Flower knob

(Gomphrena Linn globose.)

Synonym:

Family:
Amaranthaceae

Description:
Annual herb, 60 cm high. or more, hair. Planted in the yard as an ornamental plant or grow wild in the fields getting enough sun to a height of approximately 1400 m. from sea level, comes from America and Asia. Reddish-green stems, hair, enlarged at the branching segments, sitting opposite leaves, stemmed, oval leaves form breech until long, with 5-10 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, tapered end of a rough-haired green on top and smooth on the bottom, white hair color. Flower bulbs form, dark red purple-colored, like a ball. (There are white).

Local Name: Flower knobs, flower puter, ratnapakaja (Indonesia); Fennel-adasan, bald (Java), Taimantulu (Gorontalo).; Qian hong (China).;

Curable Disease: Asthma, Cough, Sore eyes, headaches, bad Mimpu; heat illness, dysentery;

Utilization:
PART THE APPLICABLE:
Flowers or whole plants, fresh or dried.

PURPOSE:
1. Bronchial asthma, acute airway inflammation and chronic (acute
and chronic bronchitis).
2. Whooping cough (Pertussis)
3. Inflammation of the eyes, headache
4. Hot on the children, nightmares (screaming night).
5. Dysentery.

USER: 9-15 grams, boiled.

EXTERNAL USE:
Crushed fresh plants, used in a sick body parts or boiled, for washing. Used to wound or sore stricken.

HOW TO USE:
1. Bronchial asthma:
Boiled for 10 flowers, plus the yellow wine, drank in
rutine 3 times.

2. Urination is not smooth: flowers 3-10 g boiled, drunk.

3. Hot on the child (because of liver):
7-14 fresh flowers boiled, drinking.

4. Dysentery:
10 plus fresh flowers yellow wine, boiled, drinking.

5. Bronchitis chronis:
Have made the drug injection, is injected at acupuncture points. 10%
patients, arising dryness in the throat after a
injection, but only temporarily.

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Taste sweet, neutral. Anti-cough, shortness eliminate (antiasthmatic), treatment of inflammation of the eye. CHEMICAL KANDUNGAN: Gomphresin I, II, Ill, V, VI.