Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.var.mayor <Nees>), Stature: herb, grass, edging, 30-180 cm tall. Trunk: rhizome, creeping underground stems forming an inflorescence erect, dense, sparse hair on his book. Leaves: single, base close to each other, strands; ribbon-shaped, sharp pointed tip, straight, coarse, sparse hair, size 12-80 cm. x 35-18 cm.
Flowers:
Composition compound compound grains, rather furl, 6-28 cm long, each branch has two ears, a branch from 2.5 to 5 cm long, flowers 1-3 mm, gluma 1; tip of ciliated, 3-6 veins, Lemma 1 (husk); wide oval, short cilia from 1.5 to 2.5 mm. Lemma 2 (husk), elongated, tapering from 0.5 to 2.5 mm. Palea (Husk), 0.75 to 2 mm. Stamens: anthers 2.5 to 3.5 mm, yellowish white or purple. Pistil: feather-shaped anthers. Fruit: type of rice. Seed: elliptic, 1 mm long.
Habitat and Cultivation:
In Java grows at altitudes up to 2700 m above sea level, in the areas of open or half-closed; marshes; soils with good aeration: in depleted areas open; river; extensive forest secondary; area burnt; as a weed in cultivation; gardens and plantations. This plant cultivation can affect other plants, because of the relatively high sodium requirement.
Multiplication:
Multiply by itself. Every time the rhizomes are harvested from plants that have matured. Rhizome pale good, taste sweet and cool. grass can cause a decrease in soil pH. The magnitude of decrease in pH and resistance to nitrification showed a positive correlation with the growth of weeds
Parts used for medical drugs is the root.
In fact, its roots can be used to lower the temperature, launched urine, stop bleeding, and as a remedy for bleeding at the nose, spitting blood, gonorrhea (gonorrhea), hepatitis, kidney infections. The study found that grass contains mannitol, glucose, malic acid, citric acid, coixol, arundoin, silindrin, fernerol, simiarenol, anemonin, achine, alkali, saponins, taninin, and polyphenols.
Pharmacological Effects: The sweet taste and cool nature, anti-pyretic (heat reduction), diuretics (urine laxative), hemostatic (stop bleeding), entered the median lung, stomach and small intestine.
Composition:
Roots: metabolites have been found in the roots of reeds consists of arundoin, fernenol, isoarborinol, silindrin, simiarenol, campesterol, stigmasterol, ß-sitosterol, scopoletin, skopolin, p-hidroksibenzaladehida, catechol, chlorogenic acid, isoklorogenat acid, p-kumarat acid, neoklorogenat acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, d-malic acid, citric acid, potassium (0.75% of the dry weight), a large amount of calcium and 5-hydroxytryptamine. From the results of other studies on the roots and leaves found 5 kinds of derivatives are derived flavonoid 3 ', 4',7-trihydroxy flavone, 2 ', 3'-dihydroxy kalkon and 6-hydroxy flavanol. A flavonoid derivatives which may include group flavones, flavonols substituted 3-0H, flavanones or isoflavones contained in the soluble fraction ethylacetate extracts grass roots. In the fraction of water-soluble extract of the roots of weeds found flavone class of compounds with no free OH groups, flavones, flavonols substituted 3-0H, flavanones, or isoflavones.
Part of plant used: root, rhizome (leaves) and flowers. can be used fresh or dried.
Traditional recipe:
Urinary Tract Infections and Urinary Slightly
When suffering from a urinary tract infection, you should immediately consult a doctor. This herb can be used as an alternative medicine in addition to treatment from a doctor.
Remedy:
- Reed rhizome 6 grams
- Rhizome Key pepet 5 grams
- 4 grams of leaf cat whiskers
- Water 115 ml
- How to manufacture:
- Brewed, made by infusion or pill.
- How pernakaian:
- Drink 1 a day, each time drank 100 ml.
- For the form of pills taken 3 times a day 9 pill.
- Duration of treatment:
- Repeated for 14 days.
Nosebleeds, blood urine, and vomiting blood.
When suffering from blood urine or vomit blood, you should immediately consult a doctor. This herb can be used as an alternative medicine in addition to treatment from a doctor.
Remedy:
- Reed Rhizome 6 grams
- 6 grams of fresh leaf spoon
- Andong fresh leaves 2 pieces
- Water 110 ml
- How to manufacture:
- Brewed, crushed, made by infusion or pill.
Drink 2 times a day, morning and afternoon, each time drank 100 ml. (for infusion). To pipisan taken 2 times a day, morning and evening, every time I drink 1/4 cup. To pill taken 3 times a day 9 pill.
Duration of treatment:
Repeated until healed.
