Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
Red Pagoda / Panggil-panggil/Bunga kedundum (Bru.)(Bel); Daun gajah (Ib.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial woody shrub that can grow up to 2 m tall. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, glossy, large, dark green and producing an unpleasant smell when crushed. Leaf blade is broadly ovate to subcordate, acute at apex, cordate at base with wavy margin. Stems are almost quadrangular and covered with short hairs. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers are trumpet-shaped, unscented, many- flowered and reddish-orange to pink.
Locally, the leaves are mixed with fennel flowers or black cumin ( Nigella sativa ) and onion ( Allium cepa ) and made into a decoction to relieve diabetes. Honey can be added to mask the taste and odour. The plant exhibits antipyretic, antiangiogenic and diuretic
It prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loamy soil under full sunlight or shade. It thrives on gentle slopes and in lowland areas.
Stem cutting.
Native to tropical Asia
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