The King

Posted by ishafizan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 6 July 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

... my little 'ulam raja' orchard is flowering ... the flower is about the size of a penny

Ulam Raja literally means King Salad/Salad King(?). wow, i never knew that it originated from the americas :)

Ulam raja is used in traditional medication because it can repair the blood flow and purify the blood from toxic substances. It also can strengthen the bones. The extract chloroform from its leaf has costunolide, stigmasterol, lutein dan bipyridine that can inhibit the activity of some bacteria and fungi like candida albicans, Bacillus subtilis and also E.choli.
http://www.bio-asli.com/herb/e_herb/e_sirih.asp#raja