Bandotan (Ageratum conyzoides L.)

Description:
Belongs to Bandotan terna plant annuals, grow upright or lying on the bottom, about 30-90 cm high, and branching. Round stems with long hair, if it touches the ground will root out. Leaf-stemmed, located at each other and crossed (Compositae), strands of oval leaves with rounded base and pointed tip, serrated edge, 1-10 cm long, 0,5-6 cm wide, both surfaces of leaves with long hair with glands located in the lower surface of leaves, the color green. Gather compound interest 3 or more, panicle-shaped flat out from the tip of the stem, the color white. Length 6-8 mm flower bulbs, with the hair shaft. Black fruit and a small form. Regional distribution, Habitat and Cultivation Bandotan can be propagated by seeds. Bandotan comes from tropical America. In Indonesia, a bandotan wild plants and is better known as nuisance plants (weeds) in the garden and in the field. This plant, can be found also in the courtyard of the house, the road, embankment, and around the water channel at 1-2100 m altitude above sea level (asl). If the leaves have withered and decayed, this plant will remove a bad smell.

Curable Disease:
This herb seems a bit bitter, spicy, and is neutral. Bandotan potent stimulant, tonic, relief of fever (antipyretic), antitoksik, eliminating swelling, stop the bleeding (hemostatis), peluruh menstruation (emenagog), peluruh urine (diuretic), and pelumuh fart (kaiminatit). Bandotan leaves can be used also as an insecticide plant. Ageratum L. conyzoide.s addition, there are other varieties bandotan have the same properties, namely haoustonianum Ageratum Mill. Bandotan leaf extract (5% and 10%) can extend the cycle of heat and slow the progression of follicular female mice (virgin and non virgin). However, no effect on the uterus, vagina, and liver. After the recovery period, heat and cycle back to normal follicular development. There is no difference between the effects of virgin mice and non-virgin during treatment (Ahda Yuni, JF FMIPA UNAND, - 1993). Bandotan leaf extract in coconut oil dose 20% no effect on wound healing. However, at doses of 40% and 80% can heal wounds significantly increased according to dose. Indeed, wound healing effects at doses of 80% was not significantly different with iodine povidon 10% (Eliza Magdalene, JF FMIPA UI, 1993).

Utilization:
PART USED
The part is used for medicinal herbs (above ground parts) and roots. Herbs that are used in the form of fresh herbs or dried.

INDICATIONS:
Bandotan potent herbs for treatment: fever, malaria, sore throat, inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia), inflammation of the middle ear (otitis media), bleeding, such as uterine bleeding, bleeding wounds, and nosebleeds, diarrhea, dysentery, colic (colic), vomiting, abdominal bloating, sprains, aching rheumatic pain, prevent pregnancy, the body was tired after working hard, a little urine production, uterine tumors, and hair treatment.
Nutritious roots to overcome: fever.

HOW TO USE
For drugs taken, boiled 15 to 30 g of dried herb or 30 -60 g of fresh herbs. Another way of mashed fresh herbs, then squeeze and feelings drinking water.
For external use, mashed fresh herbs until smooth. Next, mix a little vegetable oil and mix until blended, and Dab on fresh wounds, ulcers, eczema and other skin diseases (such as leprosy / leprosy). Alternatively, dried herbs grinded into powder, and then breathed into the patient's throat is sore throat. In addition, fresh leaves can be brewed and seduhannya water can be used to rinse the eyes, abdominal pain, and wash the wound.

EXAMPLE OF USE IN THE COMMUNITY:

Pain due to inflammation of the middle ear
Bandotan Wash fresh herbs to taste, then mash until smooth. The results, express and filter. Use the collected juice for ear drops. 4 times a day, each time 2 drops of medicine.

Bleeding wounds, ulcers, eczema
Wash fresh herbs to taste bandotan thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Turapkan herbs to the sick body, then wrapped with a bandage. Within a day, replace the bandage 3-4 times. Perform this treatment until cured.
Boils, ulcers
Wash a fresh bandotan herbaceous plants until clean. Add a handful of rice and the tip of stale teaspoon salt, and grind until smooth. Turapkan to the sick, and then wrapped with a bandage.
Rheumatism (medical term: rheumatism), swelling due to sprain
Provide a single cell of young leaves and stems fresh bandotan plants, a stale lump of rice, and 1 / 2 teaspoon salt. Next, wash the leaves and young stems thoroughly, then mash with the rice and salt. After the dough like a thick porridge, turapkan potion into the swollen joints with a bandaged. Let stand for 1-2 hours, then released bandage. Perform this treatment 2-3 times daily.
Uterine bleeding, sores, boils, swollen bruise
10-15 g of boiled herbs in a two bandotan clean water glass until remaining into one glass. Once cool, strain and filter drinking water well. Do it 2-3 times a day.
Tumors of the uterus
Simmer 30-60 g dry bandotan fresh herbs or dried herbs 15-30 g in three glasses of water to one cup remaining. Apart from boiled, fresh herbs can also be ground. Cooking water or water to drink one glass feelings daily.
Sore throat
(1) 30-60 Wash bandotan g fresh leaves thoroughly, then mash until smooth. Next, squeeze and strain. Add rock sugar solution into the juice to taste and stir until blended. Drinking potions and do three times a day.
(2) Wash the leaves bandotan enough, then dry in the sun to dry. Next, grind up into powder. Dust breathed into the patient's throat.
Malaria, influenza
Simmer 15-30 g bandotan dried herbs in two cups of water until the remains into a glass. Once cool, strain and drink as well. Do it two times a day.
Abdominal bloating, heartburn, vomiting
Wash one medium-size plants bandotan clean, then cut into pieces as needed. Boiled in three cups of water until the remains into a glass. Once cool, strain and drink as well. Perform this treatment 2-3 times a day until healed.