Rumput mutiara (Hedyotis
corymbosa (L.) Lamk).
Sriana Azis
Rubiacea
Hedyotis
species: Hedyotis corymbosa L. (Oldenlandya
corymbosa L). is the most used. There are, hedyotis prostate Bl.
(H.phollipensis),and Hedyotis capitelata
Vernacular names Indonesia:
Rumput siku-siku, bunga telor belungkas; daun mutiara, rumput mutiara; katepan,
urek-urek polo; pengka; China: Shui xian
cao; English: pearl grass.
Trade name: rumput mutiara or pearl grass.
Botany, Pearl
grass grow upright or inclined, the height of 5 to 50 cm, thrives in moist soil
on the side of the road, the edge of the ditch, has many ramifications. This
grass stems quadrangular, with very short scales, branched, with a thickness of
1 mm and brownish-green to grayish green. The leaves are small with a length of
leaves 1-5 cm, pointed tip, leaves a bone in the middle. The leaves with
petiole very short and have short hair on end. Flowers out of the arm pit
leaves, shaped like a white umbrella, such as compound interest 2-5 cm, flower
stalk (stem) as hard as wire, 5-10 mm in length. Fruit built, cracked edges. The
root of this herb is a root crop riding with an average diameter of 1 mm with
thread-shaped root branch.
Constituents: All parts of the plant: irridoid, sitosterol,
urosolad acid, oleanolad acid, n-benzoil-1-fenilalanil-1-fenilaninol acetat.The
methanolic extract of Heydyotis corymbosa(L) yield: gallic acid 210 mg
equivalent 100 g phenolic and quercetin equivalent 100 g flavonoid as potential
antioxidant.
Use All parts of the plant (Hedyotis
sp) used for emolient, febrifuge, stomachic, tooache (Taiwan, Indo China, &
Phillipines); Malay Peninsula: poultices or lotion for heal wounds, small sore
& sore eyes; snakes bites, broken bones, bruises, rheuumatism, lumbago
& ague; a decoction for colicc, heartburn,dysentery, lumbago, after
childbirth, kidney disorder, tonic, stomachic, gonnorrhea. A study (Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) for
tonsillitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, mumps, acute appendicitis,
hepatitis, dyuretic, active blood sirculation, cholecytitis, pelvic imflamatory
disease, carbuncle, appendicitis,antidote, and cancer (Lymphosarcoma,
gastric Ca, Ca
cervix, breast, rectum,
fibrosarcoma, and Ca nasophar).
Prospects Recent
research on pharmacological properties of pearl grass: The extract of all plant are producing high amount of hepatoprotective
effects as evidenced by decreased serum enzyme activities, SGPT, SGOT, SAKP and
serum bilirubin and an almost normal histological architecture of the liver, in
treated groups, compared to the controls.
Preparation/jamu: All
parts of the plant are drying and grinding. The doses this herbal is 5 – 15
grams 3 times daily for treatment and make as a decoction. Once daily for
preventive. Jamu recommended: a decoction of 30 grams pearl grass, 30 grams curcuma domestica, 5 grams piper
nigrum, 15 grams ginger, 3 nutmeg, 30
grams sugar and 2 liters water. Doses 3 times 100 ml daily for treatment
Side effect: such
as the mouth and throat become
dry, injection i.v with high doses causes a mild
decrease in white blood cells.
Reference
- Hutapea J.R, Heydiotis sp., Inventaris Tanaman Obat IndonesiaV, Indonesia, Indonesian Ministry of Health, Institute National Health Research and Development, Jakarta, 1994, pages 67 -71
- Medicinal herb Index in Indonesia, Heydiotis sp., Pt Eisai Indonesia, Jakarta, 1995, page 210
3.
Perry L.M., 1981, Hedyotis
species, Medicinal Plant of East and Southeast Asia, The Mitt Press Cambridge,
Missachussets, page 350.
4.
Agusmartoyo, Rumput
Mutiara (Hedyotis corymbosa (L.J Lamk), http/www. khasanahherbal.com., December
9, 2012
5.
In vitro antioxidant
activity of Heydiotis corymbosa (L,J Lamk), Departement of Biotechnology,
Karpargam Univesity,Coimbatore 641 021, Tamil Nadu, India. jmsashikumar@yahoo.co.in
6.
http://ccrcfarmasiugm.wordpress.com/ensiklopedia-tanaman-anti-kanker/r/rumput-mutiara,
Rumput mutiara (Hedyotis corymbosa (L.)
Lamk). April, 22, 2011
