Orthosiphon stamineus Benth (Uses and Bioactivities)

Abstract

<p><em>Orthosiphon stamineus</em> Benth., or <em>kumis kucing</em> is a the medicinal plants have been used as diuretic medicine. The utilization of medicinal plants associated to its secondary metabolite. This article aims to explain uses pf the <em>O. stamineus</em> and the its secondary metabolites. This article is based on literature offline and online media. Offline literature used the books, whereas online media used Web, Scopus, Pubmed, and scientific journals. <em>Orthosiphon stamineus</em> has two varieties called purple varieties (which have purple-colored flowers) and white varieties (which have white-colored flowers). Some of secondary metabolites in the <em>O. stamineus </em>are the terpenoids, phenols, isopimaran type ispenimoids, flavonoids, benzochromes, and organic acid derivatives. The traditional medicine of the <em>Orthosiphon stamineus</em> uses as the diuretic, hypertension, hepatitis, jaundice, and diabetes mellitus.</p><p> <em></em></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: <em>Orthosiphon stamineu</em><em>s</em><em>, diuretics, diterpenoids, hypertension</em></p><p> </p>