Sunflower

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual plant of the tribe-kenikiran marigolds (Asteraceae) are popular, both as an ornamental plant and oilseeds. This plant flowers very typical: large, usually bright yellow, with a large flower head (can reach 30cm in diameter). This flower is actually a compound flower, composed of hundreds to thousands of small flowers on the head. Sunflower also has a distinctive behavior, namely the interest is always facing the sun or heliotropisme. French people call it Tournesol or "rover Sun". However, these properties are removed in a variety of new cultivars for oil production because it takes a lot of energy and reduce yield. (www.wikipedia.com)

The scientific classification of sunflower as follows:

Kingdom: Plantae

(not included): Eudicots

(not included): Asterids

Order: Asterales

Family: Asteraceae

Upafamili: Helianthoideae

Nation: Heliantheae

Genus: Helianthus

Binomial name: Helianthus annuus L.

Sunflower

This interest in addition to widely grown as an ornamental plant, in the above explanation that the sunflower is an oil that can be used for medicine, for the plant is classified as a medicinal plant. 

Utilization Sunflowers as Alternative medicine

In Indonesia sunflower is often used for traditional medicine for several diseases, among others, hypertension, headache, toothache, menstrual pain, rheumatism, stomach pain, mastitis, difficult childbirth, dysentery, measles, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, cough, whitish and malaria.

Sunflower compounds namely: the flower contains Quercimeritrin, helianthoside (A, B, C), oleanolic acid, echinocystic acid. While in sunflower seeds contained Beta-sitosterol, prostaglandin E, chlorogenic acid, quinic acid, phytin, 3,4-benzopyrene.

Therefore sunflower is powerful to overcome some of the diseases mentioned above, later in this discussion I will try to review some of the traditional ingredients that can be used as a home treatment for some diseases:

Besides flowers and seeds, sunflower leaves can also be used as traditional medicine such as malaria, as well as the roots of sunflower can be used as drugs.

Use of sunflower as medicinal plants and their uses, below some medicinal concoction made from

sunflower as a home treatment for:

Sunflower as home remedies for headaches

You can take advantage of a sunflower to relieve headaches in a way, you can take 30 grams of sunflower, then boiled in 3 cups of water and 1 chicken egg (without broken), boiled up and reserving ½ cup boiling water, you can drink the cooking water 2 times a day. attention to the ingredients above can only be used one time only, the next day you use a new relationship of the sun again.

Sunflower as a home remedies for urinary tract infections

You can use sunflower as home remedies for urinary tract infections in a way, you can provide sunflower roots are still fresh as much as 30 grams and then boiled with 2 cups of water, before boiling you should wash the roots of sunflower, after that you can this traditional herb drink to cope with urinary tract infections. you should drink this potion while warm and can be taken 2 times a day.

Sunflower as home remedies for arthritis

You can take one stalk sunflower head and boil until it becomes a team, then you can apply the team in part arthritic pain.

Discussed above glimpse of sunflower oil that is beneficial to health problems, especially the health of the skin, among others, namely: sunflower oil is an effective emolin which means it can moisturize the skin, heal skin inflammation san irritation, remove acne, protects the skin from sunburn, prevent premature aging, and prevent skin infections.

Probably many more benefits of sunflower plant is to be used as home remedies and used as a skin treatment.