Saturday, March 24, 2012
West Indian Elm (Guazuma ulmifolia)
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| Common name: West Indian Elm, bastard cedar, bay cedar, pigeon wood, Jati Belanda Scientific name: Guazuma ulmifolia |
West Indian Elm known as the bastard cedar, is a hard-trunked tree branched, woody stems are round with a rough surface, and greenish brown.
The leaves are oval-shaped green with jagged edges, rough surfaces, the tip rucing, base curved, pinnate alternate bone, and a length of 10-16 cm and 3-6 cm wide.
The leaves are oval-shaped green with jagged edges, rough surfaces, the tip rucing, base curved, pinnate alternate bone, and a length of 10-16 cm and 3-6 cm wide.
West India Elm is found in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. It has been cultivated in India for over 100 years old.
The plants is used :
Leaves, seeds, fruits, and bark
Benefits of West Indian Elm
Substance contained in all parts of the plant are tannins and musilago.
Other content of the resin, flavonoids, carotenoids, phenolic acids, bitter substances, carbohydrates, caffeine, terpenes, as well as other compounds such as sterols, beta-sitosterol, friedelin-3-alpha-acetate, friedelin-3-beta-ol, and carbohydrates alkoloida and fat.
Tannins are plentiful in the leaf, can reduce the absorption of food in a way that no precipitating protein in the mucosal surface of the intestine. Meanwhile, in the form of mucus musilago act as a lubricant. Given musilago, intestinal absorption of food can be reduced. This is the reason indian west elm leaf in use as a drug and slimming stomach shrinkage. During its development, west indian leaf elm is also widely used to treat diseases and rheumatic gout cholesterol.
Besides the leaves, the other parts of west indian elm trees which are medicinal skin, fruit, and seeds. The inside skin is usually used as a medicine to cure worms, swollen legs or feet of an elephant.
The fruit is used as a cure whooping cough. Decoction of the seeds that have been burned like a coffee can be drunk as a cure constipation. However, it remains necessary prudence in the use of leaves and seeds of west indian elm as a treatment.
West indian elm plants recipes for treatment
Cholesterol
Take some indian west elm leaves dry. Pour enough hot water, such as making tea. Strain before drinking. In order not to bland, add one tablespoon of honey or sugar.
Diarrhea
West indian elm leaf dry milled to become powder. Take 20 grams of this powder and brewed with hot water. Then strain and drink twice a day. If you prefer, can be mixed with honey.
Note: People with kidney problems should avoid this herb.
Slimming
Take 7 leaves west indian elm fresh then wash. Add a piece of rhizome bangle, ginger, turmeric or white. Boil one-half cup water until remaining one glasses. Once cool, strain and drink. When the mixes should be concurrent with white ginger or turmeric to reduce the effects of gastric irritation. During taking this herb, keep drinking lots of water
The plants is used :
Leaves, seeds, fruits, and bark
Benefits of West Indian Elm
Substance contained in all parts of the plant are tannins and musilago.
Other content of the resin, flavonoids, carotenoids, phenolic acids, bitter substances, carbohydrates, caffeine, terpenes, as well as other compounds such as sterols, beta-sitosterol, friedelin-3-alpha-acetate, friedelin-3-beta-ol, and carbohydrates alkoloida and fat.
Tannins are plentiful in the leaf, can reduce the absorption of food in a way that no precipitating protein in the mucosal surface of the intestine. Meanwhile, in the form of mucus musilago act as a lubricant. Given musilago, intestinal absorption of food can be reduced. This is the reason indian west elm leaf in use as a drug and slimming stomach shrinkage. During its development, west indian leaf elm is also widely used to treat diseases and rheumatic gout cholesterol.
Besides the leaves, the other parts of west indian elm trees which are medicinal skin, fruit, and seeds. The inside skin is usually used as a medicine to cure worms, swollen legs or feet of an elephant.
The fruit is used as a cure whooping cough. Decoction of the seeds that have been burned like a coffee can be drunk as a cure constipation. However, it remains necessary prudence in the use of leaves and seeds of west indian elm as a treatment.
West indian elm plants recipes for treatment
Cholesterol
Take some indian west elm leaves dry. Pour enough hot water, such as making tea. Strain before drinking. In order not to bland, add one tablespoon of honey or sugar.
Diarrhea
West indian elm leaf dry milled to become powder. Take 20 grams of this powder and brewed with hot water. Then strain and drink twice a day. If you prefer, can be mixed with honey.
Note: People with kidney problems should avoid this herb.
Slimming
Take 7 leaves west indian elm fresh then wash. Add a piece of rhizome bangle, ginger, turmeric or white. Boil one-half cup water until remaining one glasses. Once cool, strain and drink. When the mixes should be concurrent with white ginger or turmeric to reduce the effects of gastric irritation. During taking this herb, keep drinking lots of water
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