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    Health benefits of Crepe Mrytle

    By SylviaJune 21, 2019Updated:June 21, 2019No Comments12 Mins Read
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    Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a wide-spreading shrub or small tree in the genus Lagerstroemia in the family Lythraceae. The plant is native to temperate and tropical Asia. It has been widely cultivated as an ornamental and has become naturalized in Europe, America, and the Caribbean. Few of the additional common names of the plant are Crapemyrtle, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Crepeflower, Pride of India, Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen of Flowers, Queen of Shrubs, Queen’s Flower, Cuddle Tree, Banabá, Giant Crepe myrtle and Indian crape myrtle. Genus name honors Magnus von Lagerstroem (1691-1759), Swedish botanist, Director of the Swedish East Indies Company and friend of Linnaeus. Specific epithet means of the Indies in reference to native territory. Common name is in reference to the crepe-papery inflorescences and the myrtle-like (Myrtus communis) features of the bark and foliage. In the United Kingdom, Lagerstroemia indica has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

    Plant Description

    Crepe myrtle is a widely commercialized, upright, wide-spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous ornamental shrub or small tree that grows about 7 m tall with a spread of 4m, and has a moderate growth of about 25 cm per year.  The plant is found growing in gardens, yards, public parks, buffer strips around parking lots, along highways, waste places, grasslands, on cliffs, along rivers, in disturbed or secondary forest, and along forest edges in wet and dry habitats from low to medium altitudes. The plant does best in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. It also does well in loamy, clay soils with good drainage. The plant has aggressive and dense root system. Twigs are slender, brown (initially red or green), ridged or angled and buds are very small. Branchlets are slender, 4-angled or subulate, puberulous and glabrescent. Barks are gray-brown, smooth, exfoliating and exposing shades of brown, reddish brown and green, very attractive.

    Trunk and Branches

    Crepe myrtle Quick Facts
    Name: Crepe myrtle
    Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica
    Origin Temperate and tropical Asia. It has been widely cultivated as an ornamental and has become naturalized in Europe, America, and the Caribbean.
    Colors Green and succulent at first then ripening to dark brown or black
    Shapes Dry, 6-parted, capsule in upright spikes, each capsule measuring about 9 - 13 mm long
    Taste Bitter
    Health benefits Prevent Cancer Cells’ Growth, Maintain Bones’ Health, Beneficial for Constipation, Overcome Inflammation, Overcome Stroke, Overcome Diabetes, Overcoming Diarrhea, Works as Antivirus, Prevent Premature Aging, Antidote for High Blood Pressure Level, Cure For Urinary Conditions, Avoid Thrombus, Prevent Heart Attack, Prevent Arteriosclerosis Disease, Decrease the Level of Blood Cholesterol, Maintain Skin Health, Overcome Leucorrhoea, Overcome Coughing Up Blood, Overcome Toothache, Decrease the Bleeding on Labor, Release Toxic from the Body, Overcome Kidney Stone
    Trunk/branches Branches droop; showy; typically multi-trunked; no thorns
    Bark Smooth, tan orange, and flakes off in patches to reveal shades of brown, green, and reddish brown
    Pruning requirement Little required
    Breakage Resistant
    Current year twig color Brown, green
    Current year twig thickness Thin
    Wood specific gravity Unknown

     

    Leaves

    Leaves of the Lagerstroemia indica cultivars are rounded, opposite or some leaves alternate or whorled, simple, elliptical, entire margin, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, dark green above and paler below. Most hybrid cultivars have lance-shaped leaves up to 5 inches long and 3 inches wide while other species have even larger leaves. Leaves are often tinged red in the spring and turn dark green by summer. Several cultivars are known for new growth that is bronze, red or burgundy and some cultivars are claimed to have burgundy-colored foliage all summer. When the leaves fall in winter, crape myrtle becomes a living sculpture.

    Leaf arrangement Opposite/sub-opposite
    Leaf type Simple
    Leaf margin Entire
    Leaf shape Elliptic (oval), obovate, oblong
    Leaf venation Pinnate
    Leaf type and persistence Deciduous
    Leaf blade length 1 to 3 inches
    Leaf color Dark green on top, pale green underneath
    Fall color Yellow, orange, red
    Fall characteristic Showy

     

    Flower

    3 cm flowers are borne in rounded, slightly conical clusters, 15 – 30cm long, at the ends of branches.  The clusters of flower buds develop at the tips of the shoots in spring and early summer and burst open to show their brilliant crinkled petals from June to September.  The flowers are produced even on young plants. 

