This forest plant is no less beautiful than this orchid when it is flowering. Ceguk is its name in Latin called Combretum indicum. This plant is not widely cultivated by the community because the price is a little expensive and it also grows creeping.
Ceguk is a climbing shrub that can reach 2-8 meters in length, can be found in tropical climates with an altitude of 600 meters above sea level. It is said that this flower plant originates from Myanmar. Currently, the Caguk plant has also spread in Indonesia so that each region has a different name. The Malay tribe named it Wudani, the Sundanese tribe called it Bidani, while Ceguk itself was given its name by the Javanese tribe.
The characteristic of this plant is a shrub with small stems and branches, its life is creeping, how beautiful if the place where it grows is supported by a trellis or support so that if it is dense it can be a protector of the yard or terrace. The leaves are oval not too big, before flowering this plant is the same as other types of flowering plants there are flower buds, buds then bloom. When flowering the surrounding environment is fragrant from the Caguk flower.
This plant has antitumor properties, it also has ascaricidal properties and works competitively with glutamic acid on metabotropic glutamate receptors, and is known as a worm medicine. It should not be drunk with tea, it is feared that it can cause hiccups (source Wikipedia)
