Guidelines for The Use of Herbal Medicines in Family Health Care

GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE

Aloe vulgaris Lam.

Aloe barbadensis Mill.

Family : Liliaceae

Indonesian name : Lidah buaya

English name : Barbados aloe

Other name : sabila (Philippines)

Chemical constituents : Aloin, barbaloin, loenin,

isobarbaloin, aloe-odin

Part of plant used : leaf, flower, root

Use : headache, constipation, hair

fall, cooling effect

Plant propagation : rhizome, solon, seed

Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.

Family : Apocynaceae

Indonesian name : pule

English name : dita bark tree, devil tree

Other name : sapthaparna (India)

Chemical constituents : alkaloids: ditaine, ditamine,

alstonine

Part of plant used : bark

Use : fever, tonic, dyspepsia

Plant propagation : seed, stem and stem cutting

Alyxia stellata Roem. & Schult.

Family : Apocynaceae

Indonesian name : pulosari

Other name : maile (Hawaiian)

Chemical constituents : Alkaloid, tannin

Part of plant used : bark

Use : cough, fever, diarrhoea

Plant propagation : stem, branch cutting, seeds