Tumpang air: Perbedaan antara revisi

Efek [[farmakologi]]nya adalah sebagai analgesik (pengurang rasa sakit) dan antiradang (''antiinflammatory''), diduga terkait dengan efeknya pada sintesis prostaglandin pada tubuh manusia<ref>Aziba PI , Adedeji A , Ekor M , Adeyemi O . Analgesic activity of ''Peperomia pellucida'' aerial parts in mice . ''Fitoterapia''. 2001;72:57-58.</ref>.

Ia diketahui pula memiliki efek antibiotik spektrum luas, ditunjukkan pada pengaruhnya dalam menekan ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'', ''[[Bacillus subtilis]]'', ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'', and ''[[Escherichia coli]]''<ref>Bojo AC , Albano-Garcia E , Pocsidio GN . The antibacterial activity of Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK (Piperaceae) . Asia Life Sci . 1994;3:35-44.

</ref>. Ekstrak daun keringnya dalam [[kloroform]] diketahui menghambat fungi ''[[Trichophyton mentagrophytes]]''.<ref>Ragasa CY , Dumato M , Rideout JA . Antifungal compounds from Peperomia pellucida . ACGC Chem Res Commun . 1998;7:54-61.</ref>.

Dalam pengobatan tradisional, tumpangan air dikenal sebagai bagian dalam pengobatan [[sakit perut]], bengkak, jerawat, kolik, pegal-pegal, sakit kepala, gangguan kemih, dan sakit sendi karena reumatik.<ref>Khan MR , Omoloso AD . Antibacterial activity of Hygrophila stricta and Peperomia pellucida . Fitoterapia . 2002;73:251-254.</ref><ref>Aziba PI , Adedeji A , Ekor M , Adeyemi O . Analgesic activity of Peperomia pellucida aerial parts in mice . Fitoterapia . 2001;72:57-58.</ref>.

<!-- In [[Bolivia]], [[Alteños]] Indians use the whole plant to stop hemorrhages. The roots are used to treat fevers and the aerial parts are used as dressing for wounds.<ref>Muñoz V , Sauvain M , Bourdy G , et al. A search for natural bioactive compounds in Bolivia through a multidisciplinary approach: Part III. Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by Alteños Indians . J Ethnopharmacol . 2000;71:123-131.

In northeastern [[Brasil]], the plant has been used to lower cholesterol.<ref>Bayma JD , Arruda MS , Müller AH , Arruda AC , Canto WC . A dimeric ArC 2 compound from Peperomia pellucida . Phytochemistry . 2000;55:779-782.</ref>

In [[Guyana]] and the [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]] region, it is a popular cough suppressant, emollient, and diuretic. It is also used to treat [[proteinuria]].<ref>Arrigoni-Blank Mde F , Oliveira RL , Mendes SS , et al. Seed germination, phenology, and antiedematogenic activity of Peperomia pellucida (L.) H. B. K. BMC Pharmacol . 2002;2:12-19.</ref><ref>de Fatima Arrigoni-Blank M , Dmitrieva EG , Franzotti EM , Antoniolli AR , Andrade MR , Marchioro M . Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK (Piperaceae) . J Ethnopharmacol. 2004;91:215-218.</ref> -->