This article is filed under: Herbal Plants, Medicinal Plants, Health, Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Plants And Their Uses
Santan or Ixora Coccinea is a common herbal plant that grows everywhere in the Philippines.
Commonly an ornamental plant placed on pathways as small walls, Santan has beautiful small flowers that are an excellent lure for pollinators. The flower varieties range from red, yellow, and white. Usually grow from cuttings and easy to propagate.
Santan contains chemicals and nutrients that are known to be beneficial to provide health and nutrition for the human body.
Commonly an ornamental plant placed on pathways as small walls, Santan has beautiful small flowers that are an excellent lure for pollinators. The flower varieties range from red, yellow, and white. Usually grow from cuttings and easy to propagate.
Santan contains chemicals and nutrients that are known to be beneficial to provide health and nutrition for the human body.
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The leaves of santan plant contain flavonol, kaemferol, and quercetin. It also has proanthocyanidins, phenolic acid, and ferulic acid.
Flowers contain cyanidin, flavonoids, at quercitin. We can also find tannins, lupeol, fatty acids, ß-sitosterols, and cycloartenol esters present in the leaves of the santan plant.
WHAT ARE THE THE DISEASES THAT CAN BE CURED BY SANTAN?
HICCUPS, LOSS OF APPETITE, DIARRHEA, SORE THROAT:
Drink a tea made from boiling santan roots. For a sore throat, use the tea as a gargle.
BOILS, ECZEMA, CUTS:
Make a patch using crushed santan leaves to eliminate swelling and alleviate the pain.
HYPERTENSION:
Drinking a tea made from boiling santan flowers can help control hypertension.
This article is filed under: Herbal Plants, Medicinal Plants, Health, Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Plants And Their Uses
Flowers contain cyanidin, flavonoids, at quercitin. We can also find tannins, lupeol, fatty acids, ß-sitosterols, and cycloartenol esters present in the leaves of the santan plant.
WHAT ARE THE THE DISEASES THAT CAN BE CURED BY SANTAN?
HICCUPS, LOSS OF APPETITE, DIARRHEA, SORE THROAT:
Drink a tea made from boiling santan roots. For a sore throat, use the tea as a gargle.
BOILS, ECZEMA, CUTS:
Make a patch using crushed santan leaves to eliminate swelling and alleviate the pain.
HYPERTENSION:
Drinking a tea made from boiling santan flowers can help control hypertension.
This article is filed under: Herbal Plants, Medicinal Plants, Health, Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Plants And Their Uses