WHITE LEADTREE (LEUCAEA LEUCOCEPHALA)

White Leadtree from the tribe of Fabaceae is the plant that has a hard tree trunk and the size is not large. Plants that have a Latin name of Leucaena leucocephala has compound leaves decompose in a double-bladed shaft and the height can reach 20 meters, although the average height of about 10 meters. A tuft of white flowers often called cengkaruk and has fruit that is similar to the fruit petai (Parkia speciosa) but much smaller and thinner Berpenampang. Roots have root nodules where nitrogen.

White Leadtree comes from tropical America (Mexico and Central America), this plant has been bred for hundreds of years on the island of Java to the interests of agriculture and forestry, and then also spread to other islands in Indonesia. Therefore this plant in Malaysia as well petai named java. White Leadtree also known as as p? L? Nding, peuteuy Selong (Sunda), kemlandingan, mètir, lamtoro and lamtoro gung (lamtoro large; for larger-bodied varieties) (Java); and kalandhingan (Madura). Names in various foreign languages, among them: banana grasshoppers, petai Java (Malaysia), lamandro (Papua New Guinea), Ipil-Ipil, elena, kariskis (Philippines); krathin (Thailand); leucaena, white leadtree (UK); and leucaene, faux mimosa (France).

White Leadtree plants often grown as a hedge plant, insulation fire, windbreak, shade coffee plants, a source of firewood, fodder, green manure, and the greening of the land or the prevention of erosion .. White Leadtree match live in the lowlands to an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level. Breeding of apart with old seed dispersal can also be done by stem cuttings. This plant is also easy to grow, once trimmed, cut or burned, buds, shoots will grow back in large quantities.

White Leadtree fruit include legumes, seeds contain small amounts bibji quite a lot. Besides commonly used for cooking, based on research results, White Leadtree may also help cure the disease of diabetes mellitus, tlusuben, new wounds, swelling, intestinal worms, to increase sex drive .. White Leadtree contain calories 148 calories, 10.6 grams protein, 0.5 grams fat, 26.2 grams carbohydrate, 155 milligrams of calcium, phosphorus 59 grams, 2.2 grams of iron, vitamin A 416 SI, Vitamin B1 0, 23 milligrams and 20 milligrams of vitamin C, for every 100 grams of white leadtree beans.

The leaves are efficacious for treating eczema, a chronic skin disorder that is very itchy and be recurrent. Simply take a banana leaf china, squeeze, squeeze a few whiting and the tip of the nail salt. Squeeze to shreds and then paste the potion on the part of the body affected by the disease eczema and dressing neatly. Do it for a week regularly.

In addition the leaves and young twigs White Leadtree is fodder and good source of protein, especially for ruminants. But for non-ruminant livestock, giving Chinese petai can cause excessive hair loss. White Leadtree bloom throughout the year, and provides a good feed for honey bees, making it suitable for supporting apicultural services. Also substances tanner and red dyes, brown and black from pepagan (bark), leaves and pods. A resin or gum is also produced from the stem of the wounded or the illness. Gum has a good quality.

Chemical Content:

Seeds of White Leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala), which is old for every 100 grams has a value of the chemical content of the form: - Calories 148 calories - Protein 10.6 grams - 0.5 grams Fat - 26.2 grams of carbon hydrates, - 155 milligrams of calcium - phosphorus 59 grams - 2.2 grams of iron, - Vitamin A 416 SI - 0.23 milligrams of Vitamin B1 - Vitamin C is 20 milligrams.

From the results of thin layer chromatography was concluded that ethanol extract of White Leadtree seeds contain a chemical component of saponin, cardenolin, bufadinol and antrakinon

Ingredients or recipe for the treatment of diseases:

1. Diabetes Mellitus / Diabetes

    Ingredients: white leadtree seeds are old and dry;

    How to make: fried without oil and finely ground (made powder). Then grab a spoon and 

    brewed with hot water (such as making coffee). How to Use: drink 1 a day 1 cup and carried 

    regularly.

2. wormy

    Ingredients: white leadtree seeds are old and dry;

    How to make: fried without oil and finely ground (made powder). Then grab a spoon and 

    poured boiling water with ½ - 1 cup hot water (such as making coffee). How to Use: drink 

    at bedtime.

3. Improve sex

    Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white leadtree powder, 1 tsp black pepper powder, 2 eggs raw 

    chicken egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of honey;

    How to make: all of these Materials is mixed until evenly distributed How to Use: drink as 

    well

4. New wounds and swelling

    Ingredients: white leadtree leaves taste Method: finely ground or chewed;

    How to Use: placed on the injured / swollen

5. Tlusuben (objects that get into the meat: wood, bamboo)

    Ingredients: white leadtree leaves shrimp paste that is still young and kitchen;

    Method: white leadtree leaves shrimp paste of finely ground and added kitchen to taste, 

    stirring until evenly distributed;

    How to Use: affixed on the sick, then wrapped with a cloth bandage

6. eczema

    skin disease eczema one that often makes us so annoyed as hell, besides being difficult to 

    eradicate as well if the itching will cause us to cry because it is a painful itch is not playing. 

    Besides, if you have severe eczema may melt endlessly throughout the day and broadcast a 

    bad odor.

    How to cure and eliminate this skin disease should not be difficult, sometimes our patience   

    that must be addressed. Take a handful of banana leaf china, squeeze, squeeze a few 

    whiting and the tip of the nail salt.

    Squeeze to shreds and then paste the potion on the part of the body affected by the disease 

    eczema and dressing neatly. If done at most a week regularly, it will be dry and eczema 

    would not heal another recurrence. Good luck and hopefully recover quickly.