Tropical herbs

List of selected HERBS (part 1)

HERBS AWARENESS
 local name, Common name, Scientific & family

                   1.      Local name       :  CEKUR

             Scientific Name:  Ariety Kaempferia L

           Uses: Treatment for injuries, rheumatic disease, accelerate ulcer burst, dandruff,   

           cough, pain, treatment after birth, the body swelling, abdominal pain, cervical 

           cancer and as a flavor.

        2.    Local name: CENGKEH

       Scientific Name : Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merill. &  Perry

       Synonyms: Eugenia aromaticum Kuntze

       Uses: Treatment for women after childbirth, as a tonic herb, eliminate bad breath,    

      toothache, as the wind sympathetic nervous stimulant, reduces air in the body, 

      lowering the body temperature due to fever, and as flavoring in many dishes.

  3.   Local Name: Belimbing Tanah

       Name: Tacca cristata Jack

      Synonyms: Tacca in tegrifolia Ker Gawl

      Uses: Treatment of hypertension, hemorrhoids, strengthens the kidneys, itchy    

      caterpillars, and the air in the body.