Kitolod As Herbal Medicine

Kitolod or in scientific name is Laurentia longiflora or Isotoma longiflor, the English called it with the Star of Bethlehem because it forms such as star, is now more widely known as the cure for eye disorders. Many people who have benefited from kitolod.

Kitolod plants grew wild, usually growing on the sidelines rocks, on the edge of the rice field, along the side of the road or on the edge of the gutter. Propagation by seed plants, each plant stem kitolod can produce thousands of seeds that are very soft as sand, seeds brown color, and it will be easy to grow native in soil nutrient intake and get enough water. Multiplication may also stem cuttings or seedlings.

Kitolod is a plant that has long been used to treat eye disorders. It can be seen from the chemical content in them, such as the alkaloid compounds lobelin, lobelamin and isotomin. The leaves contain alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, and polyphenols. Sap of the plant contains a toxin, but other parts of the plant have anti-inflammatory effects (antiflamasi), anticancer (antineoplasmik), relieve pain and stop bleeding.

I used to get these plants from my neighbor. Four years ago, when kitolod not known as it is now, my neighbor told me that he was so hard to find seeds of this plant. Few florist who sold it. Finally, while the road to the Malang city,  he got the seeds of kitolod and the price is a little expensive about 60,000 rupiahs. First he just planted them in pots, because flourish and added a lot, while he did not have enough land to grow it. Eventually he left the seedlings seeds in front of my home page.

 Now kitolod plants are widely spread on my home page, from the front yard, side ditches, side of the house to the backyard, spread evenly kitolod plants. Instead we were deliberately planted by nature but very gentle kitilod seed will be easy to fly and spread by itself. My neighbors and acquaintances are many who feel the benefits or efficacy of this kitolod.

Actually in general, disorders of the eye caused by the disruption of metabolic functions, lack of nutrition, and the hard impact accident or due to chronic diseases such as diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, liver, cholesterol, and others. While interference plus minus usually due to lack of nutrition, especially vitamin A and C, or vitamin consumed is not up to the eyes due to a disturbance in the body orgar. The existence of the red eye because too often or for too long to see the television screen in front of the the computer and note book. Sometimes happens also eye inflammation caused ant or insect bites. Frequent exposure to the eyes by dust and fumes polluting the streets will also cause the eyes become red and sometimes watery. And the treatment of the eye should be coupled with treatment of the diseased organ.

Kitolod as eye drops, use with other eye drops. Enough with one drop on the left and right eye. Usually it will feel sore, red and occasionally will shed tears and even then only briefly. After that eye-blink and massaged gently using the index finger and middle finger. Starting from the end of the eye or the outer corner of eye towards the ear or temple, in order to facilitate the circulation of blood around the eye so that the drug is absorbed evenly. For maximum results, use every day, twice a day in morning and evening.

How to Make Drugs Drops of Kitolod

1. Take 3 flower stems kitolod leaves are still fresh.rinse with clean water (preferably with water that has been boiled). Prepare 5 tablespoons water in a bowl, then bone-press pressed flowers until discharge. Let stand about 5-10 minutes to prepare liquid dropper to drip Kitolod

2. Take 3 Kitolod fresh leaves and wash clean.Prepare 5 tablespoons of water and pour it into the bowl.Enter Kitolod leaves in a bowl, then bones and leaves pressed-press to exit the liquid, after it leaves removed.Prepare to shed a liquid dropper Kitolod.

3. Take 3 Kitolod fresh leaves and wash clean.After washing, drying in the sun to dry instantly.Destroy Kitolod dried leaves, then pour enough water.Filter the water steeping of the waste.Enter Kitolod steeping water into glass bottles.Prepare to shed a liquid dropper Kitolod.

Use eye drops Kitolod done 2-3 times a day. Initially, 3-4 days use these drops will feel sore but then it will disappear by itself. Preferably, after the drug delivery drops Kitolod so do castor oil on the sore eyes in order to reduce eye strain. Should for any usage drops using flowers and leaves, contrived a new potion. To be more clean and hygienic to use.

- CataractsTreatment with droplets kitolod done twice a day, in once before bed and once after waking. Once spilled kitolod, eyes compressed with steeping water betel or jasmine and advised to massage around the eye (the center of the eyelid).- Blindness from Diabetes Mellitus after the drops Kitolod, can also be added one god leaves are crushed with leaves Kitolod. Additional functions god leaves to open blocked blood in the eye blood vessels.- Watery eyes Patients can be given drops kitolod and castor oil. If the tear that out too much, can do massage in the palm of his left hand as much as 100-200 times.

My eyes also been exposed to insect bites a tree, eyes so sore and watery due to continuous no injury to my eye, so I use eye drops kitolod this. In the first use of my eyes stopped watering, and the use of the two wounds on my eyes became lost, recovered and no longer prop.

My neighbor also use for the her plus eye, she also suffered from cataracts, she uses every morning and night, every other day. And now she is free not to wear glasses because her eyes became clearer. And her cataracts also gradually disappeared.

Kitolod also efficacious cure follows. 
- DENTAL HOSPITAL: take two leaves, washed and finely ground, put the tooth holes.- Asthma, bronchitis, strep throat: take three leaves washed and then boiled with 2 cups water until the remaining one cup. After a cold and then strain the drink. Apply 2 times a day, morning and afternoon 
- INJURY: take enough leaves washed and then crushed into powder, then paste in the dressing to the wound with a clean cloth. Replace 2 3 times a day
 - CANCER DRUG: Leaves the following 3 pieces of stem, boiled with 5 cups of water to a 1-2 cup low heat. The water boiled in water several times to run out in a day

Herbal treatment is a routine treatment and ongoing, if used regularly it will also get maximum results.

So do not hesitate to try it. Kitolod is a cheap panacea ..