Guidelines for The Use of Herbal Medicines in Family Health Care

GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE

Centella asiatica L. Urban

Family : Umbelliferae

Indonesian name : pegagan, antanan

English name : Indian pennywort

Other names : daun kaki kuda (Malay), gotu

kola (Sinhalese)

Chemical constituents : glycosides (asiaticoside,

thankuniside), etc.

Part of plant used : leaf and stem

Use : wound healing,

headache, fever, asthma,

immunostimulant

Plant propagation : seeds, stolon

Cinnamomum burmanii Nees et T. Nees

Familiy : Lauraceae

Indonesian name : kayu manis cina

English name : cinnamon

Other names : yin xiang pi/gui zhi (Chinese)

ob cheuy (Thai)

Chemical constituents : coumarine, citral, safrole,

cinnamaldehyde

Part of plant used : bark, leaf, root

Use : diarrhoea, stomatitis,

common cold, difficulty in

breathing

Plant propagation : seeds and rooted callus