Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Mahkota Dewa (Phaleria Macrocarpa)

Mahkota Dewa is a plant native of indonesia.Including family Thymelaece. Main stem ramify at 1,5-2,5 m, a single kidney-shaped leaves, culminate taper. Rounded fruit, cherry red color when cooked. Crops of Irian this mushrooming in the height of 10-1.200m dpl. Since a long time ago, Solo and Yogyakarta palace using mahkota dewa as traditional medicine. And wide-spread in the community about this property plant.


Some peoples try to plants mahkota dewa in the house yard. In fact, there is a view "outbreak" as this business opportunity for plants into products and process it a traditional herb medicine or herbal medicine with a variety of forms. To plant mahkota dewa rather difficult matter. Plants, which can live well on the height of 10 - 1000 m dpl. It can be planted from seed or marcot results. Although planted in the pot or directly in the soil, growth will be better when planted in the ground. Plant the seeds of fruit is usually at the age of 10 - 12 months.
This fruit is the fruit of the most widely used as natural medicines, on the side of the leaves and stem. From the third part, which is the fruit skin and flesh, body shell (coconut shell beans), and seeds, which are generally used skin and flesh of fruit and fruit skin. Young fruit is green and the old bright red.
Extract the meat useful as nutritious fruit antihistamin, antialergi, sitotoksik against womb cancer cells, hapatoprotektif. Also lower blood sugar, antioxidants, lower acid content strand. Alkaloid, organic compound functions as a detoxification, netralizes toxic in the body. Saponin is fitonutrien, often called "natural detergent." This compound is anti bactery and anti virus. Also improve the body's immune system, increase endurance, reduce blood sugar, reduce blood clotting.
Flavonoid indicated anti-inflammation and prevent the growth of cancer. Polyfenol function as anti histamin. Other substances are tannin, sterol, terpen.

Research Results

Dra. Lucie Widowati from Puslitbang Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy-Depertemen Health. "I examine the crown of the god of the year 2003," said Lucie. The results show, the seeds of mahkota dewa very toxic. While the fruit does not. Lucie also concluded substances in the fruit mahkota dewa include alkaloid, tanin, saponin, flavonoid, polyfenol.
Abstraksi in the report, the fruit Lucie crown of the gods are against sitotoksic womb cancer cells (HeLa cells) and leukemia cells. Lower blood sugar, lower acid fiber. Scavenger antioxidants as a free radical. Also lower acid content strand.
The report also revealed the results of research Vivi Lisdayati of the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of MIPA UI. "Research Vivi if the crown of the gods can prevent the growth of cancerous white blood flyblow 50% in the shrimp."
While Sumastuti UGM's Faculty of Medicine, who conducted tests on the cell bioassay conclude womb cancer early. Extract juice of the gods crown can prevent the growth of HeLa cells (womb cancer cells) with Inhibitory Concentration (IC50) of 196.74 mg / ml in the cancer cells.
Test savor mahkota dewa as reduces blood sugar, also Lucie. He used 70% ethanol extract the crown of the gods. The result, at the dose 110mg/200g bb, sugar in the blood of mice will decrease.To see the mahkota dewa of the acid content nerves, Lucie record Endah Hasturani research results from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sanata Dharma in 2003. research on the type of rooster lohman brown age 2-4 months. The result, meat perasan crown of the gods have anti hiperuresemia effect, with the middle dose of 13.16 g / kg bb. So with a dose of acid content over fiber can go down. To analyze the property mahkota dewa exim, itchies, allergic skin disease because, Sumastuti to test the effects of water extracts anti histamine with leaves and fruit of the gods crown. Animal experiment selected marmot. The result of 0.5 ml extract with concentration of 6.25, 12.5; 25; 50; and 100% can reduce the guinea pig ileum contraction due to histamine.

source :Flona Magazine

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