The 6 health Benefits of Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

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Herbs: Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) originating from South America, which is now has been spread all over the world, especially in the South East Asian countries. It is also called "peacock flower", "patramenggala", "peacock ngigel".
The fruit pods are flattened with a length of 6-12 cm and can be eaten.
Hence, Patrakomala also called as "pea flowers".

The beautifully Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) has many benefits for the healing.
In Indonesia it is mainly become the flower icon of Bandung, West Java.
It is a shrub which has upright stem with a height of 2-4 meters, and usually used as roadside plants and ornamental plants.
The flowers are red and yellow, similar to a peacock tail whenever it is being developed.

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The beautiful Patrakomala turns out has many benefits for the healing.
The flowers contain tannins, gallic acid, benzoic, acid and resin.
The leaves contain alkaloids, saponins, tannins, and calcium okdalat glucoside.
The bark contains Plumbagin, lumbagol, tanning substances, alkaloids, saponins, tannins and calcium okdalat.

Part used as a treatment, are flowers, bark, roots, leaves and fruit.
The flowers are used to treat random periods on women, hit injuries hit, fevers, hot seizures in children and red eyes.
The bark is used for treating diarrhea.
The roots are used to heat seizures in children and fever.
The leaves for flatulence, hepatitis, ulcers, fever and skin diseases.
While fruit is used for treating diarrhea and dysentery.

Some traditional medical herb of this plant, among others, to heat illness seizures in children, heat, acute diarrhea, flatulence, mouth ulcer and hepatitis.

1. Heat cramps in children

Five flowers patrakomala, 1/4 handful leaves of Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), three fingers and three fingers root bark Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima).
All material is washed, and then finely ground.
Add salt to taste water into the collisions, then use to rub the neck, back and legs of children.

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2. Fevers

Patrakomala flower brewed, Drinks to the patient.

3. Acute diarrhea

The mashed bark of Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), add water one glass of wine.
Drink all at once. Repeat the remedies as it necessary.

4. Bloated

Patrakomala  (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) leaves, reeds and garlic.
All the ingredients until finely mashed into a pulp.
Apply to the bloating stomach.

5. Sprue

Patrakomala  (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) leaf brewing. Use boiling water to rinse your mouth.

6. Hepatitis

Patrakomala  (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) leaves cleaned, then boiled.
Drink the water.

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As the last reminder; pregnant women are forbidden to drink concoctions that use the leaves, flowers, roots or bark of Patrakomala (Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Since it may causes miscarriage.

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15 Health Benefits of the Exotic Uncaria Gambir

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 Efficacy Gambir (Uncaria gambier) believed powerful enough to treat all kinds of diseases. In many source, Gambier, Uncaria gambir common name, benefits can be used to cure wounds, dysentery. toothache, canker sores, cat's claw lyme disease and skin diseases. And to justify the information, under the noodles we've summarized the little information that might be helpful and add a bit of knowledge about medicinal plants in around neighborhood.
Gambir (Latin name Uncaria gambier Roxb.) Is obtained and plant sap Gambier. Use was largely for material for chewing and herb-rich usability. It noodles because anti oxidant sap gambier contains a lot of good for health. Historically, Gambier  (Uncaria gambir) allegedly originated and Sumatra(Celebes) and Kalimantan (Borneo). But for now it is widely cultivated in many Gambier plantation in Malay Peninsula, and also small country Singapore.

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Characteristics and description of plants can be identified by shrubs and a half vine or creeper. Stems elongated, flat and four shaped stems. Its bark covered with dun curved like a hook. The opposite with its Single leaf, it's oval, somewhat shiny green color. While the compound interest in the head, crowned with red color and short sheath funnel-shaped flowers. Its fruiting capsule is divided into two parts and multiple seeds.

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There are many substances we can found inside it.
Citing and various sources, noodles plant has a compound in the form of catechins, alkaloids, flavonold, saponmn, tanner substance, and tannins.
And the content is good enough properties for the body, especially for health and beauty, what is Gambier used for, as stated follows;

1. Characteristically anti-histamine that is useful to prevent allergies.
2. Accelerate the healing of wounds, especially burns.
3. Smooth digestive system associated with stomach and intestines functions.
4. herbal medicine to overcome a headache or dizziness.
5. Stopping diarrhoea or better known as diarrhea.
6. Treating dysentery or defecation accompanied by pus and mucus.
7. Cure ulcer disease or related diseases of the stomach.

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8. Prevent early aging especially in delaying the destruction of the skin.
9. Good natural mouthwash to eliminate bad breath and Bacterial mouth.
10. The powerful antioxidants to ward off free radicals and also strengthen the immune system.
11. Clean your face and pimples and blackheads on the nose.
12. The natural remedy to cure skin diseases.
13. Relieve the symptoms thrush, chapped lips and sore throat.
14. Maintaining dental health, especially for people who like to chew lime betel powder.
15. Treating hepatitis and liver wound healing.

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Another benefits of sap Gambier (Uncaria gambir) also used in triplex board manufactures is as adhesives and additives for textile dyes. So it is concluded that this plant is very worthy of our cultivated so that non-existent and the benefits can be sustainable.

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4 Natural ways to Cure Hordeolum

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Hordeolum or so-called stye is an acute infection of the glands in the eye are the eyelids, it looks like small pimples or boils. Hordeolum is caused by staphylococcus aureus, bacteria that in most case, can cause this disease for too often rub the eyes  with exposed hands to dust and dirt.

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Hordeolum symptoms such as a lump in the upper or lower eyelids and redness and there are white or yellow spots in the middle. If left unchecked, these bumps will continue to swell and the eyes will feel sore, itchy, easy discharge, and will be difficult to use for blinking. If this would be very disturbing activities. 

Here are some alternative treatment for hordeolum naturally:

    - Clean the eyes suffered from the hordeolum

Hordeolum is caused by dust, dirt, residual makeup, and bacteria. For that, we can clean up the area around hordeolum using cotton wool and warm water. Make sure all of which are used in sterile conditions in order not to add to the bacteria that can aggravate the condition hordeolum.

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    - Compress with Warm Water

Swelling that occurs because hordeolum is very disturbing, for it we could compress the eye to reduce the pain. How to compress using a small clean towel and dip into the warm water and stick it on the eyes for 5-10 minutes.

    - Garlic

Garlic can help eliminate and prevent inflammation hordeolum, how to soften the garlic and apply on hordeolum. But do not get exposed to the eyes because the eyes will sting, final rinse with warm water.

    - Betel leaf

Betel leaf is also believed to be useful to help eliminate hordeolum, how to take 3 pieces of betel leaves and boiled with 2 cups water. The results of the betel leaf boiled water can be used to compress hordeolum and eye area, or it could be used as eye drops but it felt very sore.

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Those are some ways that you can use to cure hordeolum naturally. If the hordeolum is not cured, consult your doctor to help the healing process. As the saying, it is always better to prevent than to cure,.  To prevent this disease from attacking us , it is recommended to keep our hands clean before touching any part of our body, in this case particularly the eyes.

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