Utan Kayu Utara Beriman RPTRA Has 30 Medical Plants
access_time April 24 2019 04:21 PM remove_red_eye 1550
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Around 30 types of medical plants (Toga) are planted in the Utan Kayu Utara Beriman Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA), Matraman, East Jakarta.
Local people often use them for traditional medicine for free
"Those plants were planted on a 3,200-square-meter land, precisely on west side of the multipurpose room," expressed Utan Kayu Utara RPTRA Caretaker, Risti (40), Wednesday (4/24).
Ex-Illegal Building Land in Kramatjati to Be Transformed Into Toga ParkAmong types of plants in the park are gandarusa (Justicia gendarussa), which is useful for healing swelling and rheumatic pain, deity tree, cat whiskers, gardenia, fennel tree, Japanese papaya, etc.
There are also okra fruit, which is able to heal cholesterol and high blood pressure, turmeric, ginger, moringa, etc.
"Local people often use them for traditional medicine for free," he said.
