Bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa Pers.)

Bungur

    (Lagerstroemia speciosa Pers.)

    Synonyms:

    L. reginae Roxb., L. flos-reginae Retz., L. loudoni T. Breakfast, Adanzbea Lamk glabra.

    Family:

    lythraceae.

Description:

Bungur can be found in the teak forests, both on the ground and in the fertile soil of arid forest trunked heterogeneous high. Sometimes, Lagerstroemia planted as an ornamental tree or a shade tree on the roadside. In Java, Lagerstroemia can grow to a height of 800 m above sea level. In addition, Lagerstroemia are found at altitudes below 300 m. Tree, 10-30 m tall. Stem round, branching from the base, light brown. Leaves single, short-stemmed. Leaf blade oval, elliptical, or elongated, thick as leather, 9-28 cm long, lebar4-12 cm, dark green. Purple compound interest, arranged in panicles 10-50 cm long, out of the armpit leaves or the end of the branch. Fruit boxes, spherical to elongated round, 2 to 3.5 cm long, 3-7 bears, young fruit is green, after cooking to brown. Seed size is quite large, flattened, winged tip of a knife-shaped, blackish brown. . Bungur can be propagated by seed.

Local Name:

NAME OF Sumatra: Lagerstroemia (Malay), kuwal Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia Ko (Lampung), Lagerstroemia tekuyung (Palembang). Java: Lagerstroemia (Sunda), ketangi, laban, Wungu (Central Java), bhungor, wungur (Madura). NAME Simplisia Lagerstroemiae speciosae Semen (seeds Lagerstroemia), Lagerstroemiae speciosae Cortex (bark of Lagerstroemia), Lagerstroemiae speciosae Folium (Lagerstroemia leaves).

Curable Disease:

Lagerstroemia stem bark extract at a concentration of 1-3 g / ml showed antibacterial power of the clan Shigello sonznei Eschericlzio coli. In comparison, the use of chloramphenicol base (Heriyanto, Faculty of Pharmacy Widman, 1992). Infusion of leaves Lagerstroemia (white flower) 10% and 20% with a dose of 5 ml / kg bw can lower blood glucose levels of rabbits. Infusion of 40% with the same dose did not increase the hypoglycemic effect. As a control, use distilled water. How to test a method of oral glucose tolerance (Putu Pramitasari, FF UBAYA, 1992).

Utilization:

PART USED

The part used is the seeds, leaves, and bark.

INDICATIONS

Lagerstroemia seeds are used for the treatment of: high blood pressure.

The bark is used for treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, and peeing blood.

The leaves are used for treatment: bladder stones, diabetes, and high blood pressure •.

HOW TO USE

For drugs taken, boiled bark of two fingers, then drink boiled water.

For external use, can be used to treat eczema seeds.

EXAMPLE USE IN THE COMMUNITY

Eczema

Gongseng 5 g of seeds that have been cooked, then mashed up into a fine powder. Into a powder, add 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil and stir until blended. For treatment, apply these herbs on the skin of eczema.

Diarrhea

Wash bark by 2 fingers thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Add 1/2 cup cooking water, then stir until smooth. Furthermore, strain and filter drinking water well.

Diabetes

Wash 8 Lagerstroemia fresh leaves thoroughly, then boiled in three cups of water until the remaining one cup. Once cool strain and drink once in the morning.

Composition:

The leaves contain saponins, flavonoids, and tannins.