Sansevieria Laurentii or Sansevieria Trispasciata Prain or Lidah Mertua

A few days ago participated in the training of food, eh.., discuss the speaker discuss about Lidah Mertua plant. Happens to discuss about Sansevieria Trispasciata Prain or Lidah Mertua .

Prestige of Lidah Mertuarecently skyrocketed, after experts discovered plants hidden abilities they have. Besides being able to survive in the span of temperature and light are very knowledgeable, this plant is also hostile to pollution, both air pollution and soil pollution caused by electronic objects. So Lidah mertua widely used in city parks, high rise buildings, factories to help curb air pollution because many of people call this plants is described as a strong antipolutan.

It's supposed origin of this plant is said to have originated from Africa, but the fact remains that Indonesia has one species does not grow in Africa. Lidah mertua was found in Kepulauan Seribu, the experts called by the name of Sansevieria javanica. Often found in the plain land 1 -1000 meters above sea level.

Besides being known as Lidah mertua, this plant is often called snake plant instantly. Scientific name is Sansevieria Trispasciata Prain, including Liliaceae family (garlic-onions). Those parts of Indonesia area often referred to by name as follows: Ki-kolo, Letah Bayawak, Rajek Wesi, Pineapple Netherlands and so on. In every nation, Lidah mertua has many names. Some are named century plan, pak lan, or african devil's.

 

Scientific classification of  lidah mertua or sanseviera  

        Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) subkingdom       : Tracheobionta (vascular plants)          

        Super Division: Spermatophyta (produce seed)          

        Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)          

        Class: Liliopsida (dashed one / monocot)          

        Sub Class: Liliidae          

        Order: Liliales          

        Family: Agavaceae          

        Genus: Sansevieria

Single leaf  of lidah mertua, with its rigid and hard, smooth surface, grow and come together as a root meaning is 2-6 rosette leaves, gathered at the base of the root grows.. Forms of long narrow leaves with its tip, base narrowed and shaped gutters, green color with a length between 30-120 cm, while the width is about 2.5 - 8 cm. In both leaf surfaces are wavy stripes of dark green that is located across, with dark green leaf margins.  

Fiber leaves can be used to make rope. sanseviera characterized by thick leaves due to a high water content. In some types of sanseviera, based as rosette leaves surround pseudo stem (called a pseudo-stem for surely this plant has no stems). In the other type, cylindrical leaves, those that have stiff leaf blade like a sword.  

Sanseviera including monocot plants, characterized by one character that has root fibers. All the roots grow from the base of the stem and shaped fibers. Healthy roots are white and appear contained, while the diseased root brown. In addition to its roots, another characteristic of this plant is a creeping rhizome that grows above the ground or grown in the ground. 

Flower-shaped Lidah mertua of compound interest, sticking in bunches whose length is about 30-80 cm long, light green color, fragrance, and a new bloom in the evening. Rates, including two homeless, meaning stamen and pistil located on two different flowers. Sanseviera seed is diploid, two embryos in one seed making it possible to produce two different types of new plants.
 

The fruit is a fruit buni, while to propagate plants can be done by separating the young plants growing near the stem or leaf cuttings.
Lidah mertua easily to plant.No need complex fertilizers, use compost can. If you use fertilizer, give a slow release every 3 months. In the rainy season, water 2 days only. And once a day in the summer. However, be aware that the disease can make the tongue-in-law leaves wet and rotting. However, although one of its leaves rot disease, it will not affect other leaves or new shoots grow. Disease that attacks the leaves, only spent leaves just rotten. So, in order to keep good appearance, simply dispose of leaves rotten and give bactericide. Then, leaves or new shoots will emerge again. for propagation can be done in two ways, namely tillers or sowing flowers.

 
Other similar plants are Sansevieria Laurentii (NE.Br.) De Wild, where the edge of the leaves are golden brown. Aloe-law's many interesting types of fans of ornamental plants, because the color of the leaves are beautiful and the price is also a little more expensive in many merchant plants  than other types of Sansevieria Trispaciata Prain.

As described previously, sanseviera plants have advantages over other plants that are resistant to pollutants and even able to absorb it. That's because these plants contain active ingredients that can reduce pregnan glikosid pollutants into organic acids, sugars, amino acids and some compounds. Research conducted by the United States Space Agency (NASA) shows sanseviera leaves can absorb 107 types of hazardous substances in the types of pollutants that can be destroyed is chloroform, benzene, xylene, ormaldehid, and trichloro ethylene.
 

Each leaf of Sansevieria there pregnane glycosides, substances that can break down toxic substances into organic compounds, sugars, and amino acids. Toxic substances are broken down, such as carbon dioxide, benzene, xylene, formaldehyde, koloroform, and triklorotilen.
 

If Lidah mertua was placed in the room, so he was able to conquer the sick building syndrome, which is an unhealthy state of the room due to high gas concentrations korbondioksida, the nicotine from cigarettes, and the use of air conditioning. One plant Sansevieria trifasciata adult lorentii leafy 4/5 strands can refresh the air in the room measuring 20 square meters.
 

While Sansevieria trifasciata lorentii chopped 5 cm were placed in the refrigerator to eliminate the unpleasant aroma. In industrial environments leaf pieces were distributed in spaces of industrial production, to reduce toxic compounds inhaled by workers.
 

Another plus, the plant is also dubbed Old Century Plant, can reduce electromagnetic radiation generated by the computer and television. Then there is no harm in putting it next to the computer or television.

In line with the gait developed countries in addressing the effects of global warming, some countries such as Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Egypt and several European countries deliberately tongue-law use the plant for process heat or reduce the impact of air temperature and the gas contained in the pollutants. 

Britain is one of the most diligent use of these plants in anticipation of the heat that could occur each year in the country, the hottest temperature can reach 41 degrees Celsius. Temperature extremes can make a body dehydration  and can cause sudden death. Even in France the heat attack can cause 3000 deaths a day that makes local governments scrambling, heat attack victims usually the elderly. Britain, France and Japan are now beginning to utilize in-law tongue plant and other plants that can thrive when the heat and have the ability to withstand the heat, the concepts used are Warmbiz the building design or building a plant on each side or part, especially the window section so hot outside and not feel stuck inside the building.
 

This model is widely applied in the office, shop, government and residential buildings. With this plant is able to significantly lower the heat to 3 degrees Celsius. This effect can reduce the heat that was in the room, because when the hot weather people tend to turn the air conditioner, this would even impress even inefficient wasteful of energy and the impact it has created more warming rather than down. In Japan even local governments require businesses to reduce the use of air conditioning during the summer, instead of workers or employees are not required to use a suit or uniform office that are generally made of thick fabric, employees are required to wear uniforms that are working so that was not hot Casual. Office or residential design development precedence over creating the effect of air circulation as possible so that air can get into the room more freely. This method was able to suppress electrical energy waste nearly 20% across the country, and accurately to increase energy savings and global warming. 

Another way to use Warmbiz models is making an open area or forest green mini-city with emphasis on parks in all corners of the city and one of the plants used are Lidah mertua, who is said plant is only available in Indonesia. 

Almost 90% of human activity in the economy to create global warming, global warming can only be overcome and opponent with a natural activity, which improved more lives would lead to improvements of the natural resources so as not to cause negative impacts on the natural and man, in the form of pollution of soil, air and water. 

Lidah mertua who sells abroad is a small plant and planted in pots and packaged in such a way, the plant is likely in place in the office room or in the room. Economically cultivation is capable of delivering promising results. Besides cultivation is not too difficult, this plant is easy to breed well and is relatively easy to be attacked by pests. 

Other experts, Hj.  Lien Said, Sansievieria Lovers Community Advisory Board (ornamental plants lidah mertua ) Indonesia (Compensation) said, All parts of this plant can be used as herbal medicine. Some studies even classify this plant as a material medical, because the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of the clinically tested positive for leaves, fruits and roots. 

Sansevieria is said to contain an antiseptic in some parts of the plant, especially the leaves. Sansevieria trifasciata 'lorenttii', a kind of good for both drugs. 

According to the study, the leaves of Sansivieria trifasciata 'lorentii' can be used to treat swelling, skin diseases such as eczema, toothache, constipation, flu prevention, and detoxification of venomous animals. 

Even in Africa, Sansevieria has long been used by local residents as a blocker poisonous snake and insect bites. In some areas of Asian countries, the sap of this plant is used as an antiseptic and leaves used to dress wounds on P3K action. 

To be taken as a preventive flu, take 15-30 grams of lidah mertua leaves, washed, then boiled in one liter of water after being cooled and taken half the morning, afternoon and evening. 

For topical, lidah mertua leaves washed, ground or finely ground, then placed on the body of the sick. Use mashed way, will make wound healing more quickly and more naturally, so the risk of side effects can be minimized. 

For diabetics, the leaves of plants Sansevieria trifasciata 'lorenttii' can be an alternative medicine. How, some leaves cut into pieces and boiled with three glasses of water to boil and the remaining one cup. The rest of the cooking water is then taken to the patient. 

While the fruit, contains compounds which soothing astrigen so as to reduce the heat, preventing inflammation, treating kidney stones, inflammation of the throat and urine laxative. To Root, has insipidity beneficial lowering blood pressure, treating diarrhea, syphilis and hemorrhoids. 

For fiber, can be used as thread and woven materials. In the hands of men who are more creative, there are a woven fiber to be used as clothing. Weaving factory in the Philippines, for example, take a tongue-in-law fiber raw materials combined with pineapple fiber as raw material fabric.

 

Even in some developed countries, the Lidah mertua used as a base for perfumes. If you want to prove aroma, try standing near the tongue-in-law during the afternoon. This plant will produce fragrances. Especially when flowering.
 

For health, the sap of lidah mertua can be used as an antiseptic. If boiled, the roots can be used for refreshing hair tonic and cure hemorrhoids. While the leaves when burned, can cure headaches and fevers.
 

The benefit of  lidah mertua markedly if planted in the yard, especially in minimize pollution, if it can live well, it soon will be able to create the effect and cool the place about where the plants live.
 

Given the magnitude of the benefits of this one plant, then there is no harm in that almost all City Parks Department, planted along the way. It was given the high contribution of motor vehicles produce carbon dioxide substance. Today, in the city parks will also be easy for us to meet in-law tongue plant.
 

So let us plant Lidah Mertua, so that we can live healthy and free of toxins.