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Sabtu, 02 Juni 2012

PURWOCENG : APHROSIDIAC INDIGENOUS FROM INDONESIA


      Purwoceng is a plant origin from Indonesia. This plant is one of  native herbal for aphrosidiac purpose. Purwoceng have grew endemically at Dieng plateau, Wonosobo, Central Java. First time, this plant found wild grow in Dieng plateau (Central Java), environs Pangrango mountain (West-Java) and a few mountain area in East Java at elevaled place about 1800-3000 masl. Several name of this plant as known as in the deep area are antanan, purwoceng, purwoaceng, suripandak abang, and gebangan. The Latin name is Pimpinella pruatjan Molk. The genus  like a celery.
       Purwoceng is contain aphrosidiac, this is a chemical compounds that can increase the man vitality, that is can raising spermatozoid fertility. Aphrosidiac is one of secondary metabolism on the tissue of plant from steroid group. Rostiana (2007) explain that the secondary metabolism of purwoceng are kumarin, flavonoid, alkaloid, and terpenoid-steroid. All part of purwoceng (root, stem, leaf) are usefull, but the prime is root. Commonly, people make a dried this plant or we have known as simplisia.
        According to Wonosobo society (Dieng, Central Java), purwoceng have benefit same as gingseng from China or Korea. Purwoceng in Dieng used by farmer to keep and rise him health because they were work hard in surrounding mountain so that don’t get catch a cold. That area are very steep and cold weather so the farmer must have good health condition to work. They consumption pour boiling water on this plant.
The other benefit purwoceng are contains diuretic compounds which can launch of the bladder, the canopy of purwoceng contain bergapten compounds, that is can increasing stamina of body, and also containing vitamin E. Vitamin E have function as rejuvenation of body cells and improve the fertility of women.
        Nowdays, some traditional medicine company in Indonesia benefitted purwoceng to make product to rising man vitality, like Sido Muncul, Nyonya Meneer & other. As Dieng people told that the manner to consumpted purwoceng is boil the simplisia and drink this water.

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