Kalanchoe pinnata plant

Duck bill in Latin known as Kalanchoe pinnata. The leaves are quite thick, but contains a lot of water, also store a variety of chemicals that are beneficial to health. A health website, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, said that bufadienolides contained in the bill has antitumor duck.
Research conducted by Supratman and colleagues from the Division of Applied Biochemistry Osaka Prefecture University in Sakai, Japan, showed that the isolation of five bufadienolides of leaf duck bill has the effect of inhibiting the activation of early viral antigen Epstein-Barr virus in Raji cells induced by the tumor.
Besides bufadienolides, duck bill which has slightly sour taste, soft, and cool it also contains lemon acid, apple acid, vitamin C, alkaloids, flavonoids, quercetin-3-diarabinoside, and kaempferol-3-glucoside. The content of these chemicals make duck bill could be used for various treatments.
Duck bill in addition to antitumor also has anti-inflammatory properties, stop bleeding, reduce swelling and speed healing of wounds. Chinese society is often used as an herb duck bill to address digestive problems, vomiting blood, and disorders of the ear or throat. Then, the duck bill is also used to treat trauma injuries resulting from accidents, bruising, or bleeding. This is mainly due to the nature of the bill leaves the cold duck.

For asthma People in the Bahamas often using leaves, cool as a duck bill, to cope with asthma or respiratory disorders. Then, the tea drunk duck bill to address a burning feeling in the chest. Tea is also as an antibacterial for bruises or wounds on the hands. Actually, the part that is often used as a medicinal herb is its leaves.
However, not a few potions that use the whole plant duck bill. Until now there has been reported as a result of side effects using duck bill. Even so, some literature suggests not to use these herbs in people who have disorders of the digestive function.


For external use:

Wound Duck bill leaves to taste grated or ground. Add a little water and apply on the injured body part. Replace every three hours.
Lowers fever Leaf mash bill duck, then smeared on the forehead. Use twice a day. Ulcers or bruising 30-60 grams of crushed leaves and then squeeze the duck bill. Add honey and drink. The remaining leaf affixed on the sick.
Inflammation of the outer ear 5-10 leaf mash bill duck, squeeze. The water is used as ear drops.