Flowers that we usually encounter in the forests and in the yard of this house have some natural compounds such as bensoat acid, geraniol, farnesol, geraniol, gasoline acetate, eugenol, kadinen, linalool, sadrol, and pinen. In addition, ylang flowers are also known as high oil producers, but the oil content is very easy to evaporate.
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Benefits of Kenanga Flower for Health and Beauty
- As an aromatherapy
Essential oil content contained in kenang kenanga can be used as an alternative material for the manufacture of aromatherapy perfume. The oil content is believed to be helpful in regulating the adrenal glands, which are present in the nervous system.
In the end can give effect like the emergence of feelings of calm, happy, and dispel feelings of panic, anxiety, or anger. - Helps overcome dry skin
Extracts of memories that have a yellowish green color are usually used as a base material in soap making. Usually used to balance the oil content on our skin. It is very suitable for those who have dry skin type. - As a material luluran
Since ancient times, the benefits of kenanga flower has been widely used by various societies, especially for the noble family as a material for body care, such as luluran or mask. That is by utilizing the oil content contained in kembanga flower to help get the skin and face smooth and soft. - Prevent body odor
Bad body odor can be overcome by consuming the ingredients that come from flower kenanga as much as 15 gram and sugar stone to taste in 600 cc of clean water until boiling water only left half of it. Once filtered immediately to consume the herb. - Helps healing jaundice
According to a developer of Public Health at Bethesda Hospital, Yogyakarta, who plays R. Broto Sudibyo states that, the benefits of cotton flower can be used to help treat common jaundice that is not caused by hepatitis. Memory blooms almost have no side effects whatsoever.
The trick is by way of procedure + / - 3 kembang ylang flower with hot water. Wait some time until the water becomes cold. Furthermore, patients with jaundice can drink that steeping water +/- 1/3 cup as much as 3 times a day. - To overcome fever during childbirth
A woman who is in childbirth often experience health problems such as fever. This can be overcome by using ingredients derived from kenanga flower that is finely ground together with other ingredients such as red turi, ginger, turmeric, kencur, and sour.
After finely add a little salt and clean water then apply the ingredients as a poultice in the stomach or can also be applied as a liniment on the back area. Do this routinely 2 times a day. - Can help treat gout (rheumatism)
To overcome the problem of gout or often referred to as rheumatism, usually using kenanga flower that has not bloomed +/- 12 buds to then finely ground with other ingredients such as srikaya leaves +/- 30 grams, ketapang leaves +/- 20 grams, ginger + / - 20 grams, pepper as much as 10 grains, and whiting for later applied as a liniment on the body that feels pain. This should be done at least 2 times a day.
To overcome the discomfort after being bitten by an insect, we can use the result of collision of ylang flower +/- 2 buds, 10 jasmine flowers, and 1 rose bud. Then add a little coconut oil. After that apply the herb on the part that is bitten by insects. - Treating scabies
Kenanga flower can also be used to treat scabies disorder or commonly known as scurvy disease. The trick is to apply the results of the impact of +/- 50 grams of yellow flowers heated briefly with cooking oil on skin affected by the disorder. - To treat headaches
If you feel a headache, try to boil the kenanga and ginger that has been sliced each +/- 15 grams together with 400 cc of water. Allow to boil and water remaining half. Immediately to drink the potion while still in warm conditions. - Treating malaria
Malaria disease was also able to overcome by routinely taking herbs derived from decoction of dried flowers kenanga + / - 3 buds with clean water as much as 200 cc. After a bit cold filter and drink. - To treat shortness of breath (asthma)
Shortness of breath that occurs due to asthma can be overcome by routinely consume herbal ingredients derived from the stew of flowers kenanga as much as 15 grams with 200 cc water until the water is only remaining +/- 100 cc only. Do this twice a day. - Treat bronchitis
Bronchitis or inflammation of the respiratory tract can be resolved by using a herb derived from kenanga which is boiled together with a lily tuber that has been dried with some cc of water. Boil until the water content of the stew only half of it. Consumption of these herbs while still warm as much as 2 times a day. - Treating cough
Whooping cough or commonly referred to as pertussis can be overcome by regularly consuming the ingredients derived from the stew of kembanga flower, the tubers of dried lilies, and the mandarin orange peel with some cc of clean water. Boil to water only half of it. Consume the potion while warm. - To overcome the whitish disorder
Vaginal discharge can also be overcome by using ingredients derived from boiled yl kenanga water mixed with pomegranate skin as much as 2 to 3 times a day. - To treat urinary tract disorders
The ingredients derived from the decoction of the benefits of ylang flower as much as 20 grams, the leaves of cat whiskers, sambiloto, and leaves of each spoon as much as 30 grams of boiled with 1 liter of clean water until the water is only half left. Consume these herbs regularly 2 times a day. - To overcome hepatitis
Hepatitis is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. In addition to using medical assistance, it is important to make alternative treatments to overcome the disorder. One of them is to diligently consume herbal ingredients derived from boiling water kembang kenanga as much as 30 grams with 20 grams of temulawak and 15 grams of bangle in 600 cc of water. After boiling water to stay half and still in a warm condition, drink immediately the concoction.
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From the above description, we can know that in addition to having a distinctive aroma, kembang kenanga also has various benefits for both beauty and health.
In Indonesia, kenanga flower is usually used in various traditional ceremonies such as marriage procession equipment, and can also be used as equipment for sowing flowers (nyekar) in the tomb. This flower became one of the identity for several provinces in Indonesia such as Aceh and also North Sumatra.