Bitter Grape ( Brotowali )

Bitter Grape ( Brotowali ) 
(Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers.hen jin t) 
Synonyms: 
Tinospora rumphii, Boerl. T. tuberculata Beumee. Cocculus crispus, DC.Menispermum verrucosum. M.crispum, Linn. M.tuberculatum, Lamk. 


Familia: 
Menispermaceae 

Description: 
Wild plants in the forests, fields or planted yard near the fence. Usually planted as a medicinal plant. Like a hot place, including shrubs, climbing, stems to 2.5 m. high Trunk of your little finger, bitter taste. Single leaves, stemmed, heart-shaped or oval rather pointy toes, length 7-12 cm, wide 5-10 cm. Flowers small, light green color, pseudo-shaped bunches. Propagated by cuttings. 

Local Name: 
Antawali, bratawali, putrawali, daun gadel (Java); Andawali (Sunda), Antawali (Bali); Shen jin teng (Chinese).; 


Composition: 
NATURE OF CHEMICAL AND pharmacological effects: Bitter, cool. Eliminating pain (Analgesic), fever (antipyretic), paved the meridian. CHEMISTRY CONTENT: Alkaloid, soft resin, starch, glycosides pikroretosid, pikroretin bitter substances, Harsha, berberine and palmatin. The root contains the alkaloid berberine and kolumbin. 


Curable Disease: 
Rheumatism, fever, appetite, Diabetes; 
Utilization: 
PART USED: stem. 

USE: 
1. Rheumatic arthritis, rheumatic arthritis hip (sciatica), bruise. 
2. Fever, stimulates appetite, yellow fever. 
3. Diabetes. 

USAGE: 10 - 15 g, boiled, drinking. 

EXTERNAL USE: The water used to wash the stem brotowali ulceration, scabies, wounds. 

HOW TO USE: 
1. Rheumatic: 
    1 finger sticks brotowali washed and cut into pieces as needed, boiled 
    with 3 cups water to a 1 1 / 2 cup. After cold 
    filtered, added honey to taste, drink. One day 3 x 1 / 2 cup. 

2. Yellow fever (icteric): 
    1 finger sticks brotowali washed and cut into pieces, boiled with 3 
    glasses of water to be 1 1 / 2 cup. Taken with honey 
    sufficiently. A day 2 x 3 / 4 cup. 

3. Fever: 
    2 finger sticks brotowali boiled with 2 cups of water, up to 1 
    glass. Once cool, drunk with honey to taste. 2x a day 
    1 / 2 cup. 

4. Diabetes: 
    1 / 3 handheld Sambiloto leaf, 1 / 3 handheld Kumis Kucing leaf, 3 / 4 
    ± 6 cm stem finger brotowali washed and cut into pieces, boiled 
    with 3 cups of water up to 2 cups. Taken after meals, 
    day 2 X 1 glass. 

5. Scabies (scabies): 
    3 fingers stem brotowali, sulfur of pecan, washed and 
    finely ground, kneaded with coconut oil as necessary. Used 
    to grease the affected skin scabies. Day 2 x. 

6. Injuries: 
    Brotowali leaves finely ground, put on the wound, replaced 2 x 
    per day. To wash wounds, use the cooking water brotowali rod.