and is not flooded.
Morphology of Alstonia scholaris

• The taproot, has porous lenticels on the surface of the root.
• The stem\u00a0bark is light brown and there is a milky white sap on the inside of the bark.
• The leaves\u00a0ovate like a spatula, the tip of the leaf is tapered, green shiny with the underside of the leaves being paler in color.
• Flowers\u00a0bisexual, compound, clustered at the top of the leaves, petals ovate, white yellowish.
• Fruit\u00a0ribbon-shaped, white, 20-50 mm long.
• Seeds\u00a0oblong, hairy, small, white with a length of 1.5-2 cm.\u00a0

Cultivation of Alstonia scholaris
Propagation is generative (seeds) and vegetative (stem cuttings and shoot cuttings).�

Alstonia scholaris, more details :

Chemical Content of Alstonia scholaris
Tannins, glycosides, triterpenoids, flavonoids and phenols. Stem bark: alkaloids (echitenine, ditamine, ditaine, alstonine, reserpine, tetrahydroalstonine, alstonidine, yohimbine).
Benefits of Alstonia scholaris
Treats sore throats, worms, reduces fever, festering ulcers, wounds, facilitates the cleansing of the blood of women giving birth (postpartum), cures syphilis, urinary stones, toxoplasmosis, aphrodisiac. Has antimalarial, antidiarrheal, anticancer and antioxidant activity
Simplisia of Alstonia scholaris

• Choose a stem that is old enough then cut it into pieces 10 cm long. Wash the material and drain it. Cut it lengthwise in two places facing each other. The skin is removed from the wood.
• Dry it in the sun for several days. Store it in a clean container.\u00a0

Another Facts for Alstonia scholaris :

Synonym of Alstonia scholaris
Alstonia kurzii Hook.f.Alstonia spectabilis KurzEchites pala Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.
Habitus of Alstonia scholaris
Tree. Annual tree, up to 40 m high
Habitat of Alstonia scholaris

• Forest
• Coast