Mustache Cat(Orthosiphon aristatus (B1) Miq.))

Sinonim :
o. longiflorum, Ham.
o. grandiflorum et aristatum, Bl.
o. spiralis, Merr.
o. stamineus, Benth.
o. grandiflorus, Bold. Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C.Y. Wu. Trichostemma spiralis, Lour.


Description:
I. DESCRIPTION OF PLANT:
Herbaceous plant, grows upright, rooted at the bottom of the books, 1-2 m high, stems slightly grooved rectangle, short hair or bald. Single leaf, oval, round eggs, lancet or rhombus, fluffy, rough serrated edge is irregular, the two-spotted surface because there are essential oil glands. Bunches of flowers that come out at the end of branches, pale purple color, or white (the color is blue and white), the longer stamens of the flower tube. Geluk fruit dark brown color. Grow in low altitude and area were.

II. Growing Conditions

1. Climate
   1. Elevation: 500 m - 900 m above sea level
   2. Annual rainfall: 3000 mm / year
   3. Wet months (above 100 mm / month): 7 months - 9 months
   4. Dry months (below 60 mm / month): 3 months - 5 months
   5. Air temperature: 280C - 340C
   6. Humidity: moderate
   7. Radiation: high
   


2. Ground
   1. Type: andosol, latosol
   2. Tekstrur: sandy loam
   3. Drainage: well
   4. Ground water depth: 70 cm above the ground
   5. Rooting depth: 30 cm - 60 cm from the ground
   6. Acidity (pH): 5 to 7
   7. Fertility: moderate - high
   

III. Guidelines for Planting

1. Soil Processing
   1. Hoe deep soil in 30 cm - 40 cm to loose
   2. Make beds as wide as 100 cm - 120 cm, height 30 cm, the distance between beds 40 cm - 50 cm, and the length adjusted land conditions
   3. Spread manure on the beds
   


2. Seed Preparation
   1. In general, cats whiskers plants propagated by stem cuttings or branch cuttings
   2. Select the trunk or branch that is not too old, then cut into slips, cuttings measuring 15 cm long - 25 cm or beruas about 2 books - 3 books
   


3. 
   c. Planting
   1. Cuttings planted seeds directly in the garden as deep as 5 cm, and create compact the soil around the base of the cuttings
   2. Spacing of 30 cm x 30 cm, 40 cm x 40 cm, 40 cm x 50 cm and 60 cm x 60 cm
   

Local Name:
Mustache cat, big Mamang (Indonesia); Kutun, mamam, spider flower (Java); Mao Xu Cao (China).;

Curable Disease:
Kidney infection, bladder infection, urine stones, Gout; Peluruh urine, eliminating hot and humid;


PART THE APPLICABLE:
The whole plant, wet or dry (dianginkan first, and then dried in the hot sun).

PURPOSE:
1. Kidney infection (acute and chronic nephritis), bladder infection(Cystitis).
2. Sick bladder stones.
3. Gout (Gout arthritis).
4. Peluruh urine (diuretic).
5. Eliminate hot and humid.

USAGE:
30 to 60 gr. (dry) or 90 to 120 g (wet) boiled, or a dry / wet is brewed as a tea.

HOW TO USE:
1. Nephritis, edema (swelling):
0. aristatus (cat whiskers) 30 g, Planto asiatica (leaf vein) 30 g, Hedyotis diffusa. (grass snake tongue) 30 grams, all boiled.

2. Urinary tract infections, urinate often piecemeal (Indonesia: Anyang-anyangan):
0. aritatus, Phyllanthus urinary (Meniran), Commelina communis, each 30 gr., boiled.

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Sweet little bitter, cool, anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory), peluruh urine (diuretic), urinary tract stones destroyed. CHEMICAL KANDUNGAN: Orthosiphon glycosides, tannin substances, essential oils, fatty oils, saponins, sapofonin, potassium salts, myoinositol.

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