This plant is widely spread throughout the East Indies and the Pacific, and is a tropical plant often cultivated as an ornamental plant and a hedge plant. The leaf extract has also been processed into an ointment to treat fungal skin problems. Additionally, the young, unflowered shoots can be cooked as a vegetable.

It grows in tropical and subtropical climates, requiring full sunlight (6 hours or more), moderate soil moisture, moist soil with good drainage, and a minimum temperature of 16  

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• Root (Akar) Taproot, brown color.

• Stem (Batang) Erect, woody, smooth and round. Twigs are hairy, and branches are sympodial.

• Leaves (Daun) Simple, alternate arrangement, oblong shape, serrated margin, tapering tip (meruncing), spotted (berbintik), pinnate venation. Color is creamy green or red, hairy. The shape can be flat or curved.

• Flower (Bunga) Compound inflorescence, spike shape (bulir), bisexual (hermaphrodite). The calyx is cup-shaped, small, green color, usually hidden beneath the leaves.

• Fruit (Buah) Capsule (kotak) with three chambers, hairy, red color.

• Seed (Biji) Kidney-shaped, black color.

• Propagation is done generatively (seeds) or vegetatively (stem cuttings).

• Copper Leaf is an easy-to-grow plant. Stem cuttings should ideally be planted in a pot that is twice the width of the formed root length.

Antidiabetic, antibacterial.

Treats diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections, fungal skin infections.

Relieves muscle aches and stiffness (pegal linu).

Reduces fever.

Manages hypertension (high blood pressure).

Treats coughing up blood, canker sores (stomatitis), rheumatism, inflammation, and swelling.

Saponins, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, alkaloids, corilagin, gallic acid, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, steroids, phlobatannin, geraniin, phytate, and terpenoids.