Monomad- BIDURI

This type of shrub that grows wild is a special plant because it has many benefits. At first glance, there is nothing interesting about this tree, seen from the characteristics of the stem, leaves and flowers. The flowers are coated with wax with a white or purple color. The leaves are oval, with a distinctive pale green color and a stem that produces white latex like milk. Biduri is often found on unused land, even the presence of biduri in some areas is considered a weed.

This plant is commonly found in Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and China. The biduri plant (Calotropis gigantae) is a shrub or bush or wild bush, this shrub can grow up to 2,5 meters, if in Indonesia some people call it kapok duri.

One of the plants that can be used as medicine is the biduri plant (Calotropis gigantea) which contains saponins and flavonoids that can function as anti-inflammatory. In addition, this plant has also been known and used for generations as a medicine for itching, scabies, boils, coughs, trachoma, constipation (leaves), asthma, nausea, stomach pain (flowers), kingfisher, poisonous snake bites (roots), toothache, swelling, ear inflammation, worms and dysentery. The biduri plant is a plant with sap that can be used. The biduri sap shows the activity of the protease enzyme. The protease enzyme can catalyze the breakdown of proteins by breaking down peptide bonds in proteins to form amino acids, where the proteolytic power in the amino acids of the protease enzyme can be used as an anti-inflammatory. Macrophages in the pulp are one of the cellular defense mechanisms needed to fight infection. Macrophages are phagocytic, single-nucleated, and large from the reticuloendothelial system together with PMN (polymorphonuclear) whose numbers increase in every area of inflammation. (Wikipedia)

Let's use the plants around us as an alternative to chemical drugs to be healthier