    Flower color White/cream/gray, pink, purple, lavender, red
    Flower characteristics Very showy; emerges in clusters on panicles
    Flowering Late spring to summer

     

    Fruit

    Fertile flowers are followed by dry, 6-parted, capsule in upright spikes. Each capsule measures about 9 – 13 mm long, persistent through the winter. Capsules are green and succulent at first, then ripening to dark brown or black dryness. It splits along six or seven lines, producing teeth and releases numerous small winged seeds.

    Fruit shape Oval, round
    Fruit length  ¼ to ½ inch
    Fruit covering Dry or hard
    Fruit color Brown
    Fruit characteristics Does not attract wildlife; showy; fruit/leaves not a litter problem
    Fruiting Persists through winter

     

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    Health benefits of Crepe Myrtle

    Crepe myrtle has some contents that can be used as a medicine to cure some kind of diseases. Not only as medicine, can crepe myrtle also be used as herbs that are good for the health. Some contents of crepe myrtle are corosolic acid, saponin, tannin, and flavonoid. Some contents of crepe myrtle are also believed to be used as medicines and herb potions to maintain a good health. Listed below are some of the popular health benefits of Crepe Myrtle

    1. Prevent Cancer Cells Growth

    Crepe myrtle consists of saponin in it that can increase the immune system as antioxidant. Antioxidant in crepe myrtle can help prevent the cancer cells from growing inside the body. Besides saponin, crepe myrtle also contains flavonoid in it. Both are the compounds that can help prevent the cancer cells from growing inside the body.

    2. Maintain Bones Health

    Maintaining the health of your bones is very important, because bones functions as a frame and also as the pillar of the body. Lack of calcium and phosphor can also cause the bones to go porous. Besides calcium and phosphor, bones also need flavonoid compound to prevent them from going porous.

    3. Beneficial for Constipation

    Crepe myrtle is rich in dietary fibers. Hence, people suffering from constipation or hard stools can use the leaves, bark, and flowers of Jarul to ease the stools and smoothen the bowel movements. This, in turn, offers relief from constipation. Decoction made using the leaves has been quite popular as a purgative.

    4. Overcome Inflammation

    Inflammations often can happen because of viruses or bacteria. Preventing and overcoming inflammations can be done through using the crepe myrtle. Flavonoid inside crepe myrtle can prevent and overcome the inflammations from happening.

    5, Overcome Stroke

    Stroke happen because of the clogged cholesterol in the blood system, thus making the blood system blocked. Crepe myrtle is found to be able to smoothen the blood by decreasing the cholesterol level in the blood. If the blood runs smoothly, then someone will be avoided from the stroke and those who suffer from stroke can also get better by drinking crepe myrtle in the form of herb medicines.

    6. Overcome Diabetes

    Diabetes can happen because of the decreasing production of insulin and cause the blood sugar level in your system increases. Many ways had been used to increase the production of insulin to decrease the level of blood sugar. One of the natural ingredients that can help to increase the production of insulin is the content of corosolic acid inside the crepe myrtle’s leaves. Corosolic acid can be obtained through the extracts of crepe myrtle’s leaves.

    7. Overcoming Diarrhea

    Diarrhea can cause the sufferer to feel weak since it causes them to lose lots of liquids. Overcoming diarrhea traditionally is usually by making use of salt and young guava leaves. Besides using guava leaves, other traditional way to overcome diarrhea is by using the crepe myrtle. Crepe myrtle has this compound which is tannin that can harden the gastrointestinal wall to prevent the entering of liquids into the intestine that can cause diarrhea.

    8. Works as Antivirus

    Not only prevent the cancer cells’ growth, saponin in crepe myrtle can also help to prevent viruses from entering the body. Thus, the body can be avoided from some diseases that are caused by virus such as flu, herpes, and some other diseases caused by virus.

    9. Prevent Premature Aging

    Crepe myrtle is beneficial in preventing the premature aging. This is because the contents inside crepe myrtle can help to ward off free radicals from entering the body.

    10. Antidote for High Blood Pressure Level

    Researches are being conducted on the positive influence of this herb in curbing down the levels of blood pressure level, thus easing out hypertension and other associated health conditions. Just 2 cups of this tea made from dried leaves of this plant can help in easing hypertension. It ultimately prevents unwanted health conditions.

