GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE
Plumeria alba Linn.
Family : Apocynaceae
Indonesian name : kambodja
English name : white frangipani, pagoda
tree, temple tree
Other name : ji dan hua (Chinese), ta-yoke
sagar ah-phyu (Myanmar)
Chemical constituents : sarsapogenin, hecogenin
Part of plant used : latex
Use : latex used to expel foreign
objects from the skin
Plant propagation : stem cutting
Piper betle L.
Family : Piperaceae
Indonesian name : sirih
English name : betel
Other names : xiamg mao (Chinese), paan
(Hindi, Bengali), kun ywet
(Myanmar), plue (Thai), Lkmo
(Philippines)
Chemical constituents : chavibetol, eugenol,
methyleugenol, estragole
Part of plant used : leaf, fruit
Use : antiseptic, anti-malaria,
astringent, deodorant
Plant propagation : stem cutting, seeds