20 Ways Of Using Chromolaena Odorata With Effective Health Benefits

Chromolaena Odorata Known As "Christmas Bush" Or "Akintola Leaf" in Yoruba Per of Nigeria

Chromolaena odorata is a tropical and subtropical species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family. 

It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas in the United States south through Mexico and the Caribbean to South America. It has been introduced to tropical Asia, west Africa, and parts of Australia.

For most of people, perhaps including you, may not be familiar with the name of this leaves. 

Different than when you see other leaves such as cengkir mango.
Moreover, there are many other names for this leaves aside from chromolaena odorata. 

This plant is actually one of the weeds plants or parasites that comes from the Asteraceae family.

As for the characteristics of the leaves are they comes in the shape of oval and jagged on the edges. 

Not only that, the leaves have a rather rough texture, different than the other types of leaves. 

The leaves will have flowers at first and will bloom flowers on every summer season.

Usually, chromolaena odorata can be found on the height from 1000 to 2800 above the sea level. 

But, it is a different case in Indonesia. In Indonesia, chromolaena odorata as opposite, can be found in lowland about 500 above the sea. 

The plenty of sunlight will contribute to the fast growth of this plant, therefore, the plant will be most-likely slow to grow when it doesn’t get enough light. 

However, the fast growth of this plant can potentially damage cultivation plants and cost the farmers.

With the last fact being said, it is no surprise that the chromolaena odorata plants usually gets thrown away. But, not much people know that the chromolaena odorata can actually contribute some benefits in the farming sphere. As of the details about the nutrition in the chromolaena odorata leaves are:

Nutrition Content in Chromolaena Odorata Leaves

Phenol, Alkaloids, Triterpenoid, Tannin, Flavonoid, Limonen.

With the nutrition contents as mentioned above, the chromolaena odorata then can give benefits to not only farming but also the body’s health. Usually, chromolaena odorata is also used a lot as traditional herb medicines. This has been practiced since a long time ago where people only knew physician and nurses. Because it is very effective to cure many types of disease, the people from back in the day used to plant and grow this leaves a lot. 

Here are the health benefits of Chromolaena Odorata leaves

However, as the time goes by, people began to know chemical medicines and doctors. 

The chromolaena odorata then started to get abandoned and considered as weeds plants. 

For those of you who wonders what are actually the benefits of chromolaena odorata, below we will give the full explanations of them.

Cyst Medicine

There are many health benefits of Chromolaena Odorata leaves. 

The chromolaena odorata is very useful for those of you who wants to heal cyst effectively.

PAIN RELIEVER

Taking half ?? glass cup ? in the morning and evening for a week, will definitely deliver anyone from body/back pain.

Prevent Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is one of the diseases that is very dangerous for women. 

To prevent yourself from developing the disease, you can drink the chromolaena odorata tea.

Maintain the Health of Reproduction Organ on Women

The health of reproduction organs is one of the very important thing that needs to be aware of. 

To maintain the health of it, you can drink the chromolaena odorata brewed water.

Prevent Diabetes

Not only to maintain the health of reproduction organ of women, the chromolaena odorata leaves can also prevent diabetes.

Vertigo Medicine

Vertigo is one of the diseases that can not be underestimated. 

This disease can not only send you to hospital but can also cause death. 

You can cure the disease by drinking the chromolaena odorata brewed water when your chromolaena odorata is relapsing.

Ulcer Medicine

Not only that it can help when your ulcer is relapsing, it is also believed to be able to cure your ulcer if consumed routinely.

Maintain the Heart’s Health

It is important for us to maintain the health of our heart to make sure it can always work well. 

To avoid the diseases that are related to heart, you can consume the chromolaena odorata leaves.

Decrease the Cholesterol Level

For those of you who wants to decrease the cholesterol level in your body, you can drink the chromolaena odorata brewed water when your cholesterol level is increasing or when you just consumed seafood.

Uric Acid Medicine

The chromolaena odorata can also be used as the medicine for chromolaena odorata.

Decrease the Blood Pressure

Not only that it can decrease the cholesterol level, the chromolaena odorata leaves are also capable to decrease your blood pressure. This is especially useful for those who have hypertensions.

Chromolaena odorata is a herbaceous plant that lives in the tropics and subtropics, including in the species of flowering shrub. The plant is hairy and glandular and the leaves give off a pungent, aromatic odour when crushed.

The characteristics of the leaves of Chromolaena odorata are

• Trunked single and soft.
• The single leaf is green.
• Has a dark green tree.
• Leaves are shaped like round oval and jagged on each edge of the leaf.
• Young leaves are green to purple.
• Smelled like a drug odor.
• Grows approximately as tall as a turtle over 1 meter.

As for the benefits of Chromolaena odorata include:

Treat various of injuries (both torn wounds, injuries due to blunt object collision and scratch).

Alternative medicine for Diabetes Mellitus disease.

Treat peptic ulcers.

How to make medicine or herb from Chromolaena odorata?

• Treat various of injuries

How To Make It:

Provide a few leaves of leaves Chromolaena odorata ( the leaves must be young).

Clean off the stool (leaves always clean without washing).

Pound or puree (bracelet) uses the hand (because it is more effective using a hand).

Add a little water (ordinary water or water used usually spit own water).

After that, squeeze and wound medicine from Chromolaena odorata leaves ready for use.

How to use:

Clean the wound from dirt or blood

Stick it on the wound

Then bandage

• Alternative medicine for Diabetes Mellitus disease

How To make It:

Provide a few leaves of leaves Chromolaena odorata (11 strand)

Clean off the stool (can with washing).

Insert the leaf into the pan

Cooked with 2 cups water to boiling water and 1 cup of water

How to use:

A water boiled drink everyday one glass

• Treat peptic ulcers

How To Make It.

Provide a few leaves of leaves Chromolaena odorata (11 strand)

Puree / squeeze until the water (green water) came out

And accommodate in a glass

How to use:

A water squeeze drink everyday half glass

That is how to make a medicine / herb from natural nampong leaves, very easy without the slightest cost, and of course the benefits are guaranteed.

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