Oldenlandia corymbosa L.
Flat-top Mille Graines / Siampis hitam/Oman-oman/Ruman-ruman (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial or annual slender herb that can reach 30 cm tall. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, glossy, subsessile and glabrous or subglabrous. Leaf blade is narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, acute at apex, cuneate or acute at base with entire margin. Stems are quadrangular or flattened. Flowers are small, white or pink and bell- shaped. Inflorescence a cyme arising at leaf axils. Fruit a broadly obovoid, dehiscent capsule that contains many
The leaves are used to treat egg allergy. The plant is reported for its lipoxygenase inhibitory,
It is commonly found growing near drains, along roadsides, in cracks of building, limestones, lawns and in gardens. It prefers moist but well-drained sandy loamy soil under full sunlight.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Native to South and East Asia (from India to China and Indonesia).
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