Gathering Black Plant

Black is a shrub common ground, the stem is green and rather soft as it is pseudo-stem is composed of a collection of leaf midrib, stem length about 50 cm, and height of plants can reach 2 meters.

Gathering black is a plant that can live in the wild in the forests of teak, especially in Java from a height of 400-1750 meters above sea level and this plant likes fertile soil. Width of lancet-shaped leaves with a thin leaf blade, leaf color green to purplish dark brown. Flowers axillary or leaf out of the side bars. Interest covered by the midrib 2-3, 20-50 cm long flower stems and petals cream-colored to pink. This plant produces large rhizomes, tubers and is evenly branched stems. Gathering black has a different name in each region of origin: Temu Ireng (Java / Bali), Koneng Hideung (Sunda), Temo moaned (Madura); Gathering Item, Temu moaned (Malay), Gathering Black (Minangkabau); Rally Lotong (Bugis ), Gathering Leteng (Makassar).

Savor the Gathering Black (Temu Ireng)

The efficacy of black meeting were:

• fertile womb
• Worms
• Piles
• Menstrual pain
• Peranakan down (Peh)
• Cleaning the blood after delivery
• Cough
• Increase stamina (helped restore freshness)
• Increase the appetite and treat digestive disorders
• Urine containing blood
• Neutralize toxins in the body
• Skin diseases such as sores, scabies and ulcers
• Asthma and
• Thrush