Herbal Medicine for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis commonly is triggered by bad housing (not health) especially in high dencity population, the food that less nutrient, and less of cleanliness. Tuberculosis easy to contagious trough nose and mouth. The symptoms are weak body, less of eat desire, bloody cough, pale face, body weight decrease, body temperature increase especially at night and afternoon, often take outside of sweat in the night and sometimes has hoarse voice.

Centella asiatica ( Pegagan )

Centella asiatica is a vine with edible leaves, often planted on sides of rice field bunds to prevent erosion. Wild plant that grow at lowland. Many researchs have been done to support this plant as herbal medicine. Some of the researchs were done by Laorpuksa A and friends at 1988, Herbert D. and friends at Research Center in India, Oliver-Bever at 1986, Walter H. Lewis, Boeteau P. and friends. Centella asiatica contains asiaticiside, thankuniside, medecassoside, brahmoside, brahminoside, madastic acid, vitamin B1 , B2 and B6. The utilization of Centella asiatica to cure lung tuberculosis can be done with this recipe : wash 30-60 gr fresh Centella asiatica, then boiled in 3 glasses of water up to remain only 1 glass, then drink 3 times a day. For skin tuberculose : pulverize Centella asiatica, then adhere to the sick skin.

Pertiveria alliacea ( Singawalang )

R. Indra Pandu Gunawan, Weniger B at 1988 are some experts that have done research about this herbal medicine. The dose is : 5 pieces of leafs that have washed are pounded till fine. Then pour boliling water and red sugar, mix and filter after cold. Drink 2 times a day.

Lantana camara ( Tembelekan )

For tuberculosis with bloody cough : 6-10 g dry Lantana camara flowers are boiled in 3 glass of clean water until the boiled water remain half of it. After cold, filter it, divide into 3 parts for morning, daylight and afternoon.

Other herbal medicine for tuberculosis
Other herbal medicine alternatives for tuberculosis are Asparagus cochinchinensis ( bambu tali ), Vitex negundo L ( legundi ), Euchresta horfieldii Benn ( biji pronojiwo ), Hibiscus rosasinensis L ( bunga kembang sepatu ), Merremia mammosa ( bidara upas ) and Gaultheria fragrantissima ( daun gandapura ).