Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Indonesian name, English name | Kulit jeruk purut, Kaffir lime | |||
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Original plant name | Citrus hystrix DC. | ||||
Family name | Rutaceae | ||||
Used part | Fruit peels | ||||
Distribution area | It is cultivated in lowland in Java (Indonesia) [222]. | ||||
Description | Fruits round, 4-5 cm in diameter, bumpy exterior, green., maturing to yellow skinned citrus fruit with a highly acidic flavour. Seeds ovate, white. The plant is a small tree, up to 5-7.5 m tall; stem erect, thorny, dark green, branches, round. Leaves simple, glossy, two-part leaves, alternate, ovate, margin serrate, acuminate, base rounded, green, vein opposite, upper face spotted [PMID:11469188]. Odour: strong aromatic, lemon-like. | ||||
Frequency in use | Moderate | ||||
Common uses | Grated fruit peel mixed with water is applied on the hair after hair rinsing. It has aromatic odour and also used as a condiment in home food. Leaves are aromatic and also used as a condiment [201]. | ||||
Pharmacological effect | Repellency of volatile oils from kaffir lime against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles dirus and Culex quiquefasciatus showed that the oil was effective against the vectors for up to three hours [PMID:11469188]. | ||||
Medical system | Indonesian medicine (Jamu) | ||||
Traditional usage | As anthelmintics and treatment of headache [222]. Fruit juice is used for treating cough. | ||||
References | Reference book Tips! | [201] K. Heyne, Tumbuhan Berguna Indonesia, Vols. 1-4, 1987. Diedarkan Oleh Koperasi Karyawan Departemen Kehutanan, Jakarta, Indonesia. Vol. 2, pp 1090-1091. [207] Badan Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan and Departemen Kesehatan, Kesejahteraan Sosial Ri. Vols. 1-5, Inventaris Tanaman Obat Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Vol. 2, p 123. [222] P.T. Eisai Indonesia: Medical Herb Index in Indonesia (Second edition).1995. pp 157-158. | |||
Research paper | 1. Tawatsin A, Wratten SD, Scott RR, Thavara U, Techadamrongsin Y. Repellency of volatile oils from plants against three mosquito vectors. J. Vector Ecol., 26(1):76-82, 2001. (PMID: 11469188) | ||||
Remarks | [DNA sequence] AB456053 | ||||
Last renewal date | 2024/03/08 |