BENEFITS OF LEAF GODS

Gynura segetum (Lour) Merr

CLASSIFICATION: Daun Dewa called Gynura segetum (Lour) Merr or Gynura pseudochina (L) DC. belonging to the plant family Compositae or Asteraceae. This plant is known by local names beluntas china, Daun Dewa or samsit.

CHEMICAL NATURE: The content of the known chemicals, including: saponins, essential oils, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, chlorogenic acid, acid kalfeat, asamvanilat, p-kumarat acid, and p-hydroxy benzoic acid, alkaloids, triterpenoids and sterols.

Pharmacological EFFECTS: This plant is: anti-coagulant (blood clot melt), stimulate circulation, stop bleeding, remove heat, cleanse toxins, anti-carcinogen and anti mutagenitas, diuretic. In the pharmacology of Chinese called this plant has a distinctive flavor and properties of neutral.

PLANT PART USED: This pharmacological effect is obtained from the use of whole plants.

Leaves, is useful for: injuries hit, circulation, stop bleeding (coughing up blood, vomiting blood, nosebleeds), breast swelling, throat infection, did not come menstruation, and bitten by venomous animals.

Bulbs, useful for: remove a blood clot (haematom), swelling, tulangpatah (fracture), bleeding.

DISEASES THAT CAN BE HEALED AND HOW Utilization

Based on various literature noted by generations of experience from various countries and regions, this plant can cure diseases as follows:

1. Injury hit, not coming period. Fresh Plants 15-30 grams of boiled or ground, taken the water, mix with the heated wine, drink.

2. Bleeding in women, breast swelling, coughing and vomiting blood. A trunk full of plants, braised, drinks.

3. Seizures in children. One rod was taken the water, mix wine, drink.

4. Injury blow, catch cold. Fresh tubers, 6-9 grams plus yellow wine, and then heated.

5. Bitten by a snake, bitten by another animal. Tubers are crushed and then affixed to the perversion.

6. Warts, UCI-five sheets of mashed uci.Daun gods and dilumurkan on warty place, and then bandaged. Released the next day.

7. Tumors. God leaves 3-4 pieces eaten

8. Eliminate bekuandarah in blood vessels, preventing and treating strokes and heart attacks. Tuber fresh leaves of about 10 grams of god pounded smooth, add half a glass of water, strain, wring it out, drink, every afternoon. Or leaves 2-4 pieces for the salad (three times a day).

9. Bladder stones. 15 grams of finely ground leaves of god, add a glass of water, strain, wring it out, drink three times daily.