Bluebird

(Dioscorea hispida Dennust)

Synonym:
Dioscorea daemona Roxb. Dioscorea hirsuta Bl. Dioscorea triphylla Auct.
Family:
Dioscoreaceae

Description:
Shrubs, spreading, the stems smooth, prickly, green-white. Single leaf, oval, turns, sharp tip, base obtuse, green. Perbungaan form bunches, in the armpit leaves, petals form a funnel, reddish-green crown. Fruit round after the old blue-black. Form of kidney beans. Rhizome Used parts.

Local Name:
NAME OF AREA: Bitule, Flower celebrate (Manado); Bluebird, Bluebird ribo (West Sumatra); Bluebird (Sunda); Bluebird (Java); Ghadhung (Madura); Bluebird, Sikapa, Skapa (BeIitung); iwi (Sumbawa);. Ondot in opposition, Pitur (Minahasa); Who (Bugis); Sikapa (Makasar); boti (Bread); Lei (Kai); Uhulibita, Ulubita (Seram); Hayule, Hayuru (Ambon). FOREIGN NAME: NAME hispidae Simplisia Dioscoreae Rhizoma; Rhizome Bluebird

Curable Disease:
Sweet characteristic and neutralizing. Anti-inflammatory KHASIAT, spasmolitik, diaforetik, and kholagog. RESEARCH Serafinah Indriyani, 1986. Department of Biology, FMIPA UNAIR. Has researched the influence of tuber juice Bluebird provision of oogenesis of mice. From the results of these studies, it Gadung tuber juice inhibits the effects ovarii cycle affects oogenesis function.

Utilization:
USEFULNESS
-Keputihan.
-Diabetes.
-Leprosy.
-Heartburn.
Bile-Pain.
-Painful menstruation.
-Inflammation of the gall bladder.
-Rheumatism (joint pain).
-Calluses (external drug).

Herbs and dosages
Leprosy (Lepra)
Leprosy is still early, can be treated with the following ingredients.
Remedy:
Rhizome Bluebird several pieces
Java chilies a few grains
White pepper to taste
Grated coconut to taste
Palm Sugar to taste
Water 150 ml

How to manufacture:
Created infusion.

How to use:
Taken 1 time a day 100 ml.

Duration of treatment:
Repeated for 14 days.

Calluses
Remedy:
Bluebird rhizome sufficiently
Water slightly

How to manufacture:
Dipipis until like mush.

How to use:
Balurkan on the hardened skin.

Duration of treatment:
Updated every 3 hours.

Rheumatism
Besides treated with modern medicine or traditional medicine are encouraged to eat Bluebird.

Warning
The use of too much, can cause poisoning. Bluebird poisoning resulting convulsions. Bidders while kloralhidrat or potassium bromide.

Notes
Bluebird is a poisonous tubers. To be able to eat to processing, such as the following. Tuber was cut into thin, then soaked in water that had been spiked with salt. Tubers kept flowing water until the washing water is not white. After it dried in the hot sun.
There are several types of Bluebird, among others:
Fragrant Flower Bluebird.
Yellow Bluebird.
Bluebird continuation.
Bluebird Rice (flowers do not smell).

Composition:
Alkaloid dioskorina, diosgenina, saponin, furanoid norditerpena, substance starch, and tannins.