Utilization REED (Imperata cylindrica (L.)Beauv.) , ingredients and dosage

REED  (Imperata cylindrica (L.)Beauv.)

Sinonim : Lagurus cylindricus L. , Imperata arundinacea Cirillo.

Familia : Poaceae

Curable Disease:

Rhizome:

softening of skin; peluruh urine, blood purifier, appetite enhancer, stop bleeding. in addition it can be used also in the treatment of venereal disease (gonorrhea, blood urine, lion king), kidney disease, injury, fever, high blood pressure and neurological disease.

All plant parts are used as animal feed, paper materials, and for the treatment of ringworm.

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS and PHARMACOLOGY

Imperata rhizome Infusa effect as a diuretic, on the basis of elevated concentrations of electrolytes (Na, K, Cl) white male mouse urine.

Giving infusa roots of the weeds with a dose of 40, 50, 60, 70 g / kg antipyretic effect on the guinea pig.

Infusa reed flowers at a concentration of 10% with a dose of 12 ml / kg of relatively equal antipyretic effect with paracetamol suspension of 10% in pigeons.

Clinical trials:

Dekokta roots of the weeds with a dose of 250-300 g, 2 times morning and evening to cure 27 cases of 30 patients with acute nephritis.

In chronic nephritis, herbaceous weeds can reduce edema and lower blood pressure.

Dekokta herbs 250 g in the singular or combined with rhizomes and leaves of Nelumbo nucifera leaves of Agrimonia pilosa and can treat epistaxis (nosebleeds), hemoptysis (coughing up blood), hematuri (blood urine), menorrhagia, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

In addition it was reported also that dekokta roots of the weeds can be effective for the treatment of acute viral hepatitis in 28 cases, usually used in conjunction with Plantago asiatica, Glechoma longituba and Artemisia capillaris buds. 

Toxicity:

In the use according to the rules, practically non-toxic.

Undesirable effects:

Dizziness, nausea, an increased sense of want to defecate, sometimes occurs in clinical use.

Pharmaceutical Technology:

Cellulose has a reed leaf absorption of water is relatively quite good in the manufacture of tablets by direct printing.

PART USED:

Only the roots (rhizomes) used for the treatment of

EXAMPLE OF USAGE IN PUBLIC:

As a laxative urine:

49 dried rhizome pieces, cut into pieces and then coupled with 2 cups of water and boiled until the volume of water to 1 cup, filtered, then taken 2 times a day.

Fever due to urinate bloody:

A spoon full of reed rhizome, boil with a few pieces of pliers kwe (half-ripe fruit flesh beligu made candied dried) in two cups of water until half. This drink 2 glasses of water a day. Urine will be normal and the body temperature down.

"Zwartwaterkoorts" (Bld):

Drink boiled water as tea alang alang roots.