Gandarusa

(Justicia gendarussa Burm. F.)

Synonym:
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees. Justicia dahona Buch., Ham. Justicia nigricans, Lour. Justicia salicina, Vahl.
Family:
Acanthaceae

Description:
The form of shrubs, is generally grown as live markets or grow wild in the forest, riverine or maintained as a medicinal plant. In Java grew at a height of 1 to 500 m. above sea level. Grow up, the height can reach 2 m, branching many, starting from near the base of the stem. Branches of young dark purple, and when the elderly become brown shiny color. Leaves opposite position, a single leaf with a long lancet shaped 5-20 cm in width from 1 to 3.5 cm, the edge of the flat, tapered leaf tip, base form of short-stemmed seed between 5 to 7.5 mm, dark green leaf color. Small white flowers or dice arranged in a series of panicles / ears of the furl, spread hairy armpits and out of the leaf or stem end. The fruit is elliptical. Besides the black trunked (more popular) there is also a green trunked.

Local Name:
Handarusa (Sunda), gandarusa, tetean, trus (Java),; Ghandharusa (Madura), Gandarisa (Bima), Puli (Ternate).; Iron-iron (Aceh), gandarusa (Malays).; Bo Gu and (China) .;


Curable Disease:
Injury blow (bruise), bone fractures, rheumatism, ulcer; ulcers, Scabby;

Utilization:
PART THAT USE: The leaves, fresh or dried.

PURPOSE:
1. Injury blow (bruise), a broken bone fracture).
2. Rheumatic joints.
3. Boils, ulcers, ulceration.

USAGE: 15 - 30 gr, braised or ground and then squeezed and drink water. Bark used to induce vomiting, the leaves can be used to kill insects.

EXTERNAL USE: crushed fresh plant, stick the place
the sakit.Tanaman fresh boiled water for washing.

HOW TO USE:
1. Broken bones, ulcers:
Crushed fresh or dried mashed, mixed with
wine, vinegar to taste, to compress. Broken bones already
in the correct position and fixed.

2. Bruises, sprains, rheumatism:
15 to 30 grams of dried or 30 to 60 grams of fresh boiled drinking gandarusa
water.

3. Bruising:
Gandarusa leaves smeared oil on the fire layukan. Attach to
the sick.

NOTE:
In India and Southeast Asia, used as a fever, induce vomiting, anti-rheumatism, treatment of headache, facial muscle paralysis, eczema, sore eyes and ears.

CAUTION: Pregnant women are prohibited from using this plant.

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Taste spicy, slightly acidic, neutral. Circulation (Circulation promoting, Stag-nant blood dispelling), antireumatik. CHEMICAL KANDUNGAN: Justicin, essential oils, potassium and somewhat toxic alkaloids.