benefits of cat's whiskers

Benefits And Side Effects Of Cat's Mustache For Health

There are two types of cats whiskers, the difference can be seen from the color of flowers, one white and the other is purple. Cats whiskers plant is very useful to overcome various problems of health and treatment of disease naturally, cats whiskers have Latin name Orthosiphon Aristatus, and has long been known as a very efficacious and very efficacious medicinal plant, parts in the cats whiskers plant that are useful for treatment are the leaves and the ends of  young stems.

Nutritionist, Dr. med. dr. Maya Surjadjaja, MS, SpGK said the cat's whiskers are very nutritious to treat various diseases one of them is kidney stone disease, why can be treated with cat's whiskers? this is because in the cat whiskers plants have the content of substances that can shed kidney stones, then what is the contents of the cat's whiskers plant and its benefits for treatment, follow the full review of this whisker cat plant.

The cat whiskers plant (Orthosiphon Aristatus)) has the following content   :

• essential oil
• fat oil
• saponins
• potassium
• tannin
• glycosides
• anthosiphon
• myoinositol

• potassium salts

Potassium salt has a function as a diuretic, or solvent of stone powder in the urinary tract to avoid kidney stones

• flavonoid

flavonoids, cat whiskers have flavonoids, potentially as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory

• orthshiponin glycoside benefits as     :

- uric acid solvent

- oxalic acid (especially in the bladder, kidneys and bile)

- phosphate

besides the cat's whiskers also have active compounds in the form of anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, has a useful diuretic properties as peluruh kidney stone, as a natural medicine inflammation of the prostate, to treat gallstones, to treat urinary tract infections.

why cat whiskers are very efficacious for treating hypertension is the presence of methylripochromen content that is able to inhibit the response of smooth muscle contraction of blood vessel walls so that blood pressure tends to decrease. cat whiskers can be processed in such a way, from simple, such as boiling, used as herbs, made tea, can also be dried, but it can also be used as spices and others.

As a traditional medicine typical of indonesia cats whiskers plants have many benefits for the treatment of various diseases, including  :

• overcome kidney stone disease
• overcome diabetes
• treating pain in the back / waist, joints and muscles
• treat rheumatism
• as a natural remedy of albuminaria
• treat gout
• overcome constipation
• a natural cure for syphilis
• traditional medicine; high blood pressure (hypertension)
• treat inflammation of the kidney
• whitish medicine
• to relieve cough
• Natural itching drugs, especially those caused due to allergies
• natural stone urine medicine
• as a cure for asthma
• traditional medicine to relieve fever
• to treat swollen gums

Another benefit of the cat's whiskers plant is  :

• to lose weight, is perfect for you who want to go on a natural diet
• as ingredient for liver detoxification
• Controlling blood sugar levels
• as an antibacterial
• launch urinary expenditure
• to cope with catching a cold
• to boost the immune system
• to launch menstruation
• to reduce symptoms in asthma

That is some of the benefits of the leaves of the cat whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus), this typical Indonesian plant has a lot of names, in some areas its name is "madura-songotkoneng" - the other name is kidney tea plants, or commonly called java tea (english).

The cat whiskers plant is one of the highly nutritious medicinal plants, cats whiskers plant originated from Africa but its spread to the autralia and the Asian region.

In east java and central java the name of the cat whiskers plant is "remujung", if in sumatra its name is "giri-girimarah" and this plant belongs to plant from family Lamiaceae / Labiatae, to know this plant is not difficult, its characteristic is grow upright, have wet trunks when picked, other than that the flowers have a very exact appearance with the cat's whiskers in animals, that's a brief description of the cat's whiskers plant.

Leaves cat whiskers to treat inflammation of the kidney

inflammation of the kidneys is swelling in one part of the body, inflammation of the kidney is characterized by the onset of pain is so strong, the cause is due to kidney problems so the kidneys do not work optimally and so cause the fluid to accumulate and cause swelling.

Signs of kidney inflammation are generally pain in the waist, fever, swelling of the feet, hands, and eyelids, things are easy to see is cloudy urine and reduced volume.

To overcome inflammation of the kidneys with the leaves of the cat's whiskers are as follows, the first one leaves leaves whiskers 60 to 120 grams or about 5-10 pieces, boiled with 3 glasses of water or about 600cc, if using a 200cc-sized glass, leave to mature and boil so that 1 cup when cooked, drink 3 times a day to recover quickly.

Treating diabetes with cat's whiskers

To overcome and prevent diabetes mellitus, or diseases caused due to increased blood sugar levels in the body, can be with cat's whiskers.

how  :

Boil the leaves of cat whiskers approximately 15 sheets in 2 glasses of water. Bring to a boil, and drink the potion once a day.