    11. Cure For Urinary Conditions

    An infusion or decoction prepared by using Crepe myrtle leaves is known to have a positive impact on various urinary disorders, including dysuria and renal inflammations. According to a research, including aqueous extracts of Crepe myrtle leaves in your diet could prevent and cure hyperuricemia.

    12. Avoid Thrombus

    Different than arteriosclerosis, thrombus does not obstruct the blood system, but it will stop the blood system from running since the blood will turn into lumps. Preventing thrombus can be done by using crepe myrtle, because crepe myrtle’s leaves contain flavonoid in it that can help to prevent blood turn into lumps.

    13. Prevent Heart Attack

    Same as stroke, heart attack can also happen because of blocked blood that is evidently go to the heart but gets clogged up because of cholesterol. The contents in crepe myrtle can help to decrease cholesterol, smoothen the run of blood system, and not only overcoming stroke but also prevent the heart attack from happening.

    14. Prevent Arteriosclerosis Disease

    Arteriosclerosis is a disease that can happen because of a fat growth on the arterial wall, thus making blood that runs to the brain and heart gets obstructed. Flavonoid in the crepe myrtle can help to prevent the arteriosclerosis from happening, thus smoothen the blood run to the brain and heart.

    15. Decrease the Level of Blood Cholesterol

    Accumulation of cholesterol in the blood system can cause some interference on the body’s health. Consuming crepe myrtle can help to decrease the level of blood cholesterol, thus smoothen the blood system and can prevent diseases that happen from blocked blood due to cholesterol from happening.

    16. Maintain Skin Health

    Contents inside crepe myrtle can help to protect skin’s health. The contents inside crepe myrtle can quickly heal skin diseases, and can also prevent skin from being exposed to free radicals. Thus, the skin health can be maintained.

    17. Overcome Leucorrhoea

    Some women may experience leucorrhoea. If not taken care immediately, leucorrhoea can result a fatal condition and cause infertility. Overcoming leucorrhoea can be done by drinking water from the crepe myrtle stew.

    18. Overcome Coughing Up Blood

    Experiencing blood cough or hemoptysis can cause other dangerous diseases if not taken care of immediately. One of the ways to overcome coughing up blood is to use the water from crepe myrtle’s stew.

    19. Overcome Toothache

    Some traits in crepe myrtle act just like how it can be an anti-inflammation, can also overcome toothache. Toothache can happen because of inflammation on the gum or bacteria on the teeth. Besides of anti-inflammation, contents inside crepe myrtle can also help to kill bacteria that can cause toothache.

    20. Decrease the Bleeding on Labor

    Some mother will experience severe bleeding after giving labor. To help decrease the bleeding, the water from crepe myrtle’s stew can be used for this.

    21. Release Toxic from the Body

    Inside the body, sometimes there are toxics that enter the body accidentally, caused by the air and also food. Not only to prevent diarrhea, but tannin compound inside crepe myrtle can also give benefits to help releasing the toxics from inside the body.

    22. Overcome Kidney Stone

    Make a stew out of crepe myrtle and drink the remaining water can help to destroy kidney stone that can disturb the kidney’s filtration function.

    Traditional uses and benefits of Crepe myrtle

    • Stem bark is febrifuge, stimulant and styptic.
    • Bark, flowers and leaves are considered to be hydrogogue and a drastic purgative.
    • Paste of the flowers is applied externally to cuts and wounds.
    • Root is astringent, detoxicant and diuretic.
    • Decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of colds.
    • Bark is also considered stimulant and febrifuge.
    • Roots are astringent and used as gargle.
    • Seeds have narcotic properties.
    • Flowers and leaves are used as purgatives in Manipur.
    • Crepe Myrtle has been used to cure diabetes in Ayurvedic medicine for a long time in India.
    • Decoction of dried leaves is used in diabetes.
    • It helps regulate blood pressure, fights obesity, and aids the digestive system.
    • It is good for the kidneys and helps ease urination.
    • Oily skin if treated with a concoction of crepe myrtle can become clean and dry.
    • Stem bark serves as a febrifuge (fever reducer) by means of infusion or decoction.
    • Stem bark also works to stimulate the body and stop bleeding of minor cuts.
    • Leaves can be boiled and taken daily as tea and in fact is used to make an herbal tea in the Philippines and Japan.
    • Powder of roasted fruit is used to brush teeth which are an agent for dental health meant to obtain white and strong teeth.
    • Fruit is used as a local application for aphthae of the mouth in Andamans.

