Pecah beling (Strobilanthes crispus)
Traditional uses
Preparation/ part of plants used
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to enhance the immune system
Fresh leaves: masticated and swallowed
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to treat kidney stones
Leaves: placed the heated leaves on the hips
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to treat diabetes
Leaves: consumed in the form of herbal tea
Leaves: poultice on the chest
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to treat cough
Leaves: decoction
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to treat constipation
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reduce hypertension, lowering cholesterol level
Leaves: infusion/decoction
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for ague in children, coughs and as a poultice on the chest
Leaves: poultice
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to heal wound
Leaves
Common names
-pecah beling/bayam karang/pecah kaca/jin batu (Malaysia)
- hei mian jiang jun (Chinese)
Description
- a member of the Acanthaceae family
- the leaves are oblong-lanceolate, rather obtuse and shallowly crenate crispate and have rough surface, covered with short hairs
- the upper surface of the leaves is darker green in colour and less rough as compared to underside
- flowers of this plant are short, dense, panicled spikes and yellow in colour
Chemical contituents
By aqueous and ethanol extract of S.crispus dried leaves: phenolic acids (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, trans-cinnamic acid) and flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, catechin, apigenin, naringenin,kaempferol)
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By ethanol extract of S.crispus dried leaves: phenolic acids (p-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, vanillic acid, gentinic acid, ferulic acid and syryngic acid), caffeine, tannin alkaloid
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By ethanol extract of S.crispus dried leaves: flavonoid compounds ((+)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, rutin, myricetin, luteolin, apigenin, naringenin and kaempferol)
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By dichloromethane extract of S.crispus dried leaves was found to contain fatty acid esters (β-amyrin, taraxerone, taraxerol, taraxerol)
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​By hexane extract of S.crispus dried leaves: contain non-volatile constituents (1-heptacosanol, tetracosanoic acid, stigmasterol
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