flower, karamunting

her name is karamonting (indonesian)
in latin, her name is Melastoma malabathricum...

@tanjung putus, UNSRI
wild life in the back of my campus ...
class field of plant taxonomy,,,
faculty of mathematics and natural science, biology, Sriwijaya University inderalaya ...


Karamunting (Melastoma malabathricum) is a plant that grows wild in a place that gets enough sunlight, like on the slopes, shrubs, ground that is not too dry. This plant is usually found until at an altitude of 1650 m above sea level. The characteristics included in the group of shrubs, single leaf, wake up to lonjonng elongated ellipses, sitting crossed opposite leaves, leaf surface when touched feels rough haired, base rounded leaves, leaf edges flat, tapered leaf tip. Flowers including compound interest reddish purple, edible fruits have small seeds.

It turned out to be a reference karamunting as neutralizing poisons. parts used are leaves, fruits, seeds and roots. Carannya karamunting as much as 60 grams of leaves boiled in 3 cups of water until remaining 1 glass. After it is filtered and cooled and then taken down. Also karamunting can also be used to treat several kinds of diseases such as digestive disorders (dispepsi), basiler dysentery, diarrhea, hepatitis, kepiutihan (leukorea), Sarian, menstruation, blood hemorrhoids, uterine bleeding, dysentery, inflammation of blood vessel walls, freezing (thromboangitis).

The composition of the chemical properties and pharmacological effects karamunting leaves are very bitter. Chemical Ingredients karamunting leaves contain saponin, flafonoida and tannin.