proven benefit of bitter leaf part 1

Bitter Leaf has Latin name as Andrographis Paniculate Ness. It is efficacious as a medicine. This plant is thought to have come from tropical Asia. In many areas, Sambiloto known Andiloto (Java), Jambiroto/Pepaitan (Madura), Chuan Xin Lin (China), Ki Oray (Sunda), and many others. During this time of bitter leaf known as bitterness. But apparently behind the bitter taste possessed turned out to contain a variety of many benefits for our health.

Bitter leaf included in Acanthaceae family. This plant grows wild in open places such as roadsides, in fields, on vacant land rather damp soil or planted in the garden as a medicinal plant. This plant is easy to do reproduction and can plant in lowlands to 700 m above the sea level.

Nutrition of Bitter Leaf

Lactone and bitter leaf contain flavonoids. Lactone obtained from leaves and branches, respectively contain deoxy andrographolide, 14-deoxy-n, 12-didehydroandrographolide, andrographolide, and homoandrographolide. There are also ketones, alkane, aldehydes, potassium, sodium, calcium, acid grit, and resin. Flavonoids itself applying lots of roots, namely polimetoksiflavon, andrgrafin, pan ikulin, mono-0-metilwithin, 4-dimetiler, and apigenin-7. With its rich nutritions Bitter leaf is one most powerful same with benefits of turmeric, here are the powerful Benefits of Bitter Leaf :

1. Reduce The Fever

The bitter leaf contains an antiseptic that is very effective to reduce the heat inside. The content of andrographolide lactones, glucosides, diterpene,and flavonoids serve to reduce Fever. You must:

• boil 10 grams of dried bitter leaf, 25 g dried turmeric tuber (2.5 thumbs), and 200 cc of water.
• Boil until the water boils and stay 100 cc, then strain.
• When still warm, add 100 cc or mahogany cotton flower honey and stir well.
• Divide into 3 parts, gives three times a day.

2. Prevent Cancer

The bitter leaf can treat hydatidiform mole, trophoblastic tumor and lung tumor which was the forerunner of cancer. Andrographolide bitter extract shows activity in particular substances that are effective in preventing liver disease/liver, improve the immune system, anti-cancer, and so forth.

Some studies report that the plants can stop the activities of gastric cancer cells, can inhibit tumor growth.Bitter leaf extract can inhibit the growth and development of breast cancer cells.

To make a drug of bitter herbs:

• Can be done by combining the bitter leaf with turmeric.
• Curcumin in turmeric and substances that exist in the bitter andrographolide will be able to form a synergistic formula as a “cure cancer”.

Formula combination of bitter and turmeric as anticancer aligned with herbal formula. The combination of these two materials so that both components can mutually support and complement the existing deficiencies in the bitter as well as in turmeric.

3. Lowers Hypertension

Bitter compounds have complete among other substances andrographolide a bitter taste, alkaloid, and potassium. Andrographolide content of which can improve the body’s defense systems such as the production of white blood cells that attack bacteria and other foreign substances. High potassium in Bitter leaf useful to remove water and salt to treat hypertension.

Potassium compounds provide efficacy to lower blood pressure. Results of experiments on the water decoction of bitter leaf 10% at a dose of 0.3 ml / kg body weight can lower blood sugar levels that are comparable to the provision of glibenclamide suspension.

To reduce hypertension, we can use all of the parts or just the roots. To use it required:

• a half handheld of the fresh bitter leaf.
• The material is washed and boiled in 3 cups of water as much as usual.
• Boiling is carried out until the liquid is staying 3/4 her.
• Once filtered, as much as 3/4 cup cooking water is drunk.
• In one day we can drink it 2 times. It felt quite bitter.

4. Effective For Typhus Disease

Bitter is also believed to be used as a medicine for typhus. Typhus is a disease caused by bacterial infection of the intestine and lymph nodes, and spleen. The incubation period of 5-14 days reach.

How to take medicine:

• 10 gr bitter tubers and 5 gr mandarin orange peel and 15 grams of jail boil with 500 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc.
• Water is drunk to the child when the lukewarm as much as 2-3 times per day.