Avocado

(Gratissima Persea Gaertn.)

Synonym: P. americana, Mill.

Family: Lauraceae

Description:
Tree fruit from Central America, grows wild in the forests, many are also grown in gardens and on lawns tananhnya layer loose and fertile, and not inundated by water. Although be fruitful in the lowlands, but the results will be satisfactory if planted at an altitude of 200-1000 m above sea level (asl), in the tropics of the many subtropik rainfall. Small tree, 3-10 m high, steep rooted, woody stems, round, dirty-brown color, much branched, smooth-haired twigs. Single leaf, stemmed 1,5-5 cm long, dirty, lying huddled at the end of twigs, shape round, ellipse until the eggs lengthwise, like a thick skin, a pointed tip and base, the average is sometimes a little rmenggulung up, boned rnenyirip, 10-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, young leaves reddish color and tight-haired, dark green leaves and bare. The interest compound interest, androgynous, arranged in panicles that came out near the end of twigs, greenish yellow color. The fruit is fruit buni, form a ball or oval, 5-20 cm long, green or yellowish green, mottled purple or violet seeds Sarna was one, flesh soft when ripe, green, yellow. Seed round like a ball, the diameter of 2,5-5 cm, pieces of red and white beans. Ripe avocado fruit flesh is soft, fat, usually eaten as ice or created juice mix. oil is used among others for cosmetic purposes. Propagation by seed, grafting and way way Enten.

Local Name:
Apuket, alpuket, cashew wolanda (Sunda), Avocado, avokat,; plokat (Java). Avocado, avocado, avokat, advocate (Sumatra);

Curable Disease:
Sprue, hydrate skin scabby, bladder stones, headache; high blood (hypertension), nerve pain (neuralgia), stomach pain,; Channel swollen breath (bronchial swellings), toothache,; Diabetes (diabetes mellitus), irregular menstrual .;

Utilization:
PART THAT USE: The flesh of fruit, leaves, seeds.www.ariyawanioryne.blogspot.com

PURPOSE:
Pulp:
- Sprue.
- Humidify dry skin.

Leaves:
- Urine stone.
- High blood, headaches.
- Nerve pain.
- Stomach pain.
- Channels of breath swelling (bronchial swellings).
- Menstruation is not regular.

Seeds:
- Toothache.
- Diabetes.

USE,.
To drink: leaves 3-6.
Use of Outside: The flesh of fruit sufficiently pulverized, used to mask. Leaves for local consumption, seeds finely milled into powder to relieve pain.

HOW TO USE:
1. Sprue:
A content of the ripe avocados were given 2 tablespoons honey
pure, stir thoroughly and eaten. Do it every day until
healed.

2. Bladder stones:
Avocado leaves 4, 3 puzzle pieces rhizome, petiole 5 cottonwoods,
half betel nut, 1 nutmeg, 3 finger palm sugar, then washed
braised with 3 clean water glass until remaining 2 1 / 4 cup.
After chilling filtered and drunk. Day 3 x 3 / 4 cup.

3. High blood pressure:
3 avocado leaves washed and brewed with 1 cup water
heat. After a cold drink at once.

4. Dry facial skin:
Fruit taken and crushed it until like mush. Used
to mask, in a way that dry polishing face. Home
washed with water after the avocado mask layer
dried.

5. Cavities pain:
Hole in the tooth powder is inserted avocado seed.

6. Swelling due to inflammation:
Powder from seed to taste plus a little water until it becomes
dough like mush, balurkan body gets sick.

7. Diabetes:
Baked beans over a fire and then diced with the machete,
then discussed with clean water until the water turns brown.
Strain and drink when cool.

8. Tea and avocados good for head pain, pain
the stomach, swelling of the airways, nerve pain (neuralgia)
and come irregular menstruation.

Research data:
Leaves have antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains A and B. Staphylococcus albus, Pseudomonas sp., Proteus sp., Escherichea coli and Bacillus subtilis (EO ognulans and E. Ramstad 1975).

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Leaves: bitter taste, chocolate. Peluruh urine. Beans: Anti-inflammation, alleviate pain. KANDUNGAN CHEMISTRY: Fruits and leaves contain saponin, alkaloida and flavonoida, Fruit also contains tannins and leaves contain polyphenols, quersetin, sugar alkohot persiit.