Bunga-bunga liar Malaysia
(Wild flowers of Malaysia)


Photo: CS Ooi, 31 July 1998, Home Garden
Nama (Malay Name) Pegaga Asia
Keluarga (Family) UMBELLIFERAE
  = APIACEAE
Nama Saintifik (Scientific Name) Hydrocotyle asiatica (Linn.) Urban
Saiz Biasa (Size) 10 cm
Nama Lain (Other Names) Asiatic Pennywort
    = Tiger Herbal
  Nama Thai (Thai Name)   Bua Bok,

Photo: CS Ooi, 30 Aug 1999, Home Garden

Nota Ringkas (Short Notes)


Pokok liar berjalar, biasa dapat dijumpai hidup bersama rumput, di tanah rendah, tanah terbiar, tepi longkang dan tepi jalan. Sentiasa digunakan sebagai sayur dan boleh dimakan segar atau dimasak. Juga digunakan untuk nilai perubatannya.

Wild creeping plant, very common in the lowlands in grass, waste land, by the side of drains and roadside. Popular and much use as a vegetable, which can be eaten raw (ulam/salad) or cooked. Also used for it medicinal value.

Disclaimer:
We are not doctors and it is not our intension to practice medicine.
We cannot be held responsible for the consequences of self medication.
Use this information at your own risk.

From the book Medicinal Plants of Thailand, the fresh leaf is for treatment of sore throat, thirst, anti pyretic, diuretic, anti diarrheal, and externally used for burns and wounds.

Rujukan (References)

     Buku (Books)

1.       Malayan Wild Flowers - Dicotyledon; M.R. Henderson; (1954);
            Caxton Press Ltd.; Malaya. - mukasurat (page) 174

2.       Medicinal Plants of Thailand, Vol 1; Promjit Saralamp; (1996);
            Mahidol University; Bangkok.- mukasurat (page) 65

Inquiries     (Pertanyaan)
Ooi Chooi Seng P.P.N.,
259 Jalan 17/8,
46400 Petaling Jaya
February 2002