Orthosiphon stamineus Benth (Uses and Bioactivities)

Marina Silalahi

doi:10.31002/ijose.v3i1.729

Abstract

Orthosiphon stamineus Benth., or kumis kucing is a the medicinal plants have been used as diuretic medicine. The utilization of medicinal plants associated to its secondary metabolite. This article aims to explain uses pf the O. stamineus and the its secondary metabolites. This article is based on literature offline and online media. Offline literature used the books, whereas online media used Web, Scopus, Pubmed, and scientific journals. Orthosiphon stamineus has two varieties called purple varieties (which have purple-colored flowers) and white varieties (which have white-colored flowers). Some of secondary metabolites in the O. stamineus are the terpenoids, phenols, isopimaran type ispenimoids, flavonoids, benzochromes, and organic acid derivatives. The traditional medicine of the Orthosiphon stamineus uses as the diuretic, hypertension, hepatitis, jaundice, and diabetes mellitus. Keywords: Orthosiphon stamineus, diuretics, diterpenoids, hypertension

Highlights

Orthosiphon stamineus Benth is a species belonging of the Lamiaceae, that by Indonesia local communities known kumis kucing
The O. stamineus used as an ornamental plant because its have an flower structure attractive and have tight branching pattern, so that its suitable uses living fence
Some species in the genus Orthosiphon are used as medicaments such as O. aristatus, O. pallidus, O. thymiflorus, O. stamineus especially in traditional medicine to prevent it different diseases such as diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, edema, rheumatism, hepatitis, hypertension and jaundice (Singh et al, 2015)

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Orthosiphon stamineus Benth is a species belonging of the Lamiaceae, that by Indonesia local communities known kumis kucing (cat's whiskers). The O. stamineus used as an ornamental plant because its have an flower structure attractive and have tight branching pattern, so that its suitable uses living fence. Those resulted the O. stamineus found in yards. Based on the structure of flowers, O. stamineus is grouped into two varieties namely purple varieties (purple colored flowers) and white varieties (white colored flowers) The both varieties of O. stamineus contain varies bioactive compounds, whereas the purple varieties have higher bioactive content than the white varieties (Lee, 2004). This article will be one of the sources of information on the relationship of utilization and the content of bioactive compounds from the cat whiskers plant

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