Cat's whiskers is a medicinal plant of wet trunked plants upright. This plant is known by various terms such as: kidney tea plants / java tea (UK), giri-giri angry (Sumatra), remujung (Central Java and East Java) and songot koneng (Madura). Plants derived from the cat's whiskers tropical Africa, then spread to Asia and Australia.

Local name: cat's whiskers (Malay - Sumatra), cat's whiskers (Sunda), remujung (Java), a salaseyan, songkot koceng (Madura). Whiskers cat species found in Java is O. aristatus, O.thymiflorus, O. petiolaris and O. tementosus var. glabratus. Clone a cat's whiskers are grown in Indonesia is white and purple flowering clones.

Leaves wet and dry cat whiskers beneficial use as medicine. In Indonesia, the dried leaves used (simplicia) as drugs that facilitate the expenditure of urine (diuretic) while in India to treat arthritis. Public use cat's whiskers as a traditional medicine as an effort to cure a cough rheumatism, colds and constipation. Besides, the leaves of this plant are also useful untu treatment of kidney inflammation, kidney stones, diabetes, albuminuria, and the disease syphilis.

 History and Origins of Aloe Vera Plants

Aloe Vera or Aloe vera (Latin: Aloe barbadensis Milleer) is a thorny plant that originated from dry regions on the African continent. Tamanan Aloe Vera has been known and used since thousands of years ago because of the efficacy and the benefits are tremendous.

The historical record is there mention that the ancient Egyptians already know the benefits of aloe vera as a medical plant since 1500 BC. Because the benefits of aloe vera is so extraordinary, the ancient Egyptians called the aloe vera plant as the plant of immortality!

Not only that, a physician of ancient Greece named Dioscordes, indicate if one of the benefits of aloe vera which has efficacy for treating various types of diseases. Eg sore throat, ulcers, hair loss, hemorrhoids, and skin bruises, chapped and sore.

Probably most women have heard the benefits of green tea for breast health. However, perhaps some still doubted its truth. Now those doubts have been answered. Compounds contained in green tea may indeed protect against breast cancer.Green tea was very much beneficial for health, as well as a laxative may also be a powerful drug ...??!! This was revealed from the initial study conducted by U.S. researchers. In the experiment, they gave steeping green tea to a few mice, while others just get plain water.
Apparently, rats that drank green tea benefit is encouraging. Decreasing breast tumor size and ferocity was reduced compared to mice that drank only plain water. In addition, the tumors of mice that drank the tea and then grew more slowly and no longer attacking healthy cells.
Of course, these findings reinforce the notion that tea is very beneficial for breast health of women. You see, based on the observations so far in the countries that diligently consume green tea every day, the rate of female breast cancer is very low. For them, tea is considered as one of the healthier foods.
In addition, the main researcher, Dr. Gail Sonenshein, even said that the tea did not have adverse side effects. Therefore, people should not be afraid to consume three to five cups of tea per day. There is no problem if people are diligent to drink green tea as a precautionary measure.
Lecturer in biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine was added, especially green tea may prevent breast cancer caused by environmental factors. However, he recommends that patients who are undergoing radiation or chemotherapy of breast cancer should consult with a physician before he tried to drink lots of tea.
According to a study published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, July 2001 edition, the content of polyphenol compounds in tea that is very much a role as protective against cancer. Polyphenols belong to a very potent antioxidant. This compound will neutralize free radicals that cause cancer.
Their own free radicals are formed naturally in the body. These molecules can damage human cells. People suspect that this is one of the molecular causes of cancer, including various kinds of other diseases such as heart disease and aging.
According to these studies, green tea leaves that have been dried consists of 40% polyphenols. In addition to fighting breast cancer, these substances are also believed to reduce the risk of gastric cancer, lung, colon, rectum, liver, and pancreas .***