Sonchus Arvensis L

Tempuyung (Sanchus arvensis L.) is a plant that grows rapidly in the region 50-1650 m altitude above sea level. Large roots and straight, cylindrical stalks and remove the sap, leaves are oval and bitter taste, yellow flowers, and fruit hard, thin yellowish brown. Research proves that contain alpha-laktoserol tempuyung, mannitol, inositol, silica, potassium, flavonoids, and taraxasterol.
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae). There are four species found in Southeast Asia, namely S.asper (L) Hill; S.malaianus Miquuel; S.oleraccus S.arvensis L and L.
Indonesia: Jombang (Java), lalakina, clay, rayana (Sunda)Other: She Niu tou (China), Lampaka (Philippines), nh (ux) c (us) c (Vietnam)
Ecology: widespread deployment of S.asper and S.oleraceus is testament to their prowess in adapting to the environment. Parks and fertile soil that is moist habitat normally. S.asper more able to live in a place that is cooler and more humid than S.oleraceus. This plant has no other growing requirements.S.malainus has been known to live in the woods and along the road at an altitude of 1000 meters in Sumatra and Java. S.arvensis grow in damp places such as in the layered soil and irrigation canals to a height of 3200 meters. )

Composition:CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: tempuyung bitter and cold. CHEMISTRY CONTENT: tempuyung contain oc-laktuserol, P-laktuserol, mannitol, inositol, silica, potassium, flavonoids, and taraksasterol.
Pharmacological SECURITIES AND RESEARCH:1. Study the effect of water extract and alcohol extract of leaves of the volume of urine tempuyung mice in vivo and in vitro dissolution of kidney stones, yield the following conclusion:a. tempuyung leaf does not clearly have a diuretic effect, but has the power dissolve kidney stones.b. kidney stones by dissolving power of water extract is better than alcohol extract (Giri Hardiyatmo, Fac. Pharmacy UGM, 1988).
2. Praperlakuan ethyl acetate fraction of flavonoids can inhibit leaf tempuyung hepatotoxicity of carbon tetrakiorida (CCL 4) are given in male mice (Atiek Liestyaningsih, Fac. Pharmacy UGM, 1991).
Part of plant used: Leaves and whole plantCultivation: With beans, require protected open space are a little light this matahari.Tanaman living wild in the fields, on farms and landless moist getting enough sunlight.Description of Plant: Plant this shrub height about 2 m. Spear-shaped leaves. Usually the young leaves in the meal as a vegetable (lalab / celur). Hump-shaped flowers are creamy and easily in the wind. The fruit is dark red.
PART USED: Leaves or whole plants.
INDICATIONS: tempuyung can be overcome:- Urinary tract stones and gallstones,- Inflammation of the appendix (appendicitis), inflammation of the breast (mastitis),- Dysentery,- Hemorrhoids,- Beser semen (spermatorea),- High blood pressure (hypertension),- Hearing loss (deafness),- Rheumatic gout, bruises, and- Ulcers, burns.
HOW TO USE:Leaves or whole plants as much as 15-60 g of boiling water, then drink. For external use, fresh herbs finely milled and put into place the sick or blackmailed and to compress the water boils, burns, and hemorrhoids.
EXAMPLE USAGE:1. Inflammation payudaraTumbuhan tempuyung 15 g of fresh braised with 3 clean water glass until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered, laludiminum once. Do it 2-3 times a day.2. BisulBatang tempuyung fresh taste and leaves washed and finely ground. Water is used to compress the juice boils.3. High blood pressure, urinary bladder and gall bladder as much as 5 berbatuDaun tempuyung fresh washed sheets and then smoked for a while. Eat as a salad with rice meal. Do 3 times a day.4. Urinary stones
a. Tempuyung dry leaves as much as 250 mg boiled with 250 cc of water until the remaining 150 cc. After chilling filtered, divided for 3 times the drink. Spend a day.Do it every day until cured.b. Tempuyung leaves, leaves of avocado (Persea americana), ground mustard leaf (Nasturtium montanum), all fresh ingredients as much as 5 pieces, and 2 finger palm sugar is washed and boiled in 3 cups water until the remaining 3/4-nya. After the cold filtered. The collected water taken 3 times a day, each 3 / 4 cup.c. Tempuyung leaves and leaves nasty shard (Strobilanthes crispus) fresh each 5 pieces, 6 pieces corn, palm sugar and 3 fingers are washed and cut into pieces as needed. Boil with 3 cups water until the remaining 3/4-nya. After chilling filtered, then taken 3 times a day, each 3 / 4 cup.
5. Hearing loss (deafness) Herba tempuyung fresh washed and rinsed with water to cook. Milled until smooth, then squeezed with a clean cloth. The water dripped on deaf ears. Do it 3-4 times a day