Plant of Tapak Dara
(Catharanthus roseus)
There is another plant in the traditional medicine made by
residents in the area where I live, Plants named latin Catharathus roseus is
widely planted by the community because of the beauty of the flowers. This
plant lives in the highlands and like to cluster with other plants that are
around. In general, flower buds emerged from the top of the leaf armpits or one
level above the tip of the stalk. The flowers will bloom when the most end
leaves are perfectly formed but not all the buds that appear will bloom
simultaneously.
The classification of plant tarpa dalah diturt
Winzaldi (2012: 21) is:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Catharanthus
Species: Catharanthus roseus
Plants called latin Catharathus
roseus is widely planted by the community because of the beauty of the flowers.
This plant lives in the highlands and like to cluster with other plants that
are around. In general, flower buds emerged from the top of the leaf armpits or
one level above the tip of the stalk. The flowers will bloom when the most end
leaves are perfectly formed but not all the buds that appear will bloom
simultaneously.
The content of Tapak Dara plant (Catharanthus roseus)
Mursito (2011: 104) states "This plant contains
alkaloids, including vincristine, vinrosidin, vinblastin (vin-caleopoblastin),
and vinleurosin. Vindolin, another type of alkaloid in the form of methyl
esters of the carboxylic acid aspidos-permidin contained by this plant is able
to lower blood sugar levels ". Tread doves are also anticancer. According
to permadi (2008: 53) "treads are antineoplastic (anticancer),
sitostanika, hypotensive (tranquilizer), soothes blood, stops bleeding, has a
bit bitter taste, cool and poisonous".
Benefits of Tapak
Dara (Catharanthus roseu) Plant
Plant part of the virgin tread is
efficacious ie leaves, flowers and roots. This plant can be used as a medicine:
Diabetes, Bronchitis, Fever, Inflammation of the stomach and
dysentery, Lack of blood, Hand trembling, Mumps, swelling, ulcers, and ulcers,
Burns and new wounds.
the ways of utilizing
Tapak Dara (Catharanthus roseus) plant into traditional medicine is as follows:
A. For diabetes millitus, Tamarind leaves 10-16 pieces
boiled with 3 cups water to boil down to live 1 cup, chill and drink and repeat
until healed.
B. For hypertension, seduh 7 leaves or flower tread duku
with 1 glass of water and let some time, strain and drink before bed.
C. For leukemia, sebang leaves 20-25 grams dry feet and
fennel pulawaras with 1 liter of water, then strain and drink 2 times a day,
morning and afternoon.
D. For asthma and bronchitis, tread roots 1 slice of stir in
boiled with 5 cups water, then drink 2 times a day morning and afternoon.
E. For fever, palm leaves 1 handheld, 3 pieces of stem, and
root tread virgin on boil with 4 glasses of water, then drink the morning and
afternoon and can be added with coconut sugar.
F. For stomach ulcers and dysentery, dry leaves 15-30 gram
leaves boiled with 3 cups water to boiling, then drink the morning and afternoon.
G. For lack of blood, white tape is soaked with 1 glass of
water, then place it outdoors overnight, then drink in the morning and do it
regularly.
H. For trembling hands, 4-7 pieces of pine leaves brewed
with 1 cup of hot water, strain and drink.
I. For mumps, swelling, ulcers and ulcers, palm leaves are
handheld finely ground, then attach to the wound.
J. For burns, some tread virgin leaves and 0.5 handheld
soaked with water, then mash together until smooth, then paste on burns.
K. And for new wounds, 2-5 sheets leaves chewed gently until
soft, then stick on the new wound.
