Calingcing

(Oxalis corniculata Linn.)

Synonym:
Oxalis acetosella, Blanco, Oxalis cornculata, Miq. Oxalis javanica, Bl, Oxalis repens, Thunb.

Family:
Oxalidaceae

Description:
Creeping or erect plant height reaches 5 to 35 cm, grows wild in places which moist, open or shaded on the side of the road or the lawn. On the island there are extensive plants from coast to mountains with an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level. Having a soft stems and branches. Compound leaves a child menjari three heart-shaped leaves with light green color. Flower out of the armpit leaves, yellow umbrella-shaped pieces. Fruit of oval boxes, upright, like the beak tip, when fully ripe red brown cracks when touched.

Local Name:
Calincing (Indonesia, Java), Mala-mala (Maluku); Rempi, semanggen, clover mountain, cembicenan (Java); leaves little acid caprice, clover (Sumatra); Cu jiang cao (China).;


Curable Disease:
Fever, flu, hepatitis, diarrhea, urinary tract infections, hypertension; weakness of the body (neurasthenia), Stop the bleeding; Peluruh menstruation;

Utilization:
PART THE APPLICABLE:
The whole plant, fresh or dried.

PURPOSE:
1. Fever, flu
2. Hepatitis, diarrhea.
3. Urinary tract infection.
4. High blood pressure (hypertension).
5. Kekemahan body (neurasthenia).
6. Stop the bleeding.
7. Peluruh menstrual

USAGE: 30 - 60 gr, braised, drinks.

EXTERNAL USE:
1. Wound, sore, insect bites, prickly heat, eczema, burns,
ulcer:
Crushed fresh plants, used in the existing body
abnormalities.

2. Seduhan fresh herb plants are used for mouthwash on
inflammation of the mouth, eliminate bad breath.

3. Ulcer drugs:
crushed fresh herbs, plus brown sugar, stick to the
the ulcer.

HOW TO USE:
1. Chronic hepatitis: 30 gr. - 40 gr. boiled for 2 drinks.
2. Seduhan leaves to treat stomach pains (diarrhea), sprue.
3. Stop the bleeding:
Fresh plant pounded, and then squeezed, the water is mixed
with honey to taste, drink.

4. Peluruh period:
Dianginkan leaves to dry (not dried), then ground
powder. 9 gr. powder plus 1 cup of white wine that have been
warmed, taken before breakfast.

5. Urinary tract stones:
60 gr. fresh herbs plus 60 gr. sweet wine, heated to
half. Day 3 x 1 / 3 part.

NOTE: In large amounts, oxalic acid is poisonous.

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: sour taste, cool. Lower heat, neutralize toxins, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, sedative, lowers blood pressure. KANDUNGAN CHEMISTRY: oxalic acid.