Java Tea (Orthosiphon Aristatus)

With the support of highly experienced professionals, our organization is dedicated Exporter, Distributor & Supplier of Java Tea (Orthosiphon Aristatus) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. This attractive shrub from Southeast Asia can grow to a height if almost 1m. It has Irregular, indented leaves, which grow in pairs opposite one another. A distinctive feature if the plant is the white or lilac flowers with wispystamensthat extend 2cm beyond the petals. Theyare known as cats' whiskers. PARTS USED tyleesa:sdafiZtZflowers are harvested at the beginning of the flowering period, then dried and broken into fragments. The plant is used to make infusions, powder capsules and extracts. Indonesia is the principal exporter orb. tea. CONSTITUENTS The most significant compounds in Java tea are polyphenols and, in particular, flavonoids, among which is sinensetin. Very small quantities of essential oil have been detected and lava tea also contains a large amount of potassium. MEDICINAL USES lava tea is believed to be beneficial in the treatment of gout, rheumatism, and renal and urinary infections. Human experiments in 1998 showed that lava tea has a mild diuretic effect and can increase the excretion of urea and uricacid. A Thai study in 2001, involving patients suffering from kidney stones, found that a daily dose of Java tea infusion was as effective as conventional drugs and it avoided some of the side effects.