Flower Pagoda (Clerodendrum japonicum [Thunb.] Sweet)

Flower Pagoda

    (Clerodendrum japonicum [Thunb.] Sweet)

    Synonyms:

    C. kaempferi (Jacq.) Sleb., C. paniculatum L., Volkameria japonica Thunb.

    Family:

    Verbenaceae.

Description:

Generally, pagoda flowers planted in the garden, yard, or on the road outside the city area as an ornamental plant. Deciduous shrub, 1-3 m tall. The trunk filled with fine hair. Single leaf, stemmed, lies face. Leaf blade oval widening, base heart-shaped leaves, old leaves bercangap menjari, to a length of 30 cm. The flowers are red compound interest, composed of small flowers that come together to form a pyramid, out of the end of the shaft. The fruit is round. Pagoda flowers can be propagated by seed.

Local Name:

NAME OF Bali: senggugu, tumbak king. He FOREIGN NAME bao hua (C), pagoda flower (I). NAME Simplisia Clerodendri japonici Radix (roots pagoda flower), Clerodendri japonici Flos (flower pagoda).

Curable Disease:

NATURE AND USSAGE Roots bitter, cold nature. Pagoda flower root efficacious anti-inflammatory, laxative urine (diuretic), eliminating swelling, and destroy blood clots. Leaves taste sweet, sour, a bit of chocolate, its neutral. Leaves efficacious as anti-inflammatory and ooze pus. Flowers sweet, warm nature, potent sedatives, and stop the bleeding (hemostatis).

Utilization:

PART USED

The part used is the roots, flowers, and leaves. For storage, the roots must be dried.

INDICATIONS

-The root is used for the treatment of:

-Back pain (lumbago), rheumatic pain,

-Pulmonary tuberculosis (pulmonary TB) were accompanied by coughing up blood,

-Bleeding hemorrhoids (hemorrhoids), dysentery (dysentery),

-Difficulty sleeping (insomnia), and

-Swelling (bruise) due to hit hard objects.

Flowers are used for the treatment of:

-Blood booster in patients with anemia,

-Whitish,

-Bleeding hemorrhoids, and

-Difficulty sleeping (insomnia).

HOW TO USE

For drugs taken, boiled 30-90 g of roots or flowers. In addition, it can also be the root powder and brewed and drunk.

For external use only, minced fresh leaves until smooth, then dab on boils, sores, and bruises. In addition, the fresh leaves can be squeezed juice and water applied to a bleeding wound.

EXAMPLE OF USE

Bleeding hemorrhoids

Cook 60 g roots or flowers pagoda with cow intestines. After a cold, drink broth and edible cow intestines.

Insomnia

Dry the flowers or roots pagoda sufficiently, then milled to be powder. Take a teaspoon of the powder was, and enter into a shot of sweet wine. Stir well and drink well at night before bed.

Ulcer, ulceration

Wash leaves pagoda flowers fresh taste, and grind until smooth. Add a little honey, stirring evenly. Put these ingredients in place of the sick, and dressing. Replace this mixture three times a day.