(a) Brighten the face
Take a grasp of pegaga with its root, boil with two glass of water until you can make a glass of the boil, filter and cool it. After that, drink it once a day after supper for three times a week.

(b) To constrict womb
make eating of the pegaga as ‘ulam’ as a habit. Consume it

until your womb becomes constrict.

(c) To get rid of the black spot on face
crush the leaf of the pegaga to small pieces
and mix with “bedak sejuk “ , then apply it on your face.

(d) Aloe Vera For Face

1)All you have to do is remove the green rind of the leaves and use the pulp inside it.

2)You may cut open the leaves and apply the gel directly or remove the rind and then use the gel.

3)Apply it on the face and wash it off after thirty minutes. You may also keep the gel overnight.


Face masks can also be prepared with aloe gel.

1)You can prepare one by mixing equal amounts (one tablespoon) of aloe gel, ground oats, honey and ground almonds.

2)Apply it on the face and neck and rinse off with lukewarm water after twenty to thirty minutes. The pure one can be the best aloe vera gel for face, but, if you find some commercial version more useful, you may opt for the latter.

1. Pereskia sacharosa - Jarum tujuh bilah

2. Ficus deltoidea - Mas cotek

3. Orthosiphon stamineus - Misai kucing

4. Labisia pumila - Kacip fatimah

5. Pogostemon cablin - Nilam

6. Zingiber zerumbet - Lempoyang

7. Kaempferia galanga - Cekor

8. Ghoniothalamus umbrosus - Kenerak

9. Morinda citrifolia - Mengkudu

10. Gnetum gnemon - Melinjau

11. Melastoma sanguineum - Senduduk

12. Solanum torvum - Terung pipit

13. Curcuma xanthorrhiza - Temu Lawak

14. Cosos caudatus - Ulam Raja

15. Donax grandis - Bemban