Cocculus orbiculatus (L.) DC.

Cincau minyak (Cocculus orbiculatus) is a vine up to 2-10 meters tall of the Menispermaceae family, distributed from Nepal and China to West and Central Java. In Vietnam and China, this plant is used as traditional medicine, while in Indonesia and Thailand its leaves are processed into grass jelly. Cincau minyak is believed to be anti-inflammatory and to help relieve asthma and bronchitis.

This plant can grow in lowlands up to elevations of ± 1,500 m above sea level. Grows wild at forest edges, ravine slopes, and wild thickets. Prefers somewhat shaded places and grows climbing on other shrubs.

• Root swollen in shape, black on the outside when dry, wood-like inside.
• Stem small, green bark.
• Leaves single, thin, oblong, sometimes with 3 shallow lobes with a pointed-rounded apex, glossy green.
• Flowers monoecious, small, arranged in inflorescences located at the tips of twigs or leaf axils.

• Propagated generatively (seed), and vegetatively (root suckers, stem layering and stem cuttings).
• Seeds come from ripe, undamaged fruit. Remove the fruit flesh and dry the seeds before planting.

Wattisine A, cocsoline, magnoflorine, coclaurine, daucosterol, β-sitosterol, sino-coculine, oleioyl-glycerol.

Anodyne (pain relief), epilepsy, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, depurative (blood purifier), diuretic (urine promoter), vermifuge, antibacterial, treats asthma, bronchitis and paralysis, remedy for stomach ache, antitumor, calluses, and aids digestion.

• Wash cincau leaves thoroughly with running water, then sort out impurities and drain.
• Finely chop the leaves. Dry with indirect sunlight for 3 days and cover with a black cloth.
• Store in a place protected from light.

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