Hempedu bumi/Green Chireta/Andrographis paniculata
Medicinal Properties
Anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-angiogenic, hepato-renal protective
Features
Lanceolate shaped with arcuate veins
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Bangun-bangun/Mexican Mint/Plectranthus amboinicus
Medicinal Properties
Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-epileptic, larvicidal, antioxidant and analgesic activities
Features
Ovate shaped and thick with cross-venulate type of vein and serrated edges
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Kesum/Vietnamese Coriander/Persicaria minor
Medicinal Properties
Antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer
Features
Linear-lanceolate shape with pinnate venation
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Pegaga/Asiatic pennywort/Centella asiatica
Medicinal Properties
Wound healing, effective for leprosy, lupus, eczema psoriasis, relieves anxiety and improves cognition
Features
Can range from orbicular to reniform shape
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Sambung Nyawa Hijau/Longevity spinach/Gynura procumbens
Medicinal Properties
Antihypertensive, cardioprotective, antihyperglycemic,anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity
Features
Ovate shaped and green smooth surface. Pinnate shaped venation. The secondary veins are paired in the opposite direction extending from the primary midvein
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Sambung Nyawa Batik/Chinese gyunera/Gynura pseudochina
Medicinal Properties
Haemostatic, antipyretic, regulate menses, to treat breast tumours, herpes infections and sore throats
Features
Colour is purplish with green veins. Pinnate shaped veins and changes into dichotomous shape as it is reaching the edge of the leaf blade
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Pegaga Gajah/Java pennywort/Hydrocotyle javanica
Medicinal Properties
Healing common cold, tonsillitis, cephalitis, enteritis, dysentery, zoster, eczema, period pain, hepatitis and jaundice
Features
Large reniform shaped with rounded margin
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Misai Kucing/Java Tea/Orthosiphon aristatus
Medicinal Properties
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotection, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, cardioactive, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory activities
Features
Small and rhomboid shaped with serrated edges. The veins are pinnate shaped and has a smooth surface
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Bangun-bangun Batik/Variegated Mexican Mint/P. amboinicus
Medicinal Properties
Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-epileptic, larvicidal, antioxidant and analgesic activities
Features
Similar to Mexican mint with white edge and thinner
Selasih Hitam/Holy Basil/Ocimum tenuiflorum
Medicinal Properties
Analgesics,inflammation relievers, anti-asthmatic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective, hypotensive and hypolipidemic
Features
Ovate shaped at the base and morphs into rhomboid shape at its tip. The veins are pinnate shaped with serrated edges
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Kemangi/Lemon Basil/Ocimum africanum
Medicinal Properties
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotection, antigenotoxic, antiplasmodial, cytotoxic, cardioactive, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory activities
Features
Smooth and ovate shaped with pinnate venation
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Belalai Gajah/Snake grass/Clinacanthus nutans
Medicinal Properties
Relieving skin rashes, scorpion and insect bites, diabetes mellitus, fever and diuretics
Features
Lanceolate shaped leaf with smooth margin. Smooth texture with arcuate veins
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