    Other facts

    • Wood is hard and is useful for timber.
    • It is widely commercialized as an ornamental shrub or tree.
    • Due to its dense and wide spreading root system, it is also used in erosion control.
    • It is often planted as a boundary or barrier support plant in gardens and also cultivated areas.

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    https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lagerstroemia+indica

    https://www.cabi.org/ISC/datasheet/29669

    http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=282496

    http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=213

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    Crepe Mrytle Facts

    Name Crepe myrtle
    Scientific Name Lagerstroemia indica
    Native Temperate and tropical Asia. It has been widely cultivated as an ornamental and has become naturalized in Europe, America, and the Caribbean
    Common Names Crapemyrtle, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Crepeflower, Pride of India,  Queen Crape Myrtle, Queen of Flowers, Queen of Shrubs, Queen’s Flower, Cuddle Tree, Banabá, Giant Crepe myrtle, Indian crape myrtle
    Name in Other Languages Afrikaans: Trots-van-Indië
    Albanian: Lagerstrëmie
    Arabic:   tamuru hanna afrnjy (تمر حنا افرنجي) ,   altamaru hinat al’afrinjii (التمر حنة الأفرنجي)
    Assamese: Ajhar
    Azerbaijani: Hind yasəməni
    Basque: Indimitre
    Bengali: Dēśi phurusa (দেশি ফুরুস), Jarula (জরুল)
    Bulgarian: indiĭski lyulyak (индийски люляк)     
    Burmese:  Pan-ei
    Catalan:  Laguertrèmia, Arbre de Júpiter
    Chinese :  Zi wei (紫薇), Bai ri hong, Wu pi shu, Yang yang hua, Yang yang shu, Zi jin hua, Zi lan hua, Wen zi hua, Tzu hui
    Cuba: Astronomía, cupido, gastronomia, gastronomia y júpiter, Júpito
    Czech: Pukol okrouhlolistý
    Danish: Indisk lagerstroemia
    Dominican Republic: Almira, armira, astromelia, astromeria
    Dutch:  Lagerstroemia
    English:  Crape myrtle, Crepe myrtle, Crepe flower, Pride of India; Queen crape myrtle; Queen of flowers; Queen of shrubs; Queen’s flower, Indian crape myrtle      
    Finnish: Kiinankutrio
    French:  Lilas d’été, Lilas des Indes, Myrte de crêpe
    Galician: Árbore de Xúpiter
    Georgian: Irmis rka (ირმის რქა)
    German:  Chinesische Kräuselmyrte, Kreppmyrte, Chinesische Lagerströmie, Indische, Indien-Lagerströmie, indische Lagerströmie, Sommerflieder
    Greek:  Lagkestrémia i̱ indikí̱ (Λαγκεστρέμια η ινδική)
    Haiti: Astromelia stragornia, stragornia, stragornia blanc
    Hebrew: לגרסטרמיה הודית
    Hindi:  Harsingar, Phurush, Saoni, Telingachina, ajhar, arjuna, bondaro, challa, chinagoranta, dhayti, jarul, motobhandaru, pavalakkurinji, varagogu, saavanee (सावनी),  Saona, Sawani, Farash (फ़राश)
    Hungarian: Kínai selyemvirágfa
    Indonesia: Bungur, ketangi
    Italian:  Albero di San Bartolomeo, Lagerstremia
    Jamaica: June rose
    Japanese: Sarusuberi (サルスベリ)
    Kannada: Challdhole-dasa, Holematti, Nirbendeka
    Korean:  Bae long na mu (배롱나무)
    Lesser Antilles: Crepe myrtle
    Malay:  Bungur kecil
    Malaysia: Bongor biru
    Malayalam: Nirventeak
    Manipuri: Jarola (জরোল)
    Marathi:  Vilayatimendi, Dhayti, Bandhara, Taman
    Nepali: Asare  phul (असारे फूल), Asare  
    Oriya: Patali
    Persian: درختچه توری
    Philippines: Banaba
    Polish:  Lagerstremia indyjska
    Portuguese:  Árvore-de-júpiter, Escumilha, Resedá, extremosa, flor-de-merenda, suspiro
    Puerto Rico: Astromelia, astromero
    Russian:  Indijskaia siren (Индийская сирень), Lagerstremiia indijskaia (Лагерстремия индийская)
    Sanskrit:  Siddhesvara (सिद्धेश्वर), Syandana, Tinisa and Kramuka
    Serbian: Lagerstremiǰa  (лагерстремија)             
    Spanish:  Árbol de Júpiter, Crespón , Espumilla, Júpiter, Lila de las Indias, Lila del sur, Melindres, crespon rosado
