Beringin (Ficus Benyamina L.)

Beringin

(Ficus Benyamina L.)

Synonyms:

= Ficus microcarpa, Linn. = F.nitida, auctt. = F.retusa, auctt. = F.retusa, auctt. non Linn. = F.retusa var. Nitida auctt. non verae.

Family:

Moraceae

Description:

Banyan are found at the edge of the road, or growing suburb on the edge of the abyss. A large tree, height 20-25 m, rooted riding. Stem erect, round, rough surface, blackish brown, branching simpodial, the rod hanging out the roots (aerial roots). Leaves single, short-stemmed, lies the cross face, oval shape, flat edge, pointed tip, base turnpul, length 3-6 cm, width 2-4 cm, pertulangan pinnate, green. Single flower, out of the armpit leaves, petals form a funnel, crown rounded, smooth, yellow-green. Buni fruit, round, length 0.5 to 1 cm, young green, after the old red. Seeds round, hard, white.

Local Name:

Caringin (Sunda), waringin (Java, Sumatra).; Chinese banyan, (China), banyan tree (English).;

Curable Disease:

Runny nose, high fever, inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis), pain in arthritic joints,; Luka hit (bruise), influenza, inflammation of the airways (bronchitis), whooping cough (pertussis), malaria, acute colitis (acute enteritis); Dysentery, hot seizures in children.;

Utilization:

PART USED:

Aerial roots and leaves. Washed and dried before use.

INDICATION:

This aerial roots to overcome:

- Runny nose, high fever,

- Inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis),

- Pain in arthritic joints, and

- Cuts hit (bruise).

The leaves are useful to overcome:

- Influenza,

- Inflammation of the airways (bronchitis), whooping cough (pertussis),

- Malaria,

- Acute intestinal inflammation (acute enteritis), dysentery, and

- Heat cramps in children.

HOW TO USE:

The roots of the banyan air dry as much as 15-30 g or dried banyan leaves as much as 50-120 g of boiling water, then drink. For external use, banyan leaf and boiled water used for bathing while warm.

EXAMPLE OF USE:

1. Hot Seizures in children:

    Take 100 g of fresh fig leaves, washed and boiled with water 5 Lt

    for 25 rnenit. While warm boiled water was used for

    bathing the sick child.

2. Severe gastroenteritis and dysentery

    Take a fresh fig leaf of 500 g. Then washed

    then boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. After

    chilling filtered, divided for 2 times drinks, morning and afternoon, respectively,

    each 1/2 cup.

3. Tonsillitis

    Take the aerial roots of the banyan as much as 180 g, washed and cut into

    pieces as needed. Boil 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass.

    Add 1 cup of vinegar. After a cold used to gargle-

    mouth (gargle). Do this several times a day.

4. Chronic Bronchitis

    Take 75 g of fresh fig leaves and mandarin orange peel 18 g, washed

    then boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. After

    cold filtered and then divided for. 3 times drinking, ie morning, noon, and

    night. Do it for 10 days.

Composition:

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological taste slightly bitter, astringent, cool. CHEMICAL CONTENT: aerial roots contain amino acids, phenols, sugar, and sour orange.