Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
Longevity Spinach / Sambung nyawa (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Annual climbing shrub that can grow up to 3 m tall. Leaves are simple, arranged
It is locally used to improve appetite and for digestive tonic, laxative, fever, and wounds. It possesses anticancer, antiallergic, antidiabetic, antimicrobial and antihypertensive activities.
It grows well on moist but well- drained soil under partial shade. It thrives along streams, in the forests and on slopes.
Stem cutting.
Native to tropical Asia.
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