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Java Tea Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Mig. [(= O. spicatus (Thunb.) Bak., = O. stamineus Benth.].
Family: Lamiaceae.
Other Names: Kumis kutjing (Indonesian); koemis koetjing (Indonesian); moustache de chat (French); Katzenbart (German); tè de Giava (Italian).
Description: A perennial herb (up to 0.8 m) with opposite, hairy, distinctly toothed leaves borne on short petioles. Small, tubular, white or lilac flowers with long, protruding stamens are borne in oblong clusters. The very long stamens are a distinctive feature, as reflected in Dutch-Indonesian, German and French names. O. grandiflorus is a closely related species.
Origin: Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Australia. It is cultivated in Indonesia (Java) and Australia, Georgia (Caucasus) and Vietnam.
Uses and Properties: Java tea is mainly used as a diuretic in cases of chronic inflammation of the kidney and bladder and in bladder catarrh, kidney catarrh, bacteriuria and irritable bladder. The product is used on its own or in combination with tea mixtures and urological preparations.
Preparation and Dosage: Tea is made with 2 - 3 g of the finely chopped leaves in 150 mL boiling water. The recommended maximum daily dose is 6 - 12 g of the herb. Tinctures and tablets are also available, usually standardised according to the flavonoid content.
Active Ingredients: Large amounts of potassium (about 3%) and only small amounts (up to 0.3%) of a complex essential oil, yielding mostly borneol, limonene, thymol and sesquiterpenoids. Of interest are several methoxylated flavonoids such as eupatorin, rhamnazin, scutellarein tetramethyl ether, salvigenin and sinensetin, as well as flavonol glycosides. Caffeic acid esters are present in the form of rosmarinic acid, together with mono- and dicaffeoyltartaric acids and smaller amounts of lithospermic acid. There are also diterpenes derived from pimarane, known as orthosiphol A-E, some triterpenes and saponins.
Pharmacological Effects:Orthosiphon extracts show antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and distinct diuretic properties. Triterpenes, saponins, flavonoids and monoterpenes could be responsible for these properties. Sinensetin and scutellarein inhibit 5-lipoxygenase, which would partly explain the anti-inflammatory effects. It has been proposed that the herb may cause a widening of the ureters, so that small renal calculi be eliminated with the urine.
Status: Traditional medicine; Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 1.
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Anonymous - June 13, 2006, 14:52
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I just received a 'break through' in weight loss from Superior Labs and Clinics on Orthosiphon. It's claims are rapid, massive weight loss. Do you know anything about this particular plant to that effect?
ZooScape Moderator - June 19, 2006, 15:44
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Orthosiphon, or java tea, has diuretic properties and so the only weight loss effect, as far as I can see, would be due to the temporary loss of water. Whether or not the amount of diuresis is significant enough for any real weight loss, I can't say. Orthosiphon does have confirmed diuretic properties, as evidenced by the results from animal studies, and it may be better used in conjunction with other herbs with a more established foundation for promoting weight loss.
Garcinaa cambogia, a natural source of hydroxycitric acid (HCA), has been the study of many animal studies and a few human clinical trials. While weight loss benefits have not been absolutely confirmed in all studies, results are very promising. HCA does seem to inhibit fat synthesis, and results suggest that it can be a healthy and effective adjunct to a weight control program.
Fat Burning Complex combines both Garcinia cambogia and Orthosiphon stamineus. The diuretic properties of the java tea in conjunction with the actions of lipid synthesis inhibition associated with HCA would combine to make an effective weight loss supplement.
Anonymous - May 2, 2006, 12:00
#10000308
The Java tea that I purchased causes constipation and was wondering if that was a side effect of the capsules.
ZooScape Moderator - May 2, 2006, 12:13
#10001328
The only thing I can think of is that java tea is used for flushing the kidneys and for natural 'irrigation' of the urinary tract. Perhaps, the water loss in his body was enough to cause a little bit of a dehydrating effect, and if he didn't replensih the fluids in his body, he would be prone to constipation. All references I've seen suggest that java tea consumtion is safe and side effect-free. My suggestion would be to drink lots of water with the capsules or try java in actual tea form. You should be drinking lots of quality water anyway if you're consuming supplements of a purgative nature.
Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
Do not flush out the urinary system with Java Tea or any other medication if you are retaining water due to poor heart or kidney function.
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Related studies.....students from Philippines
can any one of these researchers help us out with what did you done....we finished the phytochemical analysis of it....and all of the tested substance are positive....they are very abundant......pls help us with the applications of this to anti-inflamamtory of bladder and kidney......we also finished the toxicity test of it.......we are half way around.....so pls help us.....your research could help us out......GOD BLESS.......
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