Peacock – the Herbal Plant for Stomach Ache

Monday, November 9th, 2009 74 views

Not only beautiful in its look,  entire  part of peacock can be used to heal pain during menstruation, bruise, cramp, and red-eye.

The bark can be used to heal diarrhea, cramp in children, etc.

The root to sooth cold and temper in childre, and the leaves to overcome stomach ache, cold, and dermal disease. While the fruit is able to heal diarrhea.

Here are the detail:

Cramp in children :

5 peacock flower, 20 gr peacock leave, 5cm root, and 5 cm bark which has been washed and milled. Add salt and water, and apply on nect, back and the children’s feet.

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Lolypop flower (Pachystachys lutea L.)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 1 views

This beautiful Yellow flower is called Pachystachys lutea  L. or we may call it with Lolypop Flower :) . Pachystachys lutea  L. is tropics flower that ’s flowering throughout the year, that is why, it is used as decorative plant.

Lolypop flower has bright yellow-to-orange petals that is arranged in ornament. A white addition decoration are grown between the petals. The length of this flower is about 4 inches. The leaves are shaped in an oval and  colored dark green and sized about 5 inches.

Direct sunshine will burn the plant. It will be better to put it in shadowy area by terrace for example. It will grow best in fertile and smooth soil, it is not recommended to give much water during winter.

Flower Canna Planting Tips

Saturday, September 26th, 2009 149 views

You know flower Canna don’t you ? If you live in Indonesia like me, I’m sure you will be familiar with this kind of decorative flower. Canna can be easily found in gardens. Canna loves sunshine, it won’t flower in lacking of sunshine. The colors ranging are various, from yellow to red. The leaves are lovely too.

Yellow Canna Flower (canna Indica L)

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