Guazuma ulmifolia: West Indian Elm (Jati Belanda) for Healty

Guazuma ulmifolia

In tropical countries there are very many plants, such as the one country that is rich in natural resources is Indonesia. Indonesia is a country with huge potential in pharmaceutical raw materials. Thousands of plant species are believed to have medicinal, have long been used for generations by our society. Typically, in addition to medication is also used as prevention and recovery of stamina as well as cosmetics. One is Guazuma ulmifolia Lamk or better known in Indonesia as Dutch identity, this plant is a type that grows well in tropical climates such as in Indonesia. Plant is of a class Dicotyledonae included in the family Sterculiaceae and is thought to originate from the tropical American countries. These plants can grow in the lowlands up to an altitude of 800 m above sea level. Teak trees are usually planted as the Dutch are used as shade trees and garden plants can be grown or wild in nature.

Guazuma ulmifolia

But to identitfy or in other words in the Java language and Jati Londo veil known as a hard trunked tree that branched and rounded woody stems that tend to surface rough and greenish brown. The leaves are oval shaped green with jagged edges, rough surfaces, the tip rucing, base curved, wood alternate, and a length of 10-16 cm and 3-6 cm wide.

The flowers are yellow and fragrant and has a red dot in the middle, and Mayang-shaped leaves appear in the armpits. The fruit of this plant are round, hard, has five rooms, an uneven surface is green when young and turn brown when old blackish. These plants are usually propagated by seed, how to reproduce the graft is still difficult to do with the success rate of 50 percent. Plus, how cuttings with special treatment even though not much help. Teak Leaves the Netherlands will be ready to be harvested when the trees have been aged 2-3 years and will bear fruit after about 5-6 years old.

Guazuma ulmifolia Flower

Efficacy of this plant is the leaves, the current Dutch identity is rarely cultivated intensively for crop seeds are still rarely found in large numbers. If there is, the price is relatively expensive, which is approximately USD 5000.00 per seedling with tree height of 0.5 meters. This could be due to seedling dimaklum Dutch identity is not as easy as seeds of other plants. However, when viewed from the properties and uses of this plant, the price becomes meaningless. Leaves, fruits, seeds and bark of the plant part that can be used as a medicine. In general, the main substance contained in all parts of the plant are tannins and musilago. Other content of the resin, flavonoids, carotenoids, phenolic acids, bitter substances, carbohydrates, caffeine, terpenes, also contain compounds such as sterols, beta-sitosterol, friedelin 3 alpha acetate, friedelin 3 beta ol, alkoloida as well as carbohydrates and fatty oils. Tannins are plentiful in the leaf, can reduce the absorption of food in a way that no precipitating protein in the mucosal surface of the intestine. Meanwhile, in the form of mucus musilago act as a lubricant. Given musilago, intestinal absorption of food can be reduced. This is the reason many Dutch identity that leaves used as medicine and slimming stomach shrinkage. In the process, the leaves of Dutch identity is also widely used for mengatash rheumatic diseases and gout cholesterol.

The typical symptoms that arise from this disease is the presence of a very large swelling in the tissues pengik `t and lymph vessels. The disease is caused by a type of worm that block the activity of lymph flow. Most of the source argues, the plants that can be used to overcome the disease elephantiasis is part of the inner bark. However, there is another source that says that the leaves are also especially if mixed with other ingredients, it can also be used as a medicine to cure the disease. To treat elephantiasis, leaves that will be used as a fresh herb leaves selected and dark green. Leaves taken in moderation, dried diangin - wind, but should be avoided from direct sunlight because it can change the color of the leaves become brown black. Improper drying will reduce the efficacy of the active substances they contain.

In the next step thats of dried leaves ground to a powder. The powder was taken about as much as 20 grams of powder, then pour boiling hot water, filtered and filter drinking water + 2 times a day. In addition, to increase the pharmacological effects of this herb, you can also add ginger bangle. Way, take seven Dutch teak leaves and rhizomes of finger bangle. The materials were washed thoroughly and boiled with one-half cups of water until the remaining approximately another glass. After chilling filtered, divided into two to drink morning and evening. For maximum results we can do it regularly.