Tread Liman (Tapak Liman)

Tread Liman    (Elephantopus scaber L.)

    Synonyms:
    = Asterocephalus cochinchinensis, Spreng. = Scabiosa cochinchinensis, Lour.

    Familia:
    Compositae (Asteraceae)


Description:Grows wild on grass, ridge, sometimes found in large amounts, there are in the lowlands to 1,200 m above sea level. Annual herb, erect, hairy, with a large root, height 10 cm - 80 cm, stiff stems with long hair and tight, branched and furrowed. Gathered under a single leaf rosette forming, hairy, oblong leaf shape, round eggs elongated, curved and serrated blunt edge. Leaf length 10 cm - 18 cm, width 3 cm - 5 cm. The leaves on branching rare and small, with a length of 3 cm - 9 cm, width 1 cm - 3 cm. Flower shape bulbs, a lot, the color purple. Fruit of fruit longkah. Still one clan but from another type, namely elephantopus tomentosa L., has a white flower color, leaf shape is oval rather slippery, have effects similar therapy, but fever-lowering properties and anti-inflammatory less potent. More often used in rheumatic and anti cancer.


Local Name:Tread liman (Indonesia), Cover the Earth (Sumatra); Balagaduk, jukut cancang, tread liman (Sunda); Looks liman, soles of the hands, talpak tana (Madura); me in and (China).;
Curable Disease:Influenza, fever, tonsillitis, sore throat, sore eyes; Dysentery, diarrhea, snake bites, cough, jaundice, Busung water; kidney inflammation, boils, blood less, inflammation of the uterus, Whitish;


Utilization:

PART USED:The entire plant, wash, dry.

USE:1. Influenza, fever, inflammation of the tonsils, sore throat, sore
    eye.2. Dysentery, diarrhea, snake bites.3. Epidemic encephalitis B, one hundred-day cough (pertussis).4. Jaundice, improve liver function, water edema (ascites).5. Acute inflammation and chronic kidney.6. Ulcers, eczema.7. Less blood (anemia), inflammation of the uterus, vaginal discharge.8. Easing the process of birth, treatment after birth.9. Foot softener, laxative sputum, peluruh menstruation, blood purifier,
    pengelat.

USAGE: 15-30 grams of boiled.


HOW TO USE:1. Hepatitis:
    120-180 grams of fresh root + meat, boiled, drinking, for 4-5 days
2. Sheep:
    30-60 grams of whole plants, 60-120 grams know, sufficient water
    steamed and ate.
3. Flatulence: 60 grams of boiled stems, divided by 2 times the drink.

Composition:        NATURE OF CHEMICAL AND pharmacological effect, taste bitter, spicy, cool. Fever, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, laxative urine, relieve swelling, neutralize toxins. CHEMISTRY CONTENT: Leaf: Epifriedelinol, lupeol, stiqmasterol, triacontan-1-ol, dotria-contan-1-ol, lupeol acetate, deoxyelephantopin, isodeoxyelephantopin, Flowers: luteolin-7-glucoside.

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