Jamu (Traditional Medicine)

'Back to nature' is not merely a slogan in Java and Indonesia. The visible proof is the use of traditional herbal medicine of various type of 'medical plants', either from the leaves, the fruits, the roots, the flowers or the barks, etc.

These herbal medicine had been used since the ancient time up to now, it is largely consumed by people of different level; lower, middle and upper, in the villages and in the big cities.

The study of jamu had been conducted by Rumphius, a botanist as early as the year 1775 AD by publishing a book 'Herbaria Amboinesis'. A scientific research for jamu by the research center of herbal medicine in Bogor Botanical Garden, resulting a publication of a book 'Medical Book for Children and Adults', composed by E. Van Bent.

The first seminar about jamu has been held in Solo in 1940, followed by a Formation of Indonesia's Jamu Committee in 1944. In the 1966, a seminar on jamu was held again. In 1981, a book by title of 'The use of Medical Plants' was established to support the jamu industry in the country.

The method of using the jamu remains the same as the ancestors did. Some are consumed by drinking it and some are for outside application.

At present one could buy easily ready made jamu packed modernly in the form of powder, pills, capsules, drinking liquid and ointments. Of course there are still jamu shops, which sell only ingredients or prepare the jamu on spot as required by buyers. Some women are roaming the street to sell jamu, is a common view across the country.

The traditional methods of making jamu such as by boiling the prepared herbal ingredients (jamu godok) still prevail in Javanese society. The popular traditional tools of making jamu are still available in many Javanese houses such as; Lumpang (small iron Mortar), pipisan, parut (grater), kuali (clay pot), etc.

What kind of disease could jamu cure?
The reply is almost every disease, jamu could cure. There are various kinds of jamu to combat different kind of illness. In Principle there are two types of jamu; the first is jamu to maintain physical fitness and health, the locally popular are Galian Singset (to keep women body fit and slim) and Sehat Lelaki (to keep men body healthy). The second is jamu to cure various kinds of illness. Except the above, there are special jamu created with the purpose to maintain a loving family harmony. The popular products among other are Sari Rapet, which makes a women sexual organ in a good condition, as for the man the matched product is jamu Kuat Lekaki (strong man). The Javanese are also taking a great care to pregnant women during pre and postnatal period by producing the related jamu. There are also jamu for the babies.

The Herbs for Jamu
There are hundreds of herbs for jamu prescriptions, among other are:

Spices
Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)
Lempuyang (Zingiber Oronaticum)
Temu Lawak/ Wild Ginger (Curcuma Cautkeridza)
Kunyit/ Tumeric (Curcuma Domestica)
Kencur/ Greater Galingale (Kaemferi Galanga)
Lengkuas/ Ginger Plant (Elpina Galanga)
Bengle (Zingiber Bevifalium)

Leaves
Secang (Caesalpinia Sappan Hinn)
Sambang Dara (Rexco Ecaria Bicolar Hassk)
Brotowali (Tiospora Rumpii Boerl)
Adas (Foeniculum Vulgare Mill)

Fruits
Jeruk Nipis/ Calamondin (Citrae Aurantifalia Sivingle)
Ceplukan (Physalic Angulata Him)
Nyamplung (Calophylum Inaphyllu)

Barks
Kayu Manis/ Cinamon (Gijeyzahyza Glabra)

Flowers
Melati/ Yasmin (Jataninum Sunbac Ait)
Rumput Alang-alang (Gramineae)

It is worth to note that some jamu factories in Java are exporting its products. Besides the export of ready made jamu, 25 kinds of herbal plants and ingredients are also in the list of export to Europe, Australia, USA, Japan, etc.

No Side Effects
The people like to consume jamu due to :

* Availability in many places
* Comparatively cheap price
* No side effects

Source: www.joglosemar.co.id



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Ginger Benefits

Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Popular for addition recipes for cooking spices, is also beneficial to health. Latest facts of ginger is able to relieve pain and restore gastric arthritis. Ginger rhizome tubers obtained from quasi tuber living plants annuals. It is said that the spicy was first discovered by Marcopolo. Other sources mention the ginger came from mainland Asia and was used by the Chinese and India since 5000 years ago.

