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Orthosiphon stamineus (Malay: misai kucing) is a traditional herb that is widely grown in tropical areas. The two general species, Orthosiphon stamineus “purple" and Orthosiphon stamineus “white” have essential medicinal properties able to treat diabetes, kidney and urinary disorders, high blood pressure and bone or muscular pain.
Cat whisker also known as java tea has been introduce in the western since early 20th century.Though it is popular as a medicinal herb , the fact is, it is also tasty as a drink.The preparation of java tea is similar as other tea. It is soaked in hot boiling water for about 3 minutes, before add honey or milk.It can be easily prepared as garden tea from the dried leave. Nowadays, there quite a number of cormecial product derive from cat whisker available in market. For More info on cat whisker (propagation, cultivation and preparation) please visit : http://melur.com/myherba.asp?plant_id=21
