Awar Awar

(Ficus septica Burm.L)

Synonym:
Blanco hauili Ficus, Ficus casearia F. v. Mueller ex Benth, Ficus kaukauensis Hayata.

Family:
Moraceae

Description:
Trees or tall shrubs, 1-5 feet tall. Crooked crooked main stem, soft, rounded branches cylindrical, hollow, bare, clear sap. Penumpu leaf single, large, very sharp, single leaves, stemmed, leaves, take turns sitting or dealing, stemmed 2.53 cm. Blade oval or elliptical, with rounded base, narrowed tip blunt enough, the flat, 9-16 cm 9-30 times, from the shiny dark green, with lots of freckles pale, pale green from the bottom, left and right side leaves the bone with bone leaves 6-12 side; both sides of the bone because it leaves a conspicuous pale. Compound flower pot arrangement in pairs, short-stemmed, at 3 leaves pangkaInya with protective, light green or gray green, diameter approximately 1.5 cm, in some plants have male flowers and flower fail, the other on female flowers. Fruit type pot, fleshy, green-gray green, diameter 1.5 to 2 cm. Flowering time from January to December. These plants are found in Java and Madura; grow in areas with an altitude of 1200 m above sea level, is found on the roadside, forest undergrowth and open.

Local Name:
NAME OF AREA: Box popar (Ambon) Tagalolo, Bei, Loloyan (Minahasa); Ki ciyat (Sunda); Awar Awar (Java); Bar-abar (Madura); Awar Awar (Billiton); Tobotobo (Makasar); Dausalo (Bugis ); Bobulutu (North Halmahera); Tagalolo (Ternate). FOREIGN NAME: Papua New Guinea: omia (Kurereda, Northern Province), manibwohebwahe (Wagawaga, Milne Bay), bahuerueru (Vanapa, Central Province). Philippines: hauili (Filipino), kauili (Tagalog), sio (Bikol). NAME Simplisia Fici septicae folium; leaves Awar-Awar

Curable Disease:
Ficus septica leaves inhibits the growth of Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli in vitro, bioautografi test results reported that the leaf extract 4 g Awar Awar dissolved in Methanol can inhibit bacterial growth. Antofin (5 g) as an antibacterial effect (B. subtillis, M flavus and E. coli)

Utilization:
PART USED

Leaves used for skin disease drug, appendicitis, ulcers overcome, rattlesnake bites and shortness of breath.
Roots used for detoxifying (fish), prevention of asthma; in addition, leaves can cause vomiting.
Sap is used to overcome the swelling and headache.
Fruit for laxative.

EXAMPLE OF USE IN THE COMMUNITY:
To cure ulcers:
5 leaves washed and finely milled; plus salt to taste, then used as a compress on the boil (1-2 times a day).

Composition:
This plant contains alkaloida, among others (-)-tilosrebrin (hauptalkaloid), tiloforin, septisin, and antofin, but it also contains flavonoida.