Ati-ati

Ati-ati Scientific Name : Coleus blumei Benth    Synonyms         :  C. pumila, C. pumilus

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Flame nettle, painted nettle.

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This plant can play an important role in the treatment of polluted water with metals, since it can grow in conditions with a pH of around 4.8. The aluminum tolerance rate showed for this plant ranged between 18.8% and 25%. Therefore, this species behaves as a non-accumulator, even though the bioaccumulation factor was 3098.5 L kg−1.( Leon et al. 2011)

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Can grow in acid condition(pH 4.8). It can classified as a non-acculator of aluminium. The spesies can be as alternative for revegetation residues such as sludge from drinking water treatment.

Allergic dermatitis

Contact dermatitis

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Antimicrobial: Antimicrobial tests on diastereomers from Coleus blumei indicate that it is active against Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans (Ragas CY. 2001).

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Amalia Panizza de León a , Rogelio Carrillo González b , Marisela Bernal González a , Mabel Vaca Mier c & Carmen Durán-Domínguezde-Bazúa (2011). Exploration of the Ability of Coleus blumei to Accumulate Aluminum International Journal of Phytoremediation ,13(5) Pg 421-433. http://www.tandfonline.com/ doi/pdf/10.1080/15226514.

Ragas CY, Templora VF, Rideout JA (2001). Diastereomeric diterpenes from Coleus Blumei. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 49,7; 927-9

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