Digestive Disorders and Overcome Arthritis
The health benefits of ginger to it no doubt. Various scientific studies have been conducted, the results were amazing. Ginger tuber proved efficacious as karminativum or can stimulate the gas out of the stomach to be able to cure a cold. Warm nature is also believed to reduce feelings of nausea, cough and mild flu symptoms.

Other studies mentioned, the content of protease and lipase enzyme that functions contained in ginger break protein and fat. These enzymes that help digest and absorb foods that increase your appetite. Ginger also protects the digestive system by lowering the acidity of the stomach. Compounds acetone and methanol in the ginger is also able to inhibit the irritation of the digestive tract, stomach pain benefits can be reduced by taking ginger.
Inflammatory arthritis / rheumatoid arthritis can also be overcome by consuming a lot of ginger because ginger inhibit the production of prostaglandins, hormone in the body that can trigger inflammation.

Erection Stimulate and Strengthen Sperm
Diligently consume ginger also stimulates the release of adrenaline that can widen blood vessels so the body becomes warm, the blood flows more smoothly and reducing blood pressure. Whereas cineole and arginine compounds contained in ginger rhizome able to overcome premature ejaculation. These compounds also stimulate an erection, prevent sterility and strengthen the endurance of sperm. There is nothing wrong if peoples are known as food or aphrosidiac libido booster, special is not is?
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Soursop Fruit, Cancer Killer

Soursop, Graviola fruit of the tree is a natural killer of cancer cells that magic to 10,000 times more powerful than the chemo therapy.

But why do we not know?

Because one world of research company's keep this secret of findings on this matter as close as possible, they want to fund research that issued a very large, for many years, may return in advance plus generous benefits in a way to make Synthetic Graviola tree as raw material medicine and medicine sold to the world market.

Concern, several people died, pathetic, because the malignancy of cancer, while the giant companies, drug makers with a turnover of billions of dollars to close the magic secret tiddly of this Graviola tree secret.

Low tree, in Brazil named "Graviola", in Spanish "Guanabana", English "Soursop". In Indonesia, yes soursop fruit or Dutch jack fruit. The fruit is rather large, spiny skin soft, white flesh, it sweet sour / acid, edible skin by opening or created juice.

Efficacy of soursop fruit provides effect of anti-tumor / cancer is very strong, and medically proven to cure all types of cancer. In addition to cure of cancer, soursop fruit also acts as anti-bacterial, anti-fungus (fungi), effective against many types of parasites / worms, lowering high blood pressure, depression, stress, and normalize the nervous system back to a less well.

One example of how important the existence of the Institute for Health Sciences is American people Institute unmasked the secret of this miraculous fruit. The astonishing fact is: the Far Amazon forest hinterland, grow "magic tree", which will change your thinking, your doctor, and the world about the healing process and hope to cancer survival.

No one can promise more than this, for the next future. Research shows that the "magic tree" and this fruit can be:
Ø Attacking cancer cells effective safely and naturally, WITHOUT nausea, weight loss, hair loss, as happened in chemo therapy.
Ø Protect the immune system and prevent deadly infections.
Ø The patient feels stronger, more healthy during the treatment / healing.
Ø increased energy and improved physical appearance.

Source of this shocking news comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in America. Graviola fruit tested in more than 20 laboratory, since the 1970s until the next few years.

Test results from the extract (essence) of this fruit are:
Ø In effective choose targets and kills bad cells from 12 different types of cancer, including cancer: Colon, breast, prostate, lounge, and pancreas.
Ø Power works 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells compared with adriamycin and Chemo therapy commonly used!
Ø Unlike chemo therapy, this juice is selective only to hunt and kill the evil and NOT cells harm / kill cells healthy!

