RHEUMATISM INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG OR PNEUMONIA TRY SINGAWALANG FOR HEALING

                          
     

Singawalang is one of the plants in the family Phylolaccaceae (gondola-gandolaan). As a plant introduction, singawalang entered Indonesia through India. Small herb-shaped Sibu Sibu ducked this height could reach 1 m. Leaf elliptic with a length of 6-19 cm, slender and sharply pointed and not titled. Longkah fruit shaped like a spur line along 6mn.

     Singawalang can flourish in gardens in hot areas. His trademark, merga smell like onions (Allium). He can give a bad smell in the milk and meat from livestock that eat the leaves.

     Based on field observation and study of ethnobotany in one village in Bogor, known singawalang plant has long been used by communities for generations as a traditional medicine patients vomiting blood (pneumonia) due to TB disease.

     In the region of origin, namely tropical America, singawalang used as insecticides and drugs traditionally whooping cough medicine. By the local population of this plant is also used as a laxative drink drug urine (diuretic), peluruh sputum (expectorant), sweating bullets (sudorifik), peluruh worms (vermifuga), and drugs for patients with neurological diseases.
        
     From the observations in vitro, the active compounds are known singawalang mempu against the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. On that basis, these compounds can be used as antibacterial and antifungal drugs.But, he aqueous extract showed no effect.
     Compound are also stimulating white blood activity (phagocytic) in the system, spleen, lymph granules, spine, and liver (reticuloendothelial system) in killing the germs and other foreign elements.

     Instead, he was not active as antitumor. Results were obtained from trials with a dose of 360 mg / kg of 100 rats, which in turn half of the mice had died.

     Based on the analysis and testing of the acquired image, singawalang medicinal plants contain less toxins. However, if used carefully it can be used as an anti-inflammatory headaches (migraine) and mouthwash for toothache sufferers. Meanwhile, based on biological activity, singawalang can be used as a drug  for rheumatism, inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia).

     Based on experience, after treatment for a week the patient began to feel the signs of healing. Nevertheless, patients should still consult a doctor or a sin she. If the results of the diagnosis he was declared cured, continue preventive treatment by reducing drinking days to three days a week. Stop treatment when it was cured.

     For treatment required as many as five pieces of leaves which had been washed with singawalang net. Mash until smooth as powder. The result is brewed with half a glass of hot water, season salt and brown sugar to taste. Then stir until the ingredients were dissolved, then filtered, after the still warm drink, just drink two times a day only.