    Swedish:  Lagerströmia, Lagerströmiia
    Tagalog:  Melendres, Pelendres
    Tamil: Pavalakkurinji (பவலக்குரிந்ஜி), Kadalai, Pumaruttu, Cinaccamanti, Pavalakkurincacceti, Tintiyam
    Telegu:  Chinagoranta, Chinnagoranta, Varagogu
    Thai:  Tabæk (ตะแบก),  Dta baek, Khả ḥ̀x (คำฮ่อ),  Kam hor, S̄elā (เสลา),  Sa lao, Yī̀k̄hèng (ยี่เข่ง),  Yêe kàyng, chuangmuu, tabaek dam
    Tonga: Kilisimasi
    Turkish:  Oya ağacı, İspanyol leylağı
    Vietnamese:  Tường vi, Tử vi tàu, Tử vi
    Plant Growth Habit Widely commercialized, upright, wide-spreading, multi-stemmed, deciduous ornamental shrub or small tree
    Growing Climates Gardens, yards, public parks, buffer strips around parking lots, along highways, waste places, grasslands, on cliffs, along rivers, in disturbed or secondary forest, and along forest edges in wet and dry habitats from low to medium altitudes
    Soil Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Does well in loamy, clay soils with good drainage
    Plant Size About 7 m tall with a spread of 4m, and has a moderate growth of about 25cm per year
    Root Aggressive and dense root system
    Bark Gray-brown, smooth, exfoliating and exposing shades of brown, reddish brown and green, very attractive
    Branchlets Slender, 4-angled or subulate, puberulous, glabrescent
    Twigs Slender, brown (initially red or green), ridged or angled, buds very small
    Leaf Opposite or some leaves alternate or whorled, simple, elliptical, entire margin, 2.5 – 5cm long, dark glossy green above, paler below
    Flowering season July to September
    Flower 3 cm flowers are borne in rounded, slightly conical clusters, 15 – 30cm long, at the ends of branches.  The clusters of flower buds develop at the tips of the shoots in spring and early summer
    Fruit Shape & Size Dry, 6-parted, capsule in upright spikes, each capsule measuring about 9 – 13 mm long, persistent through the winter
    Fruit Color Green and succulent at first then ripening to dark brown or black dryness
    Seed Seeds including wing about 8 mm
    Propagation by seeds and cuttings
    Lifespan Varies between 35 and 50 years
    Taste Bitter
    Plant Parts Used Flowers, root, leaf, bark
    Season September-November
    Health Benefits
    • Prevent Cancer Cells Growth
    • Maintain Bones Health
    • Beneficial for Constipation
    • Overcome Inflammation
    • Overcome Stroke
    • Overcome Diabetes
    • Overcoming Diarrhea
    • Works as Antivirus
    • Prevent Premature Aging
    • Antidote for High Blood Pressure Level
    • Cure For Urinary Conditions
    • Avoid Thrombus
    • Prevent Heart Attack
    • Prevent Arteriosclerosis Disease
    • Decrease the Level of Blood Cholesterol
    • Maintain Skin Health
    • Overcome Leucorrhoea
    • Overcome Coughing Up Blood
    • Overcome Toothache
    • Decrease the Bleeding on Labor
    • Release Toxic from the Body
    • Overcome Kidney Stone
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    Crepe myrtle Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Subdivision Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Class Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Subclass Rosidae
    Superorder Rosanae
    Order Myrtales
    Family Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
    Genus Lagerstroemia L. (lagerstroemia)
    Species Lagerstroemia indica L. (crapemyrtle)
    Synonyms
    • Lagerstroemia chinensis L.
    • Lagerstroemia chinensis Lam.
    • Lagerstroemia elegans Wall.
    • Lagerstroemia elegans Wall. ex Paxt.
    • Lagerstroemia indica var. alba Ram.Goyena
    • Lagerstroemia minor Retz.
    • Lagerstroemia pulchra Salisb.
    • Lagerstroemia speciosa DC.
    • Murtughas indica (L.) Kuntze
    • Velaga globosa Gaertn.
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