AVOCADO

Tree fruit from Central America, grows wild in the forests, many are also grown in gardens and on lawns tananhnya layer loose and fertile, and not inundated by water. Although be fruitful in the lowlands, but the results will be satisfactory if planted at an altitude of 200-1000 m above sea level (asl), in the tropics of the many subtropik rainfall.
Small tree, 3-10 m high, steep rooted, woody stems, round, dirty-brown color, much branched, smooth-haired twigs. Single leaf, stemmed 1,5-5 cm long, dirty, lying huddled at the end of twigs, shape round, ellipse until the eggs lengthwise, like a thick skin, a pointed tip and base, flat edge sometimes slightly rolled up, boned pinnate, 10-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, young leaves reddish color and tight-haired, dark green leaves and bare.
The interest compound interest, androgynous, arranged in panicles that came out near the end of twigs, greenish yellow color. The fruit is fruit buni, form a ball or oval, 5-20 cm long, green or yellowish green, mottled purple or violet seeds Sarna was one, flesh soft when ripe, green, yellow. Seed round like a ball, the diameter of 2,5-5 cm, pieces of red and white beans. Ripe avocado fruit flesh is soft, fat, usually eaten as ice or created juice mix. oil is used among others for cosmetic purposes. Propagation by seed, grafting and way way Enten.

Latin Name: Persea Gaertn gratissima.
Synonym: Persea americana, Mill.

Family: Lauraceae

Local Name:
Apuket, alpuket, cashew wolanda (Sunda), Avocado, avokat,; plokat (Java). Avocado, avocado, avokat, advocate (Sumatra);

Curable Disease:
Sprue, hydrate skin scabby, bladder stones, headache; high blood (hypertension), nerve pain (neuralgia), stomach pain,; Channel swollen breath (bronchial swellings), toothache, Diabetes (diabetes mellitus), menstrual irregularities. ;

Composition:
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological: Leaves: bitter taste, chocolate. Peluruh urine. Beans: Anti-inflammation, alleviate pain.
KANDUNGAN CHEMISTRY: Fruits and leaves contain saponin, alkaloida and flavonoida, Fruit also contains tannins and leaves contain polyphenols, quersetin, sugar alkohot persiit.

Utilization for the drug:

Leaves:
- Urine stone.
- High blood, headaches.
- Nerve pain.
- Stomach pain.
- Channels of breath swelling (bronchial swellings).
- Menstruation is not regular.

Seeds:
- Toothache.
- Diabetes.

HOW TO USE:
1. Sprue:

* The contents of the ripe avocados 2 tablespoons given pure honey, stir thoroughly and eaten. Do it every day until cured.


2. Bladder stones:

* Ingredients: 4 pieces of avocado leaves, 3 pieces puzzle rhizome, petiole 5 cottonwoods, half nut seeds, 1 nutmeg, 3 finger palm sugar.
* Method: wash and boil ingredients with 3 clean water glass until remaining 2 1 / 4 cup. After chilling filtered and drunk. Day 3 x 3 / 4 cup.


3. High blood pressure:

* Materials: 3 pieces of avocado leaves
* How to manufacture: washed and brewed with 1 cup hot water. After a cold drink at once.


4. Dry facial skin:

* Materials: Fruit ripe
* How to use: take it and then pulverized until like mush. Used to mask, in a way that dry polishing face. Front washed with water after the avocado mask layer is dry.


5. Cavities pain:

* Hole in the tooth powder is inserted avocado seed.


6. Swelling due to inflammation:

* The powder of seeds to taste plus a little water until it becomes dough like mush, balurkan body gets sick.


7. Diabetes:

* Beans roasted on the fire and then diced with the machete, then simmering with clean water until the water turns brown.
* Strain and drink when cool.


8. Good avocado leaf tea to relieve headaches, stomach pain, swelling in the airways, nerve pain (neuralgia) and came irregular menstruation.

Research data:
Leaves have antibacterial activity and inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains A and B. Staphylococcus albus, Pseudomonas sp., Proteus sp., Escherichea coli and Bacillus subtilis (EO ognulans and E. Ramstad 1975)

(Source : http://www.smallcrab.com)