Rose Periwinkle the Herbal Medication
Rose Periwinkle or Madagascar Periwinkle is not jut beautiful to look at, but this flower also give some advantages. The plant can be used as alternative medication.
According to research in Canada (Ely Lilly, Svoboda and Nobl), Rose Periwinkle have several benefits.
Here are the complete list of how and what to use this plant ;
Anemia
4 petals of rose periwinkle flowers, wash and soak them in glass of water for a night. Filter the tomorrow in the next morning and drink the water.
asthma and bronchitis
a piece of rose periwinkle’s main root, wash thoroughly and braise it into 5 glass of water. Let it boil till left only a half of it. Let it cold, filter and drink the water twice a day.
Kidney-stone
a hand of flower, wash thoroughly and braise into three glass of water. Keep boiling till half of it left. Drink the water twice a day
Indian Camphorweed Herbs for Waist Pain
This plant is called luntas or sometimes beluntas in Indonesian, or Indian Camphorweed in English. Beluntas (Pluchea indica L. Less.) has a typical scent, with the plant height can reach up to 2m.
Beluntas grows in dry area and needs a lot of direct sunshine. The flower is small in purple color.
Beluntas contains alkaloid and atsiri oil, and widely used as jamoo ( javanese term to call a certain kind of traditional medication)
According to Javanese traditional medication, beluntas can eliminate body odor by consuming it. As for children, the herbal beluntas can heal intestine disturbance and increasing appetite (10-15 grams leaves mixed in rice/porridge)
Waist paint can also be healed by consuming luntas, we must first braise 5 gr of it’s root into boiling water. The boiled beluntas leaves can also sooth body’s temperate.
