Honey Leaf

(Barleria cristata L.)

Synonym:
Family: Acanthaceae

Description:
India native plants are generally planted as a hedge. Shrubs, 1-3 m tall, branching many. Stem woody, round, berbuku-books, haired, green-brown. Single leaf, opposite, elliptical to the lancet blade, pointed tip and base, the flat, bone pinnate leaves, both surfaces hairy, 4-8 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, green or yellowish green. Flowers single or in pairs, in the armpit and the tip of the leaf stalk, crown hair glands, upper lip, sharing four crown, oval, the color purple. Fruit elliptical, 1.5 cm long, three-to four-lipped, brown. Small seeds, thin, brown color.

Local Name:
Landep (Central Java), leaves, honey (Madura).; Kolintang, Violeta (Tagalog).


Curable Disease:
Rheumatism, cough, swollen; insect bites, poisonous snakes digidit.

Utilization:
PART USED: Leaves, roots, flowers, and seeds.

INDICATIONS:
Leaves and roots of merit to overcome:
- Rheumatic and
- Cough.

Flowers efficacious overcome:
- Swelling due to insect bites.

Nutritious seeds to overcome:
- Bitten by poisonous snakes.

EXAMPLE OF USAGE:
1. Rheumatism
Prepare as many fresh leaves and 1 handful of clean laundry.
Whiting Add 1 / 4 teaspoon. Mashed to pulp,
then dibalurkan the sick place.

Composition:
KANDUNGAN CHEMISTRY: The leaves of this plant contains polyphenols and substance pektik. Trunk contains polyphenols, saponins, flavonoida, calcium oxalate, fat, pektik substance, and formik acid. While the roots contain polyphenols, saponins, and flavonoida.