Banyan tree plant which has the Latin name Ficus L. Benyamina This is found on the side of the road, or growing suburb on the edge of the abyss. A large tree, height 20-25 m, rooted riding. Stem erect, round, rough surface, blackish brown, branching simpodial, the rod hanging out the roots (aerial roots).
Leaves single, short-stemmed, lies the cross face, oval shape, flat edge, pointed tip, base obtuse, length 3-6 cm, width 2-4 cm, bone pinnate, green.
Single flower, out of the armpit leaves, petals form a funnel, crown rounded, smooth, yellow-green. Buni fruit, round, length 0.5 to 1 cm, young green, after the old red. Seeds round, hard, white.
Curable Disease Banyan tree tree:
Runny nose, high fever, inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis), pain in arthritic joints, injuries hit (bruise), influenza, inflammation of the airways (bronchitis), whooping cough (pertussis), malaria, acute colitis (acute enteritis), dysentery, heat cramps in children.;
Parts used from Banyan tree is a tree aerial roots and leaves. Washed and dried before use.
This aerial roots to overcome:
- Runny nose, high fever,
- Inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis),
- Pain in arthritic joints, and
- Injury hit (bruise).
The leaves are useful to overcome:
- Influenza,
- Inflammation of the airways (bronchitis), whooping cough (pertussis),
- malaria,
- Acute Inflammatory bowel disease (acute enteritis), dysentery, and
- Hot Seizures in children.
How Banyan tree for medicinal use is as follows:
Root dry air as much as 15-30 g or dried leaves as 50-120 g boiled, and drunk. For external use, the leaves boiled and the water used for bathing while warm.
The Banyan tree is an example of usage:
Hot Seizures in children
Take 100 g of fresh leaves of Banyan tree, washed and boiled with 5 lt of water for 25 minutes. While warm boiled water was used to bathe the sick child.
Severe gastroenteritis and dysentery
Take fresh leaves of Banyan tree 500 g. Then washed and boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered, divided for 2 times drinks, morning and afternoon, each 1/2 cup.
Tonsillitis
Take the aerial roots of Banyan tree as much as 180 g, washed and cut into pieces as needed. Boil 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. Add 1 cup of vinegar. After a cold used to rinse out his mouth. Do this several times a day.
Chronic Bronchitis
Take 75 g and 18 g of fresh leaves mandarin orange peel, washed and boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered and divided for. 3 times drinking, ie morning, noon, and night. Do it for 10 days.
The chemistry and pharmacological effects of the plant Banyan tree is a little bitter, astringent, cool. While the levels of the chemical, aerial roots contain amino acids, phenols, sugar, and sour orange.
