Syzygium Polyanthum Leaves Benefits To Cure Chronic Diseases

Syzygium Polyanthum leaves are common herbs use by Indonesians, is a spice producer that commonly use in cooking and traditional herb mixes. Syzygium polyanthum leaves benefits to cure various chronic diseases and skin diseases. Syzygium polyanthum also named Bay-leaf or Indonesian Laurel, this spice is well known to the European countries.

Our parents have used syzygium polyanthum leaves as a dish, and some use them as traditional medicine, height ranges from 30 meters, the bark has gray brown, split or scaly. The single leaf located opposite, has a 12 mm stalk. The shape of the leaves is oblong, lanceolate, bald, and there are 6 to 11 secondary leaf veins, and also marked with very fine spots of oil glands.

Syzygium Polyanthum Leaves Benefits

In the manufacture of traditional cuisine, leaves syzygium polyanthum mixed in a state of dry or fresh. The mixture gives a distinctive, gentle herbaceous aroma, thus enhancing the regional specialties. The bark contains tannins and used for dyeing and preserving nets, woven bamboo, and others. The skin and leaves of syzygium polyanthum also used as a herb to cure stomach ache and acute diarrhea. In addition, the syzygium polyanthum leaves benefits used to treat gout, stroke, cholesterol, blood circulation, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, itching of the skin, and diabetes.

Syzygium polyanthum leaves benefits to treat type 2 diabetes, to cure cholesterol, uric acid, acute ulcer, high blood, and indigestion. Here's how to make a simple herb:

1. Take 10 fresh leaves of syzygium polyanthum, then boil them into 3 glasses of water to become a glass of water.
2. Strain water, and drink while warmed 2 times a day on a regular basis.

Chemical content of leaves of syzygium polyanthum consists of essential oils, tannins, and flavonoids. The dried syzygium polyanthum leaves contain 0.17% of the essential oil, composed of eugenol and methyl chavicol compounds. Ethanol extract used as an antifungal and antibacterial, methanol extract can  used as an anti-worm.

Syzygium polyanthum leaves benefits contain caffeic acid, quercetin, euganol and catechin. These compounds can protect the body from cancer attacks, containing phytonutrient (parthenolide) to prevent the proliferation of cervical cancer cells.

Reference

• Screening of tropical medicinal plants for sporicidal activity. Publish by International Food Research Journal, 2015.
• Petunjuk Lengkap Mengenai Tanaman-tanaman di Indonesia dan Khasisatnya sebagai Obat-obatan Tradisional. Publish by Yayasan Dana Sejahtera, 1983.
• Syzygium Polyanthum, image courtesy of wikimedia commons.