Wild Poinsettia

Originated in the tropical and subtropical regions of America but is now distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia and the Pacific in a total of at least 65
countries. The plant has at times been used for the production of rubber. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental.
 

Poinsettia d'Amerique (French), Café-do-diabo (Brazil), Poinsettia d'America (Italy), Shoujou sou (Japanese), Bai bao xing xing cao (Chinese).
 

Disturbed localities, as a weed of cultivation and waste land, in gardens and along roadsides, at elevations from sea-level up to 3,000 m. Prefers
a position in full sun, but is shade-tolerant. Grows in moist tropical and subtropical regions on a wide range of soils.
 

• Roots - tap root system, contain latex.
• Stems - branched and cylindrical, with nodes. at regular intervals. The surface is smooth and reddish-green.
• Leaves - obovate to lanceolate. Basal leaves are long-petiolate and alternate. Upper leaves are sessile and opposite or verticillate, forming a cluster of bracts. often with a pale patch at the base, subtending the terminal inflorescence.
• Flowers - male flowers produce a single stamen only, female flower, without sepals or petals, producing a 3-lobed.
• Fruits - unripen colour light green, ripen colour brown.
• Seeds - 2.5-3 mm wide and 2.5 mm long, oblong to oboval and dark brown to black. The surface is pitted with transverse ridges.

• By seeds - if sown fresh it germinates readily under tropical conditions, but remains dormant under temperate circumstances. The turning of soil favours germination and seeds germinate even when at a depth of 10 cm in the soil.

• Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, anthocyanins, terpenoid, cyanide, glicoside, sterol, isoflavan, lignan, coumarin, anthraquinones, phenolic acid, tannins.

• It is laxative, purgative, lactogenic.
• Studies have suggest wound healing, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and anthelmintic properties.
• The latex is irritant to the skin and eyes and may be employed as a rubefacient and to remove warts and corns. However, the latex is also used as an antidote against the irritation caused by the latex of other Euphorbia species.
• A decoction or infusion of the stems and fresh or dried leaves is taken as a purgative and laxative to treat stomach-ache and constipation, and to expel intestinal worms.
• A leaf infusion is used as a wash to treat skin problems, including fungal diseases, and abscesses. The leaf extract is taken to treat body pain.
• The latex and preparations of the leaves and root are applied to treat skin tumours.
• The roots are cathartic, emetic and galactogogue. They are used in small doses in the treatment of gonorrhoea and to increase milk production in breast-feeding women.

• Siapkan daun patik mas segar cuci dengan air bersih.
• Susun daun di atas tampah, tutupi kain hitam, dan jemur di bawah sinar matahari sampai benar-benar kering.
• Simpan dalam wadah tertutup.