Nama Tempatan: | Sambung Nyawa |
Nama Saintifik: | Gynura procumbens |
Nama Lain: | Dawn Dewa, Leaves of the Gods, Googoolipid, Mollucan spinach,Sambung nyawa, Daun Dewa, am Akar, Akar sebiak, and Kelemai merah, bai bing cao |
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Sambung nyawa adalah jenis tumbuhan tahunan yang banyak digunakan dalam perubatan dinegara negara asia tenggara seperti Malaysia , Indonesia dan Thailand. merupakan tumbuhan herba yang boleh dijadikan ubat. Biasanya ia dimakan sebagai ulam. Ia mudah membiak melalui keratan batang dan mudah tumbuh di kawasan yang agak redup dan mempunyai kelembapan yang sedernana. |
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Mengurangkan kadar kolestrol dan menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi.Di Malaysia ia juga digunakan untuk merawat sembelit,kencing manis dan kanser.Ia juga digunakan untuk merawat masalah buah pinggang. ia juga digunakan untuk merawat sembelit,kencing manis dan kanser.Ia juga digunakan untuk merawat masalah buah pinggang.Sesuai untuk Pesakit jantung. |
Other Names : Dawn Dewa, Leaves of the Gods, Googoolipid, Mallucan spinach, Sambung Nyawa, Daun Dewa, Am Akar, Akar sebiak, dan Kelemai merah, bai bing coa, ngokilo (Jawa), beluntas cina (Melayu), she juan jao @ fujung jao (Cina)
Family : Asteraceae
Introduction
Sambung Nyawa is an annual plant type that abundantly used in South-east Asia countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. However it is originated from Myanmar and China. It can live with the height of 1 until 500 meters from the sea levels. It easily breeds through stem and easily grows in shady area, with 40-50% rate of light intensity, air temperature between 20-30 °C and has medium humidity with annual rain fall between 1500-2500mm..It grows vertically, or sometimes the edge collapses and comes out root, wet stem, branches, purplish in color. Can reach 6 meters height and pleasant smell. Single leaf, quite thick, easily brake, has branches. The leaf is egg rounded shape, the edge is end and base pointed, serrated edge, bone fining, colored light green. The flower is orange yellow, it rarely flowering.
Planting and Breeding
Besides surroundings factor, sabung nyawa plant needs fertile soil, and can stands water. The best pH is around 5.5-7.It breeds through stem. It needs much water, but not really wet and sump.
Chemical Contents and Pharmacology Effects
Chemical contents of sambung nyawa leaf are flavonoid (7, 3, 4 trihidroksi-flavon), glycoside kuersetin, fenoleat acid (from kafeat acid, penta kumarat, penta-hidroksi benzoate and vanilat acid) triterpenoid, alkaloid, saponin and tannin.
This plant is cold and neutral. The benefits are antineoplastik, lower warm body, cure lymph disease, kidney disease, skin disease, decrease the blood pressure, lower the blood glucose, antimicrobial, anticarsinogenic, sitotoxic towards cancer cells, hypertensive, stroke, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, disruption toss, fed up vocal cord, fed up scruff, cough and sinusitis.
Uses and Benefits
Sambung Nyawa can reduce the cholesterol rate and decrease the high blood pressure. In Malaysia it also used to cure constipation, diabetes and cancer. It also used to treat to treat kidney problems and Heart Problem.
Usually it is eaten fresh. This plant stem commonly used to release fever.
It is also used in medication for for kidney failure, dysentery, throat infection. Besides that, it can be used to stop the bleeding, overcome menstrual cycle problems, improve the kidney function, for animal bite. The corm is used to remove haematom, swelling and brake bone.
Ways to use
For drinking medicine, braise 7-12 fresh leaves, While for external use, grind the fresh leaf and paste at the pain place.