Pithecellobium jiringa

The characteristics of plants
Basic simple Jering large, its height reaches 25m. Bark pale reddish colored war and slippery. Leaves Jering majmuk type consists rather than 2-3 pairs of leaves densely arranged on two side handles. Soft bud berjurat young purple or violet. The flowers are small, white cream. Lenggai or fruit Jering have width about 5 cm, dark purplish war colored, thick-skinned or bercuping. Seeds yellowish light green and reddish when ripe exchanging war. Fats taste bitter, somewhat pedar and strong smelling.

Topping
Scattered throughout Malaysia. Most of the wild life in forest edges and in secondary forest, but there are also planted in orchard or around the house mix.

Nutritional
Jering contain adequate protein 10.5%, 84.1% carbohydrate, 52% water, 1.0% ash, 0.8% fat and 3.6% gentian.

Usefulness
Fruit Jering medicine value is:
Can reduce high blood pressure.
The leaves are used to treat skin disease and chest pain
The bark also may be made in ubat kumuran for toothache
The fruit is used for urinary ubat fester and toothache.
This plant is also used to treat diabetes. In addition, the fruit skin are used to wash hair. For treat coral reef in water, finely ground fruit seeds Jering with a little ginger, boiled and drunk.