medical plant Mindi kecil in indonesia often planted on the side of the road as a shade tree, sometimes growing wild in areas near the coast. Trees that grow quickly and come from China can be found from the lowlands to the mountains with an altitude of 1,100 m asl. Skin of many-branched tree has a dark brown, with a height up to 4 m. The leaves are compound, pinnate double, growing alternately with 20-80 cm. Leaflets oval to rectangular shapes, jagged edge, pointed tip, base rounded or obtuse, the upper leaf surface dark green,
PART USED of medical plant mindi kecil
Parts of plants used as medicine are the bark, root bark, fruit, and leaves. Use materials that have been dried or fresh. Bark after washing, then dry in the sun until dry. Perform Cutting prior to storage.
Bark and root bark is used to overcome:
- Worms especially askariasis, oxyuriasis, taeniasis, and trichuriasis,
- External use for scabies and fungus on the scalp (tinea capitis).
The fruit is used to overcome:
- Worms especially askariasis (boiled beans with nut and fruit gulp),
- Stomach pain, stomach pain.
The leaves are used to treat disease:
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
composition of this medical plant chemical:
Bark and root bark contains toosendanin (C30H38O11) and components yang.larut (C30H40O12). In addition, there are also alkaloids azaridine (margosina), kaempferol, resins, tannins, n-triacontane, ß-sitosterol, and triterpene kulinone. Less toxic than the root bark bark. Seeds contain a very berracun resin, 60% fatty oil consisting of stearic acid, palmitic, oleic, linoleic, lauric, valerianat, butyrate, and a small amount of essential oil of sulfur. Fruits contain sterols, catechol, vanilat acid, and acid bakayanat. The leaves contain alkaloids paraisina, routine flavonoids, bitter substances, saponins, tannins, steroida, and kaempferol.
