Classificationp:
Kingdom: Plantae
Sub kingdom: Tracheobionta
Super divisi: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Plant Taxonomy
Subclass Hamamelidae:
Order: Plumbaginales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species: Plumbago zeylanica l.
The Common Name:
United Kingdom: wild leadwort
Indonesia: daun encok
Wild leadwort can only be found in habitats such as open antopogen savannas (grasslands), fringe forests and fields that have not been planted, lives at altitudes above 1000 MAMSL. Duplication of this plant can with seeds or cuttings. In addition, the plant life in the fields of wild, edge of the waterways, or planted in the yard as a living fence.
Flower wild leadwort compounds in bunches that come out at the end of the stalk, small, white, dark-haired.
Wild leadwort fruit small, round length, the
young Greens, after the old black. The small, Brown seeds. Reproduction by
seeds or cuttings.
Wild leadwort leaves of this plant are toxic, and bitter. Wild leadwort contain plumbagin, 3-3-biplumbagin, 3-kloroplum-khitranon, University of Konstanz (3-6-biplumbagin), and droseron (2-hidroksiplum-University of Konstanz).
Nutritious substances contained in wild
leadwort named plumbagin is highly toxic and in local usage can cause damage to
the skin in the form of blisters as it burns. In addition, extracts of rough
plumbagin is also found from the root. Naftokuinon plumbagin, consisting of
naftokuinon and plumbagin is also found from the root. In addition, it found
3-biplumbagin, kloroplumbagin, khitranon, komarin elipton, seselin,
5-metoksisilin, suberosin, and xantiletin.
Historically, wild leadwort is already widely used in traditional medicine, such as:
· Treating Rheumatism
· Treating Headaches
· Launch A Pee
· Treating blood cancer
· Treating leprosy, scabies, and skin disease
· Treating Lumbago
· Treating Headaches
· Launch A Pee
· Treating blood cancer
· Treating leprosy, scabies, and skin disease
· Treating Lumbago
In various countries, wild leadwort is already
widely used in traditional medicine. This is an example of some countries that
use wild leadwort in traditional medicine:
• In India, the wild leadwort is used for
fevers, diarrhea, digestive problems, colds, skin problems such as leprosy,
malaria and leprosy.
• In Nepal, the wild leadwort used for
antivirus • Taiwan, wild leadwort can be used for the activity of
anti-Heliobakteri.
• In Madras, the wild leadwort used for
antioxidants.
• In Ethiopia, the wild leadwort used for
gastric problems.
• Nigeria, the wild leadwort used for a
disease, parasites and scabies.
• In Indonesia, the wild leadwort usually used
to remedy beyond, to cure a headache. Do not overcook, as it can cause
blisters.
The very things to note:
• Do not use for too long, as it can cause a
blister like burns.
• Pregnant women are prohibited from using it
• Has not obtained sufficient data for its use
in nursing mothers, and its use is not recommended.
• Should not be used on children, because
their subjects are HIGHLY TOXIC, although for use outside.
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