HEMPEDU BUMI/ SAMBILOTO/ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA

HEMPEDU BUMI/ SAMBILOTO/ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA FRUITS/BUAH

HEMPEDU BUMI/ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA/BILE OF EARTH/DIABETIC'S PLANT

Botanical name/Nama sains: Andrographis paniculata
Common name/ Nama biasa: Hempedu bumi, sambiloto, sambilata, takila, ki-orai, ki-peurut
Family/ Famili: Acanthaceae,
Plant height/ketinggian pokok: 500mm-800mm
Origin Asal: Malaysia , Indonesia , Thailand , India ,Sri Lanka., and South East asia
Flowers/bunga: Purplish white / putih keunguan
Fruits/buah: Bujur panjang macam padi berwarna coklat

Facts about the plants/ fakta pokok:-

• It is widely cultivated in southern Asia, it is a fast growing herbaceous plants/ Ditanam secara meluas di selatan asia, pokok ini yang berbatang lembut dan sangat cepat membesar
  

• There are 28 species of Andrographis Only a few species are medicinal, of which A. paniculata is the most popular./ Terdapat 28 spesis Hempedu bumi dan yang paling digemari ialah Andrgraphis paniculata.
  

• The herbs is effective against infection and can promote phagocytosis ( process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection). Herba ini sangat mujarab untuk jangkitan dan ianya menolong badan menyerap jangkitan.
  

• In Malaysia it is called Hempedu bumi ,meaning bile of earth which indicates how bitter the plant is./ Hempedu adalah satu benda yang sangat pahit, jadi macam itu lah pahit nya herba ini.
  

• The plant is known in north-eastern India as ‘Maha-tita’, literally ‘king of bitters./ Di India herba ini di pangggil 'Raja pahit'.
  

• Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) had given recognition on the herbs and they had published a book by the name of 'Penanaman tumbuhan ubatan & beraroma', a guide to plant the herbs on plantation scale./ MARDI telah mengakui herba ini dan sebuah buku seperti nama diatas telah diterbitkan sebagai panduan untuk penanaman secara ladang.
  

Medicinal use/ Khasiat perubatan

• Leaves, fruits and roots are used in Malaysia and Indonesia for similar purpose. /Daun , buah dan akar digunakan di Malaysia dan indonesia untuk khasiat yang sama.
  

• Antibiotic/anti kuman dan virus
  

• Vermifuge/ hapuskan cacing

• Anti-inflammotary/ anti-radang

• Clear mucus and phlegm/Pencair kahak

• Typhus

• Skin infections/ Sakit kulit

• Lung infections/jangkitan paru paru

• Cough/ batuk

• Diabetes/ kencing manis

• Fever/ demam panas

• Increase appetite/ Tambah nafsu makan

• Ear drop/ ubat telinga

• Tooth-ache/sakit gigi

• Running nose/hidung berair

• Snake and insect bites/ Gigitan ular dan serangga

• In India it is use to treat Dysentery, fever and diarrhea/ Di India herba ini digunakan untuk Disenteri, Demam panas, dan cirit birit.
  

• In china it is used to treat Dysentery, gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis) , pulmonary tuberculosis, common cold, tonsillitis, pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction) and snake bites. Di negeri China herba ini digunakan untuk Disenteri, perut bengkak, bengkak paru paru kerana alahan, batuk kering, selsema dan gigitan ular.
  

Chemical contents/kandugan kimia

Lactone

• Deoxy-andrographolide
• Andrographolide
• 14-deoxy-11
• Neoaandrographolide
• 12-didehyroandrographolide
• Homoandrographolide

Flavonoid

• Alkane (paraffins)
  
• Ketone
• Aldehyde

Notes/catitan;-

There are more articles listed at the top right column ,listed on the following headings/terdapat banyak lagi artikel disenarai di ruangan kanan/atas dibawah tajuk berikut:-

• Tips on landscape.
• Tips on herbal plants,
• Tips on agriculture
• General tips .

Rujukan

Ir Fauziah muhlisah- Taman Obat Keluarga
Djoko santosa, drs. Didik Gunawan- Ramuan Tradisional untuk penyakit kulit
Wikipedia
I.H.Burkill- A dictionary of the Economic Products of the peninsula Malaysia
Dr. Cheung Siu Cheung- Chinese Medicinal herbs Of Hong Kong Vol. 1
Mardi- Penanaman tumbuhan ubatan & beraroma