Research has been done on the tree extensive "magic" is, for many years but why we do not know anything about this? The answer is: So easy to our health, our lives, which is controlled by money and power!

One of the largest drug companies in America with a turnover of billions of dollars doing extraordinary research on Graviola tree that grows in the forest is the Amazon.

Apparently some parts of this tree: the bark, roots, leaves, fruit flesh and seeds, over the centuries into a cure for the Indian tribes in South America to treat: heart disease, asthma, liver problems (heart) and arthritis.

With minimal scientific facts, the company disbursed funds and human resources are very large in order to do research and various tests. The results were astonishing. Graviola scientifically proven as a cancer cell killing machine!

But ... the story of Graviola nearly ended here. Why?

Under the Federal Law, natural resources for the drug NO / NOT patented.

Companies facing a big problem, trying hard with a huge cost to make syntheses / cloning of this Graviola to be patented so that funds spent on research and various tests can be returned, and even made a fortune. But these efforts did not succeed. Graviola not cloned. Company bite finger after billions of dollars spent for research and various tests. When a dream to get a big advantage to fade, research and test activities are also stopped. Even worse, the company closed the project and decided to NOT publish the results of this research.

Fortunately, there was one scientist from the Research Team can not bear to see these atrocities occurred. By sacrificing his career, he contacted a company that used to collect natural things of the Amazon forest for the manufacture of drugs. When the experts of the Health Sciences Research Institute at the news magic Graviola, they began to do research. The results were surprising.

Graviola proved to be a tree killer effective cancer cells. The National Cancer Institute began the first scientific research in 1976. The results prove that the leaves and stem wood Graviola can attack and destroy the evil cells cancer. Unfortunately, these results only for internal purposes and not published.

Since 1976, Graviola has proven to be a killer of cancer cells in the extraordinary trials conducted by 20 different independent laboratories. A study published by the Journal of Natural Products stated that studies conducted by the Catholic University in South Korea, said that one of the chemical elements contained in Graviola, can select, discriminate and kill cancer cells Colon with 10,000 times more powerful than the adriamycin and Chemo Therapy!

The most striking discovery from this study is a Catholic University: Graviola can select and
kill only the evil of cancer cells, while healthy cells are not touched / disturbed.

Graviola not like chemo therapy which can not distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells, then cells reproduction (such as stomach and hair) were killed out by the Chemo therapy, causing negative effects: nausea and hair loss.

A study at Purdue University show that the Graviola leaves are able to kill cancer cells in effective, particularly cancer cells: prostate, pancreas, and Lounge.

After for about 7 years there was no news of Graviola, finally broke the news of this miracle, too.

Limited supply of Graviola extract is cultivated and harvested by indigenous Brazilian people, is now available in America.

The full story of Graviola, where acquired, and how to use it, can be found in:
"Beyond Chemotherapy: New Cancer Killers,
Safe as Mother's Milk ", as a special free bonus issue of Health Sciences Institute.

Now you know the benefits of soursop fruit is extraordinary. Sweet refreshing sour taste. 100% natural fruit without any side effects.

Good luck
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Guava

Guavas are plants in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) genus Psidium, which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Most likely naturally spreading (by means of ocean drifting) to parts of the Caribbean and some parts of North Africa, guavas are now cultivated and naturalized throughout the tropics, and due to growing demand they are also grown in some subtropical regions.

Guava fruit

Guava fruit, usually 4 to 12 cm long, are round or oval depending on the species. The outer skin may be rough, often with a bitter taste, or soft and sweet. Varying between species, the skin can be any thickness, is usually green before maturity, but becomes yellow, maroon, or green when ripe. Guava fruit generally have a pronounced and typical fragrance, similar to lemon rind but less sharp. Guava pulp may be sweet or sour, off-white ("white" guavas) to deep pink ("red" guavas), with the seeds in the central pulp of variable number and hardness, again depending on species.

