Current technology, cancer treatment is usually done with chemo,
radiation, and medicines from chemicals. However, in addition to conventional
treatment, there are other alternatives that can be done, through herbal
treatment using several types of plants that have medicinal properties to treat
cancer. The most widely used are white turmeric (Cucrcuma zedoaria) and Rodent tuber (Typhonium Flagelliforme). There
is another plant which is recognized by the pharmacologist usefulness as
ingredients to treat cancer. Namely, christusdoorn, or being known as asparagus. Christusdoorn (Asparagus
cochinchinensis (Lour) Merr). Or in Indonesia, this plant is often
called by the name of bamboo tali. This plant is classified in Liliaceae
plants. Christusdoorn is a slightly different type of bamboo with bamboo plants
in general. As its Latin name , christusdoorn more directed to the asparagus
with the characteristics of plants like asparagus. This plant is widely
available in China, Japan, Korea, and the areas in Indochina. Christusdoorn
usually grow up to 1.5 meters high. The leaves are green, blade-shaped long,
pointed, and smooth. The flowers are white single form. These plants need
sufficient light and fine sandy soil. Fruit a small round object shaped and dangerous if eaten.
Chemical substances of Christusdoorn
From its chemical
properties, Christusdoorn / bambu tali containing saponin (aglycone,
protosarsapogenin), asparagin, glucose, fructose, and other contents.
Benefits of treatment
Normally that is often
used in a variety of treatment is part of the tuber. It was sweet, bitter and
cold. In Chinese pharmacology, Christusdoorn / bambu tali efficacious to
cleanse the lungs, lower the heat of the fire, stimulate the production of body
fluids, antitoxic, antineoplastic, and antipyretic. Efficacious as an anti
tumor, Christusdoorn further investigated as a medicament for the possibility
of lung cancer. This plant is also capable of killing larvae of flies and
mosquitoes. Although, for this is still not much explanation. Part of the plant
is often used in the treatment of the dried tubers. Some herbalists are
utilizing this plant for the treatment of some diseases, including respiratory,
diabetes, difficult defecation, fever, and cancer (breast, spleen, and blood).
Examples of herbal ingredients
To cope with respiratory
ailments such as cough, coughing up blood, pulmonary tuberculosis, and sore
throat, use dried tuber of Christusdoorn (weighing 6-12 grams), are boiled in
1.5 cups water. While warm, drink the water decoction of this plant, twice a
day continuously until cured. This method can also be used to overcome
difficulties in defecating, diabetes, and fever accompanied by anxiety. To
overcome cancer, tuber of Christusdoorn (weighing 20-40 grams) is boiled with
water, drink the decoction. Another way is by steam Christusdoorn tubers that
has been peeled. Tuber is steamed with yellow arrack. The tuber was steamed
three times a day.
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