PRABHAJÑĀNA: MOZAIK STUDY OF LAYAR LIBRARY UDAYANA UNIVERSITY

TREE FUNCTION IN SOME USADHA LONTAR TEXT

Dap trees which are usually planted in people's homes, are dadap serep. This tree is usually planted in the area of ​​the holy place and in the yard. This Dadap spare has no hard thorns. This plant has quite a lot of uses. Starting from the leaves to the roots. This tree can not be separated from the life of the Balinese people. Our ancestors in ancient times have used this one tree for the benefit of medical facilities. This can still be traced from a number of local wisdom in the form of ejection.

Of the types of drug forms above, the dedap tree as one of the medicinal plants as mentioned above, plays a role in giving birth to the types of treatment as above. For that, usually the dedap leaves will function or be combined with other ingredients. Potions to be made must be adjusted to the existing provisions to cope with an illness. Such concoctions, especially those using the means of this dedap tree, are processed in the form of loloh (herbal medicine), boreh and steam (parem), simbuh (swollen), stress drops, usug (compress), steam (balur), tirta (balur) holy water as a neutralizer).

From the description above it can be concluded, this dedap tree is classified as a medicinal plant group. All parts of this tree can be used as a means or material for traditional medicines. This tree has properties that are soothing or tis content. The leaves and roots are most widely used for medicinal purposes, processed in various forms. Starting from the form of loloh (herbal medicine), simbuh (scattered), boreh (parem), steam (balur), topical, insulated (drops). Also functioned as a means of repelling reinforcements and turn on the chakras.