Bitter Leaf Health Benefits For Body

Sambiloto

Sambiloto

Benefits of bitter leaf is widely used for a variety of traditional medicine. Sambiloto which has the Latin name hydrographic paniculata Ness is medicinal plants in the form of an upright animal that can reach 90 cm. The origin of this plant is expected from tropical Asia. Of India extends to the south in Siam, to the east until the Malayan peninsula, and is found in Java.

What is Sambiloto

Paniculata is a wild plants has many properties that can cure various diseases. Because it is a wild plant species, bitter can also be found in places such as gardens, riverside, vacant land that is moist or yard.

The characteristics and content of bitter herbs.

Bitter leaf containing lactones and flavonoids. Lactones obtained from the leaves and branches, each containing deoxyandrographolide, andrographolide (bitter substances), 14-deoxy-n, 12-didehydroandrographolide, and homoandrographolide. There are also alkane, ketones, aldehydes, minerals (calcium, potassium, sodium), grit and resin acids. Flavonoids itself apling a lot of roots, namely polimetoksiflavon, andrgrafin, pan ikulin, mono-0-metilwithin, and apigenin-7, 4- dimetiler.

Plant characteristics:

1. Single leaves short-stemmed, lies opposite cross, shape lanceolate, base tapering, pointed tip,

   

   Sambiloto/ Bitter

   flat edge, dark green upper surface.
2. Flowers, inflorescence branching rasemosa forming panicle, out of the tip of the stem or leaves the armpit. Lipped flowers are tubular and white.
3. Fruit capsules funnel-shaped, about 1.5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide base and shaped sharp tip.

Efficacy and Benefits of bitter leaf
Used to prevent the formation of inflammation, improving urine (diuretic).

1. Reduce the heat to the body (antipyretics)The leaves have a bitter substance that is very effective antipyretic to reduce heat.
2. Preventing cancer Bitter leaf can treat diseases such as pregnant trophoblast wine (mola hidatisoda), and malignant trophoblastic disease (trophoblastic tumors) and lung tumor which was the forerunner of cancer.
3. Lowering Blood Pressure
4. The content of potassium compounds provide efficacy to lower blood pressure. The results of pharmacological experiments showed that the water decoction of the leaves bitter 10% at a dose of 0.3 ml / kg body weight can provide a decrease in blood sugar levels that are comparable to the provision of glibenclamid suspension.
5. Effective For Typhoid Disease Sambiloto also in the trust can be used as a cure typhus by taking a 10-15 leaves are boiled and drunk the water boiled. Efficacy of bitter leaf other no less important are the following
6. Overcoming itching
7. Treating malaria
8. Increase endurance
9. Maintain stamina
10. Treat abdominal pain
11. Diabetes mellitus (DM)
12. Symptoms of hepatitis biliary tract infections
13. Coping with Diarrhea
14. Overcoming bacillary dysentery
15. Treating Typhoid
16. Treating inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia)
17. Treating inflammation of the airways (bronchitis)
18. Treating acute kidney inflammation (acute pyelonephritis)
19. Treating inflammation of the middle ear (OMA)
20. Treating appendicitis
21. Treating toothache
22. Treating leptospirosis
23. Effective for detoxifying
24. Good Skin (external use)
25. Treating diabetes
26. Remove black spots on the skin

Benefits of bitter leaf is quite widely used in traditional medicine, no wonder there are many herbal remedies are the basic ingredients of bitter leaf.

Leaves Sambiloto use wound treatment, To use the outside you can use multiple ways below.

1. Wash the bitter leaf that will be used sparingly
2. Puree until smooth leaf
3. Put in a soft cloth material to accommodate the former leaves that have been grinded
4. Let stand a few minutes on the skin or face to look perfect

To use the inside
In addition to the outside, there are many benefits of bitter leaf that is important to treat the effect to make it more nutritious for the body, the following steps:

1. Take some bitter leaf that has been in the wash
2. Boil in water until its leaves 1/4
3. Drink in moderation.