Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Biang Menyan |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Kemenyan | |
| Other names | Sumatra: bantung (Palembang), talanan, kayu kemenyan(Padang), hayu haminjon (Batak) [201] | |
| English name | Styrax, Benzoin | |
| Original plant name | Styrax benzoin Dryand. | |
| Family name | Styracaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | resin |
| Production area information | Republic of Indonesia, Sumatra  | |
| Collection information | Republic of Indonesia, East Java Province , Pasar pabean | |
| Collection date | 2010/09/17 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 27142 | |
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Republic of Indonesia,Sumatra
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Republic of Indonesia,East Java Province
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Indonesian name, English name | Kemenyan, Styrax, Benzoin | ||||
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| Original plant name | Styrax benzoin Dryand. | |||||
| Family name | Styracaceae | |||||
| Used part | Resin, bark | |||||
| Distribution area | It is cultivated in Palembang and Tapanuli, which are located in Sumatera Island (Indonesia) at 200m altitude. In Java they grow scattered from lowland up to 1700 m altitude [201]. | |||||
| Description | Benzoin resin is a dried exudation from the pierced bark. Deep incisions are made in the trunk of the tree from which the greyish color sap exudes. When the resinous lump becomes hard and brittle, it is collected from the bark It is produced mainly from Styrax benzoides and S. benzoin native to Sumatera, Java and Thailand. The plant is a large shrub 2-14 m tall. Leaves alternate, evergreen simple, ovate. Flowers are pendulous, white 5-10-lobed corolla, produced 3-30 together on open or dense panicle. Fruits are oblong dry drupe, smooth with no ribs or narrow wings [207]. In Tapanuli (Sumatera), two species of Styrax were once cultivated: Styrax benzoin Dryand. and Styrax sumatrana J.J.SM. In Palembang (Sumatera), Styrax benzoin is often called haminjon durame or kunayan batu, and Styrax sumatrana is called haminjon toba or kumayan putih. S. sumatrana produces a better quality of white and clean resin, while that of Styrax benzoin is reddish-brown. The plants yielded 3 grades of benzoin resin : the first grade is menyan putih or menyan sodokan with white colour, the second grade is menyan sesetan or menyan itam baik and the third grade is menyan itam jahat which is dark black in colour. | |||||
| Specific actions | Disinfectant, carminative, expectorant [231]. | |||||
| Frequency in use | Abundant | |||||
| Common uses | It is used in perfumes, incense, cosmetics and medicine. Incense is usually burnt in rituals. In Central Java benzoin is often used to give a specific aroma to cigarettes [201]. No written information is available about the usage of benzoin as a medicine in Indonesia. | |||||
| Medical system | Indonesian medicine (Jamu) | |||||
| Traditional usage | The bark of the plant is used as a sedative [207]. | |||||
| Formulation | 1) For sedation: Pour 1 glass of hot water into 3 grams of finely powdered bark, stand to cool and strain. Drink the infusion immediately [207]. 2) Uterine bleeding: 7 pieces of rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus and a small amount of resin of S. benzoin is boiled with 110 ml of water. Drink 100 ml of the decoction twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon for 2 days [231]. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [201] K. Heyne, Tumbuhan Berguna Indonesia, Vols. 1-4, 1987. Diedarkan Oleh Koperasi Karyawan Departemen Kehutanan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Vol. 3, pp 1601-1609. [207] Badan Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan and Departemen Kesehatan, Kesejahteraan Sosial Ri. Vols. 1-5, Inventaris Tanaman Obat Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Vol. 3, pp 279-280. [231] Soedibyo, Mooryati: Alam Sumber Kesehatan: Manfaat dan Kegunaan (Natural resources for health. Benefits and uses). Balai Pustaka. 1998. pp 210-211. | ||||
| Remarks | [DNA sequence] EU980809, DQ923989, DQ924098, DQ924206, DQ924315 | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/03/07 | |||||
