Parkia roxburghii G. Don.

Scientific Names

Parkia roxburghii G. Don.

Region Name

Sunda: Peundeuy

Botany

Synonym: Parkia biglobosa Auct. non BTH.

Classification

Division: Spermatophyta

Sub Division: Angiospermae

Class: Dicotyledonae

Nation: Resales

Tribe: Mimosaceae

Marga: Parkia

Type: Parkia roxburghii G. Don.

The characteristics

Habitus: A tree, 20-40 m. high

Stem: woody, erect, perrnukaan licnopodial, stem diameter ± after the old dirty white chocolate.

Leaves: Compound, petiole glandulous, the first branch there are 15-42 pairs of leaflets, the second branch up to 80 pairs, leaflets 40-10 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, base rounded, tapered tip, upper surface shiny green.

Interest: Compound, panicle shape, the male flowers, with stamens ten, located near the stalk, more androgynous flowers with 10 stamens and one pistil, yellow.

Fruit: Pods, 20-36 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, there are 15-21 beans, black.

Seed: Round eggs, flattened, 1-2 cm long, ± 1.5 cm wide, hard, from 1.5 to 2 mm thick, the center of the speckled, smooth edges, dark brown to black.

Roots: riding, brown.

Chemical Ingredients

Leaves, seeds and bark contain saponins and flavonoids kedawung, in addition kutit leaves and stems also contain tannins.

Property

Kedawung beans flatulence efficacious as a medicine, drugs and medicines inflammatory bowel disease cholera, is efficacious as a medicine leaves cough and heartburn medicines.

For drugs used flatulence kedawung ± 5 grams of seeds, roasted and peeled then crushed, brewed with 1 / 2 cup hot boiled water. Results steeping drink as well.