Medical uses

Since the 1950s, guavas – particularly the leaves – have been a subject for diverse research in chemical identity of their constituents, pharmacological properties and history in folk medicine; most research has been restricted to the Apple Guava (P. guajava) however, and any additional beneficial properties of other species remain essentially unstudied. From preliminary medical research in laboratory models, extracts from Apple Guava leaves or bark are implicated in therapeutic mechanisms against cancer, bacterial infections, inflammation and pain. Essential oilsin vitro. from guava leaves have shown strong anti-cancer activity Guava leaves are used in folk medicine as a remedy for diarrhea and, as well as the bark, for their supposed antimicrobial properties and as an astringent. Guava leaves or bark are used in traditional treatments against diabetes In Trinidad a tea made from the young leaves is used for diarrhoe,dysentry and fever.

Source: www.wikipedia.org

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10 Health Benefits of Apples

We're told that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what exactly are the health benefits of apples? Here are ten reasons to heed the advice of that old proverb.

Bone Protection
French researchers found that a flavanoid called phloridzin that is found only in apples may protect post-menopausal women from osteoporosis and may also increase bone density. Boron, another ingredient in apples, also strengthens bones.

Asthma Help
One recent study shows that children with asthma who drank apple juice on a daily basis suffered from less wheezing than children who drank apple juice only once per month. Another study showed that children born to women who eat a lot of apples during pregnancy have lower rates of asthma than children whose mothers ate few apples.

Alzheimer's Prevention
A study on mice at Cornell University found that the quercetin in apples may protect brain cells from the kind of free radical damage that may lead to Alzheimer's disease.

Lower Cholesterol
The pectin in apples lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol. People who eat two apples per day may lower their cholesterol by as much as 16 percent.

Lung Cancer Prevention
According to a study of 10,000 people, those who ate the most apples had a 50 percent lower risk of developing lung cancer. Researchers believe this is due to the high levels of the flavonoids quercetin and naringin in apples.

Breast Cancer Prevention
A Cornell University study found that rats who ate one apple per day reduced their risk of breast cancer by 17 percent. Rats fed three apples per day reduced their risk by 39 percent and those fed six apples per day reduced their risk by 44 percent.

Colon Cancer Prevention
One study found that rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 43 percent lower risk of colon cancer. Other research shows that the pectin in apples reduces the risk of colon cancer and helps maintain a healthy digestive tract.

Liver Cancer Prevention
Research found that rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 57 percent lower risk of liver cancer.

Diabetes Management
The pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid to the body which lowers the body's need for insulin and may help in the management of diabetes.

Weight Loss
A Brazilian study found that women who ate three apples or pears per day lost more weight while dieting than women who did not eat fruit while dieting.

Source: www.healthdiaries.com

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Garlic Benefits

1. Inhibit deterioration of the brain and the immune system

2. Helps delay the aging process. Inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

3. By consuming garlic, cancer risk can be reduced.

4. Garlic regularly consumed within a certain period can help lower cholesterol.

5. Anti-cholesterol substances in garlic called ajoene help prevent blood clotting.

6. Garlic can help relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.

7. With a softer effect. Garlic contains vitamin A.

8. Garlic contains vitamins B

9. Garlic contains vitamin C.

10. Garlic contains calcium.

11. Garlic contains potassium

12. Garlic contains antioxidants. Garlic contains carotene and selenium

13. Eating 2-3 cloves of garlic a day, will avoid the possibility of heart disease.

14. Cure high blood pressure

15. Relieve ulcer

16. Lowering cholesterol in the blood

17. Increasing blood insulin for diabetics.

18. Disabling free radicals that disrupt the immune system

19. Useful as an antidote to poison (detoxifier) which protect the body from various diseases.

20. Helping add your appetite when eaten raw

21. Maintaining stamina

22. Contains antimicrobial efficacy, antitrombotik, hipolipidemik, antiarthritis, hypoglycemic, and also has antivitas as antitumor.

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Lime Benefits

Lime has many benefits. Besides being a refreshing drink, fruit that has consumed thousands of years ago