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Sambung nyawa is the Malay name for Gynura procumbens, a small plant indigenous to Malaysia that is widely used in local traditional medicine. In Malay, sambung nyawa means ‘prolongation of life’. Its much-vaunted general healing properties resonate as well in its Chinese name, bai bing cao, which translates as the ‘one hundred ailments’ plant’. In Africa, the plant is also known as the Mujonso herb.

A vigorous climber in the Malaysian rainforest, the plant is now cultivated commercially and is found in many private gardens, kampong plots, and even urban flower pots. Flowering cultivars of the species have also been developed and are now popular as house plants in temperate countries.

The leaves have long served in Malaysia as a flavoring for food. As a medicine, the plant is used for kidney trouble, dysentery, and as a febrifuge. Among its many pharmaceutical properties, it is considered antipyretic and anti-inflammatory.

In traditional medicine, it is employed for a variety of ailments including migraine, constipation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

It is deemed anti-carcinogenic and anti-allergic and the mashed dried leaf is often used as a salve for rashes.

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