SAMBILOTO (Andrographis paniculata)

SAMBILOTO (Andrographis paniculata) 

Local Name : 
Oray ki, ki peurat, takilo (Sunda). lote, sadilata, sambilata,; takila (Java). pepaitan (Sumatra).; Chuan xin lian, yi xi praise, he lan lian (China), xuyen tam lien,; cong cong (Vietnam). kirata, mahatitka (India / Pakistan).; creat, green chiretta, halviva, kariyat (UK).; 

is a kind of herbaceous plant of family Acanthaceae, which originated from India and Sri Lanka. Sambiloto also can be found in other areas, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and several places in the Americas. 

Andrographis genus has 28 species of herbs, but few are medically efficacious, one of which is the Andrographis paniculata (bitter). 

The leaves contain many compounds Sambiloto Andrographolide, which is a bicyclic diterpenoid lactone compounds. Chemical compounds that taste bitter was first isolated by Gorter in 1911. 

Andrographolide have properties to protect the liver (hepatoprotective), and proved able to protect the liver from the negative effects galaktosamin and paracetamol. Savor it correlates with the activity of certain metabolic enzymes. 

Sambiloto has long been known to have medical properties. Ayurveda is one of the ancient Indian medical system which includes bitter as medical herbs, where the bitter called by the name Kalmegh in Ayurveda. 

In addition to nutritious protect the liver, bitter also can suppress the growth of cancer cells. This is because the active compounds, namely Andrographolide, decreased the expression of the enzyme CDK4 (cyclin dependent kinase 4). 

Andrographolide also has properties enhance immunity, by increasing the division of lymphocytes and interleukin-2 production. Efficacy of cytotoxic lymphocytes is enhanced by Andrographolide, which makes it has a property indirectly to the inhibition of cancer cells. 

From the above we can conclude that in the bitter leaves are chemical compounds that can protect the liver Andrographolide, fight cancer and boost immunity. It appears this Andrographolide great potential for development as drugs. 

PART USED : 
Herba. Harvested when the plants begin flowering. After being washed, cut as necessary and then dried. 

INDICATIONS : 
This bitter herb is efficacious to overcome: 
- Hepatitis, biliary tract infections, 
- Basiler dysentery, typhoid, diarrhea, influenza, inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis), 
lung abscess, pneumonia (pneumonia), inflammation of the airways 
(Bronchitis), acute kidney inflammation (acute pyelonephritis), inflammation of the ear 
middle (OMA), appendicitis, toothache, 
- Fever, malaria, 
- Gonorrhea (gonorrhea), 
- Diabetes mellitus (DM), 
- Pulmonary tuberculosis, skrofuloderma, an rej cough (pertussis), shortness of breath (asthma), 
- High blood pressure (hypertension), 
- Leprosy (morbus Hansen = leprosy), 
- Leptospirosis, 
- Poisoned mushrooms, cassava, tempeh bongkrekic, seafood, 
- Cancer: trophoblastic diseases such as wine pregnancy (hydatidiform mole) 
and malignant trophoblastic disease (trophoblastic tumor), and lung tumors. 

HOW TO USE : 
Dried herbs as much as 10 - 20 g boiled or dried herbs finely ground into a powder and brewed, drink or 3-4 times daily, 4-6 tablets. For cancer treatment, used intravenous fluids, injections or tablets. For external use, fresh herbs and then boiled the water used for washing or finely ground and affixed to a hospital, such as venomous snake bites, itching, or ulcers. 

EXAMPLE OF USAGE : 

1. Typhoid
Sambiloto fresh leaves 10 - 15 pieces boiled with 2 
water glass until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered, add 
honey to taste and drink as well. Do it 3 times a day. 

2. Basiler dysentery, diarrhea, inflammation of the airways, pneumonia 
Dried herbs as much as 9-15 g boiled in 3 cups water to 
the remaining 1 cup. After chilling filtered. Drink boiled water 
2 times a day, each 1 / 2 cup. 

3. Dysentery 
Herbs fresh purslane (Portulaca oleracea) of 500 g evaporated 
for 3-4 minutes, then crushed and pressed. Juice of the 
collected added to the dry powder 10 g Sambiloto 
while stirring. The mixture was then drunk, 3 times a day 
each 1 / 3 part. 

4. Influenza, headache, fever 
Sambiloto dried powder 1 g brewed with a cup of water 
heat. After a cold drink as well, Do it 3-4 times a day. 

5. Fever 
Sambiloto leaves 1 handful of fresh ground. Add 
1 / 2 cup water, strain and drink as well. Fresh leaf 
finely ground can also be used as a poultice body heat. 

6. Pulmonary tuberculosis 
Sambiloto dried leaves ground into powder. Add honey 
taste, mix evenly and then created a pill with a diameter of 0.5 
cm. These pills Ialu taken with boiled water. Day 2 - 3 times, each 
drinks 15-30 pills. 

7. Whooping cough (pertussis), high blood 
Sambiloto fresh leaves as much as 5-7 pieces brewed with 1 / 2 
cup hot water. Add honey to taste, stirring frequently. 
After a cold drink at once. Do it 3 times a day. 

8. Pneumonia, mouth ulcers, tonsillitis 
Bitter herbs dry powder counted 3 - 4.5 g brewed with 
hot water. Once cool add honey to taste and drink 
at once. 

9. Pharyngitis 
Sambiloto fresh herbs as much as 9 g of washed and rinsed with water 
mature. Materials are then chewed and swallowed its water. 

10. Nasal mucus (rinorea), middle ear infection (OMA), toothache 
Sambiloto fresh herbs as much as 9-15 g boiled in 3 cups water 
until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered, then taken 2 times 
a day @ 1 / 2 cup. For OMA, fresh herbs are washed and milled 
smooth and extorted. The water used for ear drops. 

11. Diabetes 
Sambiloto fresh leaves as much as 1 / 2 phones are washed and boiled 
with 3 clean water glass until remaining 2 1 / 4 cup. After cold 
filtered, then taken after every meal, 3 times a day @ 3 / 4 cup. 

12. Gonorrhea 
A total of 3 stalks sambilo