Thursday, August 9, 2012

Sunflower Benefits



Sunflower or Helianthus annuus L is a native plant of North America, specifically in the area of ​​Mexico, Peru and Chile. These plants come from families compositeae (Asteraceae). There are approximately 67 species in this genus Helianthus. Helianthus comes from the word helios meaning sun and anthos meaning flower. But the most plausible reason why sunflowers are named because the flowers are always facing the direction of the sun. This move follows the interest of the largest light source is.

Flowers in China is known as the Xiang ri quiz. While in Indonesia itself gets a lot of interest such as the pupil Matori, ledomata, flower stengenge, Bungong matuhori, purbanegara, until sungeng.
This short-lived herbaceous tunbuh up as high as 1 to 3 meters with fine hairs on all parts. Single heart-shaped leaves with large flowers resembling the cup on the edge. Right down the middle there are the small flowers are tubular and brown. Although included in the wet trunked plants, flowers are just 'more comfortable' planted in an area that gets lots of sunlight.
This flower contains a fairly complete nutrition.

And each of its parts have the following functions:

Flowers: antipyretic, hypotensive, lowering blood pressure, reduce pain (analgesic), painful menstruation (dysmenorrhoe), stomach pain (gastric pain), headache, toothache, abdominal pain, high blood pressure, inflammation of the breast (topical), arthritis (topical), cosmetics (to prevent premature aging), and hard labor.

Root: Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antitussive, diuretic, cough, kidney stones, bronchitis, leucorrhoea (leucorrhoe), anti-inflammatory, laxative urine, cough, and pain relief.

Leaf: Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammation, reduce pain, and anti-malaria.

Seed: Anti dysentery, arouse appetite, lethargy, headaches, bloody dysentery, stimulate the secretion of fluid body (hormones, enzymes, etc..), Induced stimulation of measles (measles).

Marrow from stem and flower base (reseptaculum): Stimulating the vital energy, calm the liver, stimulate spending urine, relieve pain during bowel tract, stomach pain, bloody urine (hematuria), fatty urine (chyluria), gastric cancer , esophageal cancer and malignant mole.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Ylang flower Benefits



Ylang flower has been known for a long time. First, the princess often make use of it. Even the late Mother used to use it to fertilize Fatmawati and black hair. Are you excited to try?

Boxwood is often called kenongo (Java), makosoi (Fiji), cadenia (Spain) and Canangium odoratum Baill (Latin). Plants from the Annonaceae family is thought to have come from Southeast Asia including Indonesia. Due to the fragrant smell, he was known as the perfume tree. Plant height can reach 30 m. In addition to growing wild in the forest, can also be planted in the yard, and can be fertile at an altitude tunbuh 1200 m asl.
Oval shaped leaves, bunches of flowers hang down in green when it is old but turned yellow and very fragrant smell. This flower bensoat acid, farnesol, geraniol, linalool, benzene acetate, eugenol, sadrol, kadinen, and pinene. Oil content is quite high but easy to evaporate.
In the vast community of Java, ylang is often used in ritual with jasmine, roses and other flowers soaked in water from 7 wells. The water bath could be called 'Air Setaman Flowers'.
With a fragrant aroma, ylang flowers are yellowish green, along with jasmine and magnolia is a royal family member's favorite flowers in the kingdoms of Java. At the nobleman's family, ylang are commonly used for materials 'ngadi salira' (body care). The trick flowers or ylang oil is made as a material for luluran sihingga will produce a soft skin and face. The use of fragrance with the scent of ylang own show caring for the wearer.
Added, ylang oil is also excellent for aromatherapy (aromatherapy). He will manage the flow of adrenal glands in the nervous system giving rise to feelings of pleasure, calm, menhilangkan anxiety, anger, and panic.

There is nothing to kosmetikan, widely used plant parts were extracted from the flowers of brownish yellow. When used in soaps will have a balancing effect for oily skin or dry skin. In addition, the oil can strengthen and stimulate hair growth. Being for the affairs of beauty, ylang oil in the mixture used in masks and scrubs. Ylang flower essential oil yield is only good for the fabric of perfume.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Lotus Flower Benefits



Lotus (Nelumbo Nelumbium Druce) included in the family Nymphaeaceae. Synonym of this plant is Nelumbiurn nuciferum, Gaertn. = N. speciosum, Wilid. = Nelumbo nucifera, Gaertn. = Nyrnphaea Nelumbo, Linn. And has local name: Padma, lotus, Terate, tarate, large lotus.

Chronic aquatic plants of this beautiful, native of mainland Asia. Cultivated in water and lotus ponds, sometimes found growing wild in the swamps. Rumbah water plants upright. Thick scaly rhizomes, growing creeper. Leaves and flowers come out directly from the rhizome attached to the mud at the bottom of the pool. Wide and rounded leaf blade, supported by a long stalk and spherical diameter from 0.5 to 1 cm, length of 75-150 cm. Leaves poking above the water, towering up like a shield. Waxy leaf surface; whitish green color, flat edge, the center slightly hollowed, the bones scattered leaves from the center towards the edges of leaves, diameter 30-50 cm. The flowers are fragrant, grows towering above the water surface with a long round and sturdy stems, flower stalk length of 75-200 cm. Flower diameter 15-25 cm, stamens many yellow anthers, petals wide, there is the ankle and there is a double with pink, white and yellow. Flowers bloom all day from morning till evening. After wilting petals bergugurn until finally left the base rate that would occur would be fruit, shaped like inverted cones with a flat surface and a kind of sponge with holes containing 15-30 seeds, the color is yellowish green, then green and finally dark brown, the center line of 6 - 11 cm. Seeds are round like a peanut, found in fruit pits shaped like a wasp nest. Old seeds blackish green color, age approximately 1 month after flowers bloom. The leaves are commonly used as packing materials, young rhizomes and seeds are edible.

Can parts used for the treatment of:

The entire plant including roots, leaves and stems, flowers and pollen, seeds and flowers such as buffer honeycomb / sponge (reseptacle), as well as the seeds sprout. The use of fresh or dried.
Lotus contains several different chemical constituents in every part. In the flowers contain lutiolin, isokuersitrin, quercetin, and kaempferol. Stamens contain alkaloids, isokersitrin, leteolin, quercetin and galuteolin. Buffers Swap: proteins, fats, carbohydrates carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin B1, B2, C and slightly nelumbin. Seeds: raffinosa starch-containing, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Sprout seeds: liensinin, isoliensinin, neferin, nuciferin, prouciferin, lotusina, methylcorypallin, demethylcoclaurine, geluteolin and hyperin. Rhizome: starch, protein, asparagine, vitamin C, d-gallacotechol, neochlorogenik acid, leucocyanidin and peroxidation. Root: Tannates substances, and asparagine. Leaves: roemerin, nornuciferin. Petiole: roemerin, nornuciferin, resins, and substances Tannates.
Uses:
Seeds: - Impaired absorption of food (malabsorbtion). - Diarrhea due to weakness, chronic intestinal inflammation (chronic enteritis),
- Dysentery.
- Vomiting.
- Vaginal discharge, bleeding in women.
- Wet Dreams (spermatorrhea).
- It's hard to sleep, a lot of dreams.
- Painful urination and cloudy.
- Fatigue is not excited (neurasthenia).
- Cancer nasopharynx.
Lotus seed sprouts:
- Fever, thirst.
- Heart palpitations, anxiety.
- Vomiting of blood.
- Premature ejaculation.
- Eyes red and swollen.
- Difficult to sleep (insomnia).
- High blood pressure (hypertension).
Sari Yarns:
- Evening out sperm (sperrnatorrhea).
- Vaginal discharge (leucorrhea).
- Bleeding such as vomiting blood, dysentery.
- Frequent urination.
- Unable to hold urine (enuresis).
Remptacle: - excessive uterine bleeding.
- Excessive menstrual blood.
- Bleeding during pregnancy.
- Discharge (lochia) is redundant after the birth.
- Lower abdominal pain due to blood clots.
- Dysentery, blood urine.
- Hemorrhoids, sore wet.
Rhizome:
- Fever, thirst.
- Coughing up blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds.
- Dysentery, blood urine, high blood pressure.
- Heart disease.
- Disorders of the stomach.
- Lack of blood (anemia).
- Disorders of the menopause (menopause).
- Neurosis.
Root:
- Vomiting blood, nosebleeds.
- Urinary and red hot.
- Coughing up blood, dysentery.
Leaves:
- Fainting due to heat (heat stroke).
- Diarrhea due to heat or moisture.
- Dizziness, headache.
- Give - give.
- Bleeding such as nosebleeds, vomiting blood, blood dysentery.
- Bleeding in women.
Leaf base:
- Bloody dysentery, diarrhea.
- Babies in the womb is not quiet.
Trunk:
- Heat stroke, fainting. - Chest feels depressed because of hot or humid.
- Diarrhea, vomiting.
- Whitish.
Interest:
- Hit (trauma).
- Bleeding.
- Inflammation of purulent skin (impetigo).
Wheat roots:
- Increases appetite.
- Body is weak and less blood.
- Diarrhea.