Cyrtandra penduliflora Kraenzl
Null / Siran seratus merah (Bel.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Terrestrial unbranched herb that can grow up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, strongly variable in shapes and sizes, glossy, hairy, adaxially dark green and glabrous and abaxially pale light green. One leaf of each pair is reduced to a small stipule- like structure while few form a fan at upper stem. Leaf blade is lanceolate to broadly elliptic, acute to acuminate at apex, cuneate at base with entire to irregularly toothed margin and pinnate venation. Stems are rooting, short and growing horizontally on the ground. Prop roots are rigid and branching only when they reach the soil. Inflorescence a cyme arising at leaf axils. Flowers are white with yellow tinge. Fruit a green smooth pericarp containing reddish-brown
Roots are made into a decoction with roots of Globba patens (Simerah laki) and can be taken orally to cure thrust in the mouth or locally called as ‘Kalimangau’. The root decoction is also used to wash the head to relieve headache. Roots and rhizomes are made into an infusion and can be taken orally to treat diarrhea. The plant exhibits antidiabetic and
It prefers moist but well-drained soil under full sun. It thrives in disturbed areas, on steep slopes, in forest margins or in open grounds.
Root division.
Native to Borneo.
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