ARTIKEL ULASAN: BAWANG TIWAI (ELEUTHERINE AMERICANA MERR.), TANAMAN MULTIGUNA

Abstract

Abstract

Tiwai onion (Eleutherine americana Merr.) is a plant that originated from tropical America and spread to Asia. This plant has been used for generations Kalimantan Dayak community as a medicinal plant. This article aims to review the content secondary metabolites, various uses, and pharmacological activities tiwai onion. Tiwai onion bulbs commonly used to treat various
diseases, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, inflammation, infection (bacteria, fungi, amoeba), hypertension, cholesterol, gout, bronchitis, and other diseases. The content secondary metabolites of this plant such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins,  glycosides, anthraquinones, naphtoquinones, steroids/triterpenoids, saponins, phenolic, polysaccharide, and azulen. Based on
the studies that have been done, this plant bulbs have various pharmacological activities, namely antioxidants, sunscreen activity, antiinflammation, antidiabetic, antiagregasi platelets, antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, and antiamoeba, as well as having subacute toxicity in rat liver tissue.

Keyword : Tiwai Onion, Eleutherine americana Merr