Luntas (Indian camphorweed) for Traditional Medication
This plant is called Luntas or sometimes Beluntas in Indonesian. Beluntas (Pluchea indica (L.) Less.) has a typical scent, with the plant height can reach up to 2m.
Beluntas (Pluchea indica L or worldwide known as Indian camphorweed grows in dry area and needs a lot of direct sunshine. In villages and in old days, this Indian camphorweed is used as fence. It has a short leaf in light green color. 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).
The advantages of beluntas are :
• eliminating body odor ( consumed directly)
• healing intestine disturbance in children and increasing appetite (10-15 grams leaves mixed in rice/porridge
• soothing body temperate (braise beluntas leaves, filter and drink)
• scabies
• cervical tuberculous lymphadenitisrhemumatic pain and waist pain (5 gr of beluntas root, boiled and drink)
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Javanese Tamarind (Caesalpiniaceae) The Delicacy and Herbs Plant
Javanese Tamarind (asam jawa in Indonesian) is categorized in Caesalpiniaceae family. It can be found in lowland plain, and sometimes are planted by street as shelter.
Tamarind has sour taste, sometimes used as spices for certain traditional recipes like asem-asem or sayur asem (sour tamarind soup), and prominently used as part of Jamoo ( Javanese traditional medication). Tamarind is developed by seed.
Some disease that can be reduced and healed by tamarind are ulcer, pimple, menstruation pain in girls, dry cough (by drinking with combination of other herbs), while itches and pussy wound can be healed by applying it on the open wound.
