JAVA TEA ORTHOSIPHON ARISTATUS

JAVA TEA (Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.) ++

Synonyms:
- Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li, Clerodendrum spicatum Thunb., Ocimum aristatum Blume.

Activities (Java Tea) :
- Antibacterial (2; KOM; PIP); Anticancer (f; PH2); Antiedemic (1; WOI); Antiinflammatory (2; KOM; PH2; SHT); Antiseptic (1; PHR; PH2); Antispasmodic (1; KOM); Aquaretic (SHT); Astringent (1; PHR); Choleretic (f; HHB); Diuretic (1; HHB; PH2; PIP); Glycogenic (f; WOI); Hypertensive (1; WOI); Hypoglycemic (1; WOI); Insulin-Sparing (f; HHB);Saluretic (1; BIS); Sympathicolytic (1; WOI); Uricosuric (f; WOI).

Indications (Java Tea) :
- Albuminuria (f; PH2); Atherosclerosis (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; MAD); Bacteria (2; KOM; PIP); Bacteriuria (1; BIS); Bladder Stone (2; PHR; PH2); Cancer (f; PH2); Catarrh (1; BIS); Cholecystosis (f; PHR); Cramp (1; KOM); Cystosis (f; HHB); Diabetes (1; HHB); Dropsy (f; MAD); Dysuria (f; PH2); Edema (1; WOI); Gallstone (f; PHR); Gout (f; PHR; PH2; WOI); Gravel (2; KOM; PIP); Hematuria (f; PH2); Hepatosis (2; PHR); Inflammation (2; KOM; PH2; SHT); Kidney Stone (2; PHR; PH2); Low Blood Pressure (1; WOI); Nephrocirrhosis (1; WOI); Nephrosis (2; HHB; KOM; PHR); Phosphaturia (f; WOI); Rheumatism (f; PHR; PH2); Stone (2; KOM; PH2; SHT); Swelling (1; WOI); UTI (2; KOM; PH2; SHT); Water Retention (1; HHB; PH2; PIP).

Dosages (Java Tea) :
- 2.5 g/cup leaf tea (HHB); 6 - 12 g/day leaf in tea with at least 2 liters water (BIS; KOM; PH2; SHT); 2 tsp (3.6 g) leaf in cold infusion (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Java Tea) :
- Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). None reported for oral dosing. Irrigation therapy contraindicated for edema due to reduced cardiac or renal function (KOM; PH2; PIP). No single compound underlies the diuretic effect. It is presumed due to the high content of potassium salts, saponins, and flavonoids. In hot water extracts, like tea, caffeic-acid derivatives may constitute 95% of the phenolics (BIS).