Gendola

(Basella rubra Linn.)

Synonym:
Basella alba, Linn. Basella cordifolia, Lamk.
Family:
Basellaceae

Description:
Gendola can be found growing wild, sometimes grown for dirambatkan on the fence, or pergola as an ornamental plant. These plants can be found from 1-500 m above sea level. Terna, twisting left, grow creeping or climbing, up to 6 m. long This long stem is not woody and very weak, round, soft, branching, creeping and twisting at the stake or the rack. Creeping stems above the ground, will issue the roots. Single leaves, stemmed, where the turns. Form oval leaves, blunt tip and base, sometimes wavy edge flat, 2-17 cm long, 1-13 cm wide, pinnate pertulangan, the color green. The flowers are compound interest comes out of the armpit leaves, sat along the axis of a grain, 3-21 cm long, white crown with a purple tip. Buni fruit fruit, round, 4-7 mm diameter, green young man, after cooking a purple color. Seeds single, round, hard, red-white color. There are two gendola colors, white and red. Difference in bone color and leaf stems. Gendola red, has a rod and bone-red leaves. The leaves can be disayur, was the fruit is squeezed out when the red color that can be used to color food. Propagation by stem cuttings or seeds.

Local Name:
Gandola (Sunda), Gendola (Bali), lavender (Minangkabau); Genjerot, gedrek, uci, uci (Java), Kandula (Madura); Tatabuwe (North Sulawesi), Poiloo (Gorontalo), Kandola (East); Lo Kuei (China ).;

Curable Disease:
Appendicitis, dysentery, dysentery, influenza, constipation; Inflammation of urinary bladder, ulcers, ulcer, abscess, Measles (measles); Chicken pox, Pegal pains, rheumatism, Inflammation of the lining of the eye;

Utilization:
PART THAT USE: The whole plant.

PURPOSE:
The whole plant:
- Inflammation of the appendix (appendicitis), dysentery, dysentery.
- Inflammation of bladder, urine and pain less
(Anyang-anyangan).
- Influenza.
- Constipation.
- Ulcers, boils and abscesses.

Interest: - Measles (measles), chickenpox (varicella).
- The nipples are cracked.
Roots: - Pegal pains, rheumatism.
Fruit: - Inflammation of the lining of the eye (conjungtivitis).

USAGE: To drink: The whole plant as much as 15-30 g, or
30 g roots, boiled.

HOW TO USE:
1. Colitis, blind:
Whole plant as much as 60-70 grams gendola washed,
cut into pieces, boiled Ialu with clean water sufficiently until
entirely submerged materials. After the water remaining half, lift
and chill, Ialu drunk.

2. Influenza:
15 g of fresh leaves Ialu washed with 2 cups boiling water until
remaining 1 cup. After chilling filtered, add a little salt
and stir until dissolved. Drink.

3. Constipation: fresh leaves cooked, ate.

4. Pee a little:
70 grams of fresh leaves washed, boiled with water to taste.
After a cold drink tea like water.

5. Dysentery:
25 grams gendola plants, 35 grams cardamom and a chicken
old female who had thrown the head, legs and jeroannya, cooked
with enough water.

6. Chest was hot and stuffy:
70 grams of fresh gendola boiled with enough water until
thick. Combine with wine, drink.

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Eliminate the heat in, remove toxins and remove pain-causing organisms from the blood. KANDUNGANKIMIA: Leaf: Glucan c, carotene, organic acids, and mucopolysacharida like L-arabinose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose and aldonic acid. Also contains saponins, vitamins A, B and C.