Senggani grows wild in some places that get enough sunlight, such as on the slopes, bushes, pitches that are not too arid, or in tourist areas as well as ornamental plants. The plant can be found to a height of 1. 650 m above sea level. Shrubs, erect, high 0, 5 - 4 m, much branched, scaly and have hair. The single leaf, stemmed, the location meets the cross. Egg leaf blade extends to oval, pointed tip, rounded base, flat edge, surface has short hair that is not frequent and stiff to palpable rough with 3 curved bones, length 2-20 cm, width 0, 75 - 8, 5 cm, the color is green.
The compound inflorescence at the end of the branch is a flat panicle with the number of flowers each panicle 4 - 1 8, crown 5, the color is reddish purple. Ripe fruit will break and share in bebrapa side, the color is dark reddish purple. The seeds are small, the color is brown. The fruit can be consumed, the middle of young leaves can dirnakan as a vegetable or lalap. Propagation by seed.
Composition:
Chemical properties and pharmacological effects: Senggani leaves are bitter.
Chemical content: The senggani leaves contain saponins, flavonoids, and tannins.
Curable Disease:
Digestive problems (dyspepsia), bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, hepatitis,; Leucorrhoea (leukorea), canker sores, menstruation too much, blood hemorrhoids,; Uterine bleeding, dysentation (melena), poisoning of cassava,; Inflammation of the walls of blood vessels; freezing (thromboangitis);
Parts used: Leaves, roots, fruit, and seeds.
Indication:
Senggani is useful to overcome: food digestion problems (dispepsi), dysentery basiler, diarrhea, hepatitis, leucorrhoea (leukorea),
thrush, menstrual blood too excessive, uterine bleeding outside the time of menstruation, nosebleeds, dysentery (melena), bloody hemorrhoids, inflammation of the wall, blood vessels offset blood clots in the channel (thromboangitis), breast milk is not fluent, cassava poisoning , drunk liquor, water drops, and ulcers.qw