Benefits of Wood Snake

Classification of Wood Snake Snake and Gynecology Wooden tree snake has the scientific name of the Strychnos lucida, the chemical compounds contained in the wood snake known alkaloids (brusina, striknina), tannin <1%, steroids / triterpenoids (saponins). This chemical can enter and affect the heart, liver, lung, colon, and small intestine, whereas pharmacological effects that have a bitter taste. Wooden snake reportedly efficacious as appetite enhancing drugs, arthritis, abdominal pain, ulcers, ringworm, rash pus, blood sugar and tackle, as well as the properties of the wood snake traditional medicinal plants that can cure diabetes mellitus Distribution of Wood Snake Wooden snake grows in rocky and arid climates. This plant small plants such as lemon juice. Place to grow crops is limited, among others in East Java, Roti Island, the island of Timor, Wetar Island and Southeast Maluku. Usually the location grows at an altitude of 0-500m asl. Morphology Wood Snake Morphologically wooden snakes are irregularly branched small tree, erect, up to 12 m, growing wild in the woods near the beach. The wood is hard and strong. Single leaf, stemmed, the location of alternate, oval shape, flat edge, pointed tip, 6-12 cm long, 3.5 to 8.5 cm wide. Flowers out of the end of the shaft, a round, + 4 cm diameter, reddish yellow color. The trunk has a hard and strong wood pale yellow and odorless. And all parts of this plant tastes bitter. Classification of Wood Snake Regnum: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Loganiaceae Genus: Strychnos Species: Strychnos lucida Content of Wood Wood Snake Snake and Benefits Wooden snake contains alkaloids (brusina and striknina), tannins, steroids / triterpenoids (saponins). On the seed and timber plants contain alkaloids that have substance and power of microbes as well as antioxidants. In addition, tannins and error, useful as fever, diuretic and anti-inflammatory. Saponins (steroid and triterpenoid) can lower blood sugar levels with one mechanism that inhibits the release of α-glucosidase enzymes from the pancreas. In some communities snake wood is also used to freshen the face, evoke appetite, rheumatic drug (joint pain), abdominal pain, ulcers (topical), ringworm (topically), and purulent inflammation of the skin (topical). In addition it also has a wooden snake cools characteristic bitter, blood circulation, cleanses the blood, and toxic. Wooden snake has alkaloid content that includes an alkaline compound containing one or more nitrogen atoms usually in combination, so that is part of a cyclic system. Alkaloids are widely used in medicine, although often poisonous to humans. Simple test, although not perfect for alkaloids in the leaves or fresh fruit is a sense of bitterness on the tongue. Useful addition to lowering blood sugar, saponin is also useful as a source of anti-bacterial and anti-virus, boost the immune system, increase vitality, and reduce blood clotting. The content of alkaloids and saponins in wood snake can also function as antioxidants. Saponins are quaternary ammonium compounds. From various research concluded, saponins are hypocholesterolemic, immunostimulatory, hypoglycemic, and anticarcinogenic. Saponin glycosides are the type commonly found in plants. Saponin has the characteristics of a bubble so when reacted with water and whipped froth will be formed that can last a long time. Saponin soluble in water and insoluble in ether. Saponin has a bitter taste piercing and cause sneezing and irritation of the mucous membranes. Hewa saponins are toxic to cold-blooded and many are used as fish poison. Saponins that are hard or toxins commonly referred to as sapotoksin (Anonymous 2008).