7 Benefits of Cempaka Flowers - Joel

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Cempaka flower, have you ever heard or seen this type of plant? Behind the beautiful and charming appearance of cempaka flowers, who would have thought that this flower is not just an ornamental flower. 

More than that, cempaka flowers are believed to have health benefits. So, what are the benefits of cempaka flowers for the health of the body as intended?

Cempaka Flower and its Ingredients

Cempaka is the name for a plant that belongs to the Magnolia genus. This plant generally grows in areas that have tropical and sub-tropical climates. The cempaka plant itself actually consists of several varieties, namely:

1. White Cempaka

White cempaka (Michelia alba) is a variety of cempaka that is often used as an ornamental plant, such as at weddings.

White cempaka flowers, which have another name, kantil, have a greenish color when they are still in bud, and then turn white when they bloom. White cempaka plants can generally grow tall, approximately 30 meters.

2. Red Cempaka

Another type of cempaka flower is the red cempaka. This plant comes from the Bamboo Curtain Country, aka China. Unlike other types of cempaka, red cempaka is fairly slow in terms of growth, including for the flowers themselves. This is what makes red cempaka classified as a rare type of cempaka.

3. Purple Cempaka

Purple cempaka may also be a type of cempaka plant that we rarely see. The reason is, purple cempaka can only grow and develop well in the highlands with a maximum temperature of 26 degrees Celsius.

The purple cempaka flower, which has the Latin name Magnolia liliafora, is also unique because it has a distinctive aroma that resembles a banana fruit. As the name implies, purple cempaka flowers are light purple in color. The rainy season is the time when this flower blooms.

4. Yellow Cempaka

Yellow cempaka is also known as fragrant cempaka. This is because the plant that can grow up to 25 meters high has a fragrant flower aroma. The yellow cempaka flower itself is orange-yellow in color.

To breed yellow cempaka plants, generally done by grafting or planting seeds.

Cempaka flowers contain a number of benefits. The benefits of this cempaka cannot be separated from the content of a number of active compounds, such as mycarbine and liriodenine alkaloids. These compounds have a role as expectorants and diuretics.

Health Benefits of Cempaka Flower

Well, now you can not only use cempaka as an ornamental plant, but also to maintain your body's health, while treating various health problems. Here are the benefits of cempaka flowers that you need to know.

1. Overcoming Vertigo

Vertigo is a condition where the head feels like spinning and the body loses balance. One way to treat vertigo is by consuming dried cempaka flowers.

You can boil 5 dried cempaka flowers in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then drink the boiled water.

2. Treating cough with phlegm

The next benefit of cempaka flowers is to treat cough with phlegm. The benefits of cempaka on this one cannot be separated from the content of active compounds in the form of mycarbine and liriodenine alkaloids. Both, as previously stated, have expectorant properties so that they are effective in relieving the cough with phlegm.

Just like dealing with vertigo, all you need to do this time is boil cempaka leaves in boiling water. However, also add other herbal ingredients such as ginger. Consume regularly until the phlegm cough disappears.

3. Resolving Respiratory Disorders

You can also use cempaka flowers to treat health problems in the form of respiratory disorders such as asthma and lung infections. The benefits of cempaka on this one cannot be said to be valid because there is no study that specifically examines this. Even so, there's nothing wrong with trying, right?

Whenever you have a respiratory disease, boil dried cempaka flowers and then drink the boiled water regularly until the disease subsides.

4. Natural Detox

Two compounds in cempaka flowers, the alkaloids mycarbine and liriodenine, also have diuretic properties, which facilitate urination. This then results in the benefits of cempaka flowers for detox.

As you know, the urine you excrete carries toxins from the body. Therefore, consume cempaka flowers regularly so that the toxins in the body do not accumulate and potentially harm the body.

5. Overcoming Vaginal Discharge

For you women, vaginal discharge in the intimate organs must be familiar, right? Vaginal discharge caused by bacterial or fungal infections needs to be treated because the condition is very disturbing, such as causing an unpleasant odor in the vagina.

Drink the boiled water of dried cempaka leaves regularly until the vaginal discharge is treated. However, balance it with other ways to treat vaginal discharge because the benefits of this one cempaka flower have not been confirmed.

6. Overcoming Body Odor

The anti-bacterial properties of the compounds contained in cempaka flowers also make this plant effective in overcoming other health problems caused by bacteria, such as body odor. This condition not only disturbs yourself, but also other people around you, right?

Therefore, overcome this body odor problem by regularly consuming boiled water of cempaka leaves, one of them. Apart from drinking, you can also use the cempaka leaf decoction water when bathing, by pouring it all over your body. Use yellow cempaka flowers because this type of cempaka has a strong fragrance.

7. Overcoming Flatulence

Flatulence is when your stomach feels so full that you often feel nauseous and want to vomit. This is generally caused by the amount of gas or air in the stomach. To treat flatulence, you can consume boiled water of cempaka flowers that has been mixed with other natural ingredients such as ginger.

Drink the boiled water while it is warm. Do it regularly until the bloating in your stomach subsides.

That's the information about the benefits of cempaka flowers. Please note, regarding the benefits of this cempaka actually does not yet have strong scientific evidence. Therefore, don't just rely on cempaka flowers to overcome the health problems you experience. Also, consult a doctor first before using herbal ingredients, including this cempaka flower. Good luck!