Richard Wong Garden & Woodwork: 2016

Sireh Cina (Peperomia pelucida)

軟骨草 (Ruǎngǔ cǎo), Ketumpangan air.

(1) Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.

In addition to Western medicine and Western medicine to see the drug, you can use this herb to speed up recovery.

Usage: pull a few strains of cartilaginous grass, unplug the roots and seeds, mash it, squeeze the green juice. Child about a tablespoon.

(2) Cataracts.

Usage: 120 grams of fresh cartilage black sugar pot to take 4 hours, 1 day 1, taking 4 days or 1 week.

(3) Sore Throat.

Usage: This pot of water to boil, add a little salt.

(4) Mouth Sores.

Usage: This herb add water and salt, Chung rotten, drink plenty of water.

(5) Stop Superficial Bleeding.

If the cut, a moment can not find drugs, you can use this herb to stop bleeding.

Usage: The herbal mash, deposited in the wound.

(6) Back Pain.

Usage: This pot of water to drink herbal medicine.

(7) Toes Hair Pus Fester.

Usage: This herbal mash, add rice wine, plus deposited in the wound.

(8) Body Heaty.

Usage: If the body cold, you can pull a few strains of cartilaginous grass, unplug the roots and seeds, mash it, squeeze the green juice, drink. Not cold, you can boil water to drink.

Info from internet.

Rumput Jingga (Hedyotis diffusa)

白花蛇舌草 (báihuā shéshécǎo)

This plant is also an important object in research and occidental medicine! It has many adjuvant impacts for healing and treating diseases, for example it is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cardiotonic, diuretic, sedative, depurative and even antitumor! In research they found out that the brew of this plant stops growing of many cell cultures of different cancer types, some cultures where even killed! As medical support it is administered against breast cancer, liver cancer, throat cancer and even leukemia. The decoction helps to boost the immune system aswell. For external usage it can be applied to skin irritations, snake bites or eczema. Not for pregnant women.

Info from internet.

Galak Kucing (Acalypha indica)

印度鐵莧 (Yìndù tiě xiàn)

The Tamil name for this plant is Kuppaimani

Keerai. Scientific name, Indian Acalypha Indicia. It has many medicinal benefit.

For Asthma, cough,stomach ache, and many

more.You can find this plant growing anywhere. In the 50s there was and aunty

who was staying near my house, she will grind

the leaves into a paste and than boil it in coconut oil with turmeric powder for curing

skin disease. I still don't understand why cats

like to chew this plant's roots and than roll

on them. If there are a few cats they will fight

for the roots. If you find this plant growing in

your garden keep them don't throw them away.

Photos and sharing (with permission) by Paramanathan Kandasamy

Purslane or Verdolaga

马齿苋 "Ma Chi Xian"

Purslane is an annual herbaceous plant. For medicinal and edible plants. All the grass for medicinal use, there are heat and dampness, detoxification swelling, anti-inflammatory, thirst, diuretic effect; purslane is also rich in SL3 fatty acids and vitamin A-like material. SL3 fatty acids are essential substances for the formation of cell membranes, especially the brain cell membrane and the ocular cell membrane. Vitamin A-like substances can maintain the normal function of epithelial tissues such as skin, cornea and bound membrane, participate in the synthesis of rhodopsin, enhance retinal photographic properties, Participate in the body of many oxidation processes.

info from internet

Pilea microphylla, 鸡屎藤 "Jī shǐténg", 鸡矢藤 "jī shǐ téng", rockweed, artillery plant, gunpowder plant.