The Characteristics Of Beluluwas Leaves, Other Names, And Benefits

YOGYAKARTA Beluluwas is a plant that grows a lot in Indonesia. This plant is often used as a traditional medicine, for example for methamphetamine, healthy digestion, to adding appetite. Unfortunately, belebutas is difficult to recognize because it is a type of shrub. If you plan to find it, first understand the characteristics of beleuns leaves from shape to habitat.

Beluluwas or his scientific name Pluchea indica L is included in the Asteraceae family celebration. This plant usually grows wild in dry areas with hard and rocky soil. This plant is widely found in Indonesia so that it has many names, for example, Javanese people call it smooth. Meanwhile, the Sundanese call it complete, or lamutasa for the people of Makassar.

In the Fithochemical Profile and Baluntas Pharmacology Activities published in the Farmaka Journal written by Mohamad Irfan Fitriansyah, it is explained that the belebutas plant includes perpendicular perdu plants. This plant often branches heavily with a height of up to 2 meters.

The easy-to-identify feature of belebut leaves is the green color accompanied by fine hair. The shape of this leaf is elliptical oval or egg round reversed with a pointed leaf base, while the edge of the leaves looks jagged. The length of the leaves is between 2.5 to 9 cm.

The belebutas flower also has a purple sari head tube and a boutique stalk that has 2 purple branches.

In addition, beleluwas also has fruit. Its shape resembles gasing, hard texture and brown color. The belebut fruit is 1 mm long with a very small size. Even so, the belebutan fruit has white brown-and-white seeds.

In Indonesia, belebutas plants are often used as herbal medicine. Belebutas leaves contain several chemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, sodium, atsiri oil, calcium, aphonoida, magnesium, and phosphorus.

In the Journal of Pharmacy Science And Practice (2017), Selauri, et al, wrote that belebutan leaves are useful for removing body odors. Belebutas leaves also have other health benefits, namely as follows.

One of the properties of belebutas is being able to reduce cholesterol levels. This benefit was studied by Sukaryana and Priabudiman (2014) who examined the influence of belebutas leaves on the total cholesterol in chickens. As a result, ethanol extracts originating from belebutans are able to lower cholesterol levels in the blood.

Other studies have also succeeded in proving that belebutas have antibacterial properties. From the study, it is known that Ethanol belembahas extracts have inhibition power, especially in the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (the cause of skin infection), subtilis Bacculus (the cause of respiratory tract infection), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (the cause of urinary tract infection).

Beleluwas leaves are also often used as vegetables to get rid of body odors and mouth odors. How to cook the cukuyp steamed or eaten directly.

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