The cause of increased sugar levels is usually caused by too much consumption  sweet sweet foods so that the hormone insulin can not neutralize excess sugar into the body, other causes of diabetes is due to insulin resistance

Leaves cat whiskers to cope with high blood disease (hypertension)

make a decoction of boiled water or tea leaves cat whiskers are as follows:

boil the leaves of a cat's whiskers as much as 50 grams, boil with 2 cups of water (400cc), let to boil and only 1 cup left (200cc), boiled from 400cc >> 200cc, drink once a day to speed up the process of lowering blood pressure.

high blood pressure or hypertension occurs due to several things, such as food, the burden of the mind (stress), and other causes is the narrowing of blood vessels so that blood pressure to rise. a natural remedy for lowering high blood is with a potion of cat's whiskers.

The benefits of cat's whiskers to treat rheumatism

rheumatism is a type of disease that attacks muscles, tendons and joints, the exact cause of rheumatic diseases is unknown, but allegedly due to genetic factors, viral infections or hormonal changes. treatment with cat's whiskers leaves aims to reduce pain and eliminate inflammation.

how to make traditional herbs from cat whiskers to treat rheumatism:

- provide 5 - 10 leaves of cat whiskers

- provide also some leaves of Phyllanthus urinaria (indonesia - meniran)

- boiled with 3 cups water to half

- Drinking herbal medicinal mustache leaves 3 times a day, 1x drink hanya half a glass

Leaves cat whiskers to treat albuminaria

albuminaria or proteinuria is a disease in which the urine in the body contains many albumin proteins. (albumin is one type of protein contained in the blood). cause there are several things, such as severe activity or severe exercise and urinary tract infections can also produce albuminuria. but in essence are all diseases with symptoms of kidney damage such as nephrotic syndrome, nephritis, heart failure and hypertension can also trigger albuminuria. do not worry the leaves of cat's whiskers can help prevent and treat the disease albuminaria.

how to make herbal medicine to treat gout

uric acid is caused by excessive consumption of purine substances, and the kidneys can not excrete purine substances from within the body, so it seems like a brief review. to make a powerful traditional medicine from the leaves of cat whiskers is very easy, follow the tutorial below.

Boil 5 sheets of cat whiskers with one cup water, leave to mature and half cup. You can also add measure for example, 10 sheets with 2 glasses of water and when cooked into 1 cup.

drink this herb medicine medicine 3 times a day to speed up the healing process of this disease.

Traditional medicine cat whiskers to heal cough

Traditional herbs cat whiskers as natural cough medicine, very effective to treat cough with phlegm, dry cough, asthma cough, bronchitis, whooping cough. Herbal ingredients of cat whiskers are very effective and efficient in overcoming this disease, cough is usually caused by allergies, germs, or also because of dust, and at first you will feel itching in the throat plus a fever.

Treating cough with herbal ingredients leaves cat whiskers  :

take and clean up 15 sheets of cat's whiskers that are still very fresh, cook with 3 cups water, let until cooked and boiling and only 1 cup left. drink 2-3 times.
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There have been many researches to find out the further benefits of cat whiskers, such as antioxidant content, anti-hypertension, and research to treat kidney stones with cat leaf cat ingredients.

leaves the cat's whiskers to treat kidney stones  :

Clinical trials show 40% of patients with kidney stones who regularly and periodically drink or consume cat whiskers show improved health levels within 6 months. Still about the efficacy of the leaves of a cat whiskers to overcome kidney stones, the results of research, as many as 20 percent of patients with kidney stone disease discomfort is reduced.

Leaves cat whiskers have an excellent antioxidant effect for health

research on mice showed boiled water leaves the cat whiskers contain antioxidant substances that can inhibit lipid peroksidasi and can reduce free radicals in the liver of mice.

Leaves whiskers cat as antihypertensive
one of the universities in Japan through research on the leaves of cat whiskers, and the result is very surprising that the cat's whiskers contain substances can lowered  hypertension.

Excessive consumption effect of cat whiskers

But there are some things you should look at, what is it? behind the content and benefits of cat whiskers there are side effects if in excessive consumption. Therefore we recommend adequate doses in natural treatment with cat whiskers.

- Not good for pregnant women consume excessive leaf cat whiskers
- Leaves of cat's whiskers cause low blood

it is very good for people with hypertension, but because the content of the leaves of the cat's whiskers will cause low blood if consumed excessively, therefore if it is cured should stop treatment with a cat's whiskers.

- Interfere with heart function

consuming too many herbs or traditional cat whiskers (java tea) can interfere with the functioning of the heart, therefore use the leaves of a cat whiskers wisely, still follow the recommended dosage for alternative medicine or natural treatment

So a review of the efficacy, benefits, content and side effects of cat's whiskers, always keep your health, "the saying says' prevent better than cure" Thank You

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