Sambiloto

Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata nees) is an herb that is widely used for herbal medicine. bitter herb is a plant of the family Acanthaceae from India and Sri Lanka, but now are found in the area of Java Indonesia. Sambiloto also encountered in many countries Malaysia, Thailand and in some American continent. Andrographolid contains bitter compounds, which is a bicyclic diterpenoid lactone compound. Bitter compounds were first discovered in 1911 by Gorter. Also has a bitter chemical constituents saponins, and tannins, pavlonoida.

Sambiloto

Other chemical constituents present in the leaves and stems are laktone, panikulin, kalmegin and yellow crystal that has a bitter taste. Traditionally used to bitter herbal medicines.

Sambiloto efficacious for treating : 


1. Abdominal Typhus
Take 13 fresh sambiloto leaves, then wash. Boil 2 cups of water until cooked until the remaining 1 cup of water. Once cool strain the cooking water into a glass. Add 1 tablespoon of honey, mix well and drink 1 a day.
2. Dysentery and Diarrhea
Take 13 grams of dried leaves, then wash. Dau is boiled with 4 cups of water to boil and the remaining 2 cups. Drinking cold stew after 2 times a day, each 1 cup. Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the boiling water before drinking to drown out the bitter taste. 
3. Flu, Headaches and Heat 
Plant Rinse, then dry. After that plant mashed until smooth. Add 1 cup water in 1 gram powder plant. Boil until boiling and drinking boiled water 3 times a day. 
4. Influenza, Pneumonia and Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Rinse and dry plants. Pound the plant until smooth, add 1 cup of water in 3 gram powder plant. Brewed with hot water and drink boiled water 3 times a day. 
5. Airway Inflammation and Pneumonia
Take 13 grams of dried leaves. Washed and boiled in 4 cups of water to boil and the remaining 2 cups. Drink the stew 2 times a day with 1 teaspoon of honey added.
6. Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Take 5 pieces of fresh leaves washed and cut into pieces. Brewed leaves with 1 cup of boiling water and let sit for a few moments. Pick herbs and chill, drink a concoction of water 3 times a day with honey added. 
7. High Blood
Take 7 leaves fresh, washed and cut into small pieces. Brewed leaves with one cup of boiling water. Set aside some time and tambahak with 1 tablespoon honey. Drink this mixture once cold and drink 3 times a day. 
8.  Mouth Infection
Rinse and dry plants. Pound the plant until smooth, add 1 cup of water in a 4 gram powder plant. Drink boiled water with 1 tablespoon of honey. 
9. Paringitis
Rinse fresh plants as much as 9 grams. After that mash and squeeze the water into the glass. Add honey into the juice.
10. Ear infections 
Take 9-15 grams of fresh leaves, wash and boil with enough water to boil. Once cool, strain the stew and drops in the infected ear hole.
11. Diabetes 
Rinse half a handful of leaves. Boil the leaves in 4 cups of water until the remaining 3 cups. Cool and strain the ingredients into a glass. Drink this mixture 3 times a day each 1 cup. And the patient should drink plenty of water.

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