Scientific name: Mussaenda villosa wall
Family: Rubiaceae
Common Name in Malaysia: Balik Adap
Location found:
Commonly found in bushes
Explanation:
This plant is commonly found in villages in the bush. The leaves are composed of a mixture of green leaves and white. The flowers are orange and some white. The leaves made salads common by the villagers.
Usage:
It is used to treat fever by squeezing the leaves into a container of water as was done with flowers Chinese leaf. This water is used for scarce (wetting) the patients head to lower his body temperature.
To freshen up, boiled leaves are used for baths
No comments:
Post a Comment