Guidelines for The Use of Herbal Medicines in Family Health Care

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GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE

Paederia foetida L.


Family : Rubiaceae


Indonesian name : sembukan, kentutan


English name : skunk vine Chinese fever vine


Other names : ji shi teng (Chinese), yaan
phaahom (Thai)


Chemical constituents : asperuloside, paederosidic
acid, alkaloid, volatile oil


Part of plant used : leaf


Use : carminative, diarrhoea


Plant propagation : stem cutting


Parkia roxburghii G. Don.


Family : Mimosaceae


Indonesian name : kedawung


English name : Not known


Other name : kedahung (Malay), ka riang
(Thai)


Chemical constituents : tannin, essential amino acids,
free phenols, carbohydrate


Part of plant use : seed


Use : abdominal pain, dyspepsia


Plant propagation : seeds and grafting

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