Pokok Kapal Terbang (Chromolaena odorata)

what is pokok kapal terbang?


Chromolaena odorata is a rapidly growing perennial herb. It is a multi-stemmed shrub to 2.5 m (100 inches) tall in open areas. It has soft stems but the base of the shrub is woody. In shady areas it becomes etiolated and behaves as a creeper, growing on other vegetation. It’s leaves give off a pungent, aromatic odour when crushed.The white to pale pink tubular flowers are in panicles of 10 to 35 flowers that form at the ends of branches. The seeds are achenes and are somewhat hairy. They are mostly spread by the wind, but at the same time can cling to fur, clothes and machinery, enabling long distance dispersal. Seed production is about 80000 to 90000 per plant. The plant also can regenerate from the roots. In favourable conditions the plant can grow more than 3 cm per day. Because of that C. odorata is a very widely distributed tropical shrub that is still expanding its range. This plant is considered one of the world’s worst weeds. It continues to spread due to its effective short- and long-distance dispersal.


benefits of pokok kapal terbang?


  •  Chromolaena odorata is traditional use to stop bleeding and promote wound healing.
  •  Chromolaena odorata can increase of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), the accelerating wound healing enzyme.the HO-1 was increased at the transcriptional and translational levels and the thromboxane synthase potent vasoconstrictor and platelet aggregator.
  • this herbs can Enhanced proliferation of fibroblasts, endothelial cells and keratinocytes.the stimulation of keratinocyte migration in an in vitro wound assay show that up-regulation of production by keratinocytes of extracellular matrix proteins and basement membrane components. 
  • Chromolaena odorata  also showed anti-inflammatory, anti pyretic, analgesic, antimicrobial, cytotoxic.

it is safe to consume Chromolaena odorata ?


Chromolaena odorata is not save to consume because according to research that has been done it show that the toxicity affecting the liver and kidney function in subacute and acute rodent studies using up to 20g/kg doses.presence of necrosis, oedema and inflammatory infiltrations were detected in that mouse.
So Chromolaena odorata only can be used to treat external wound or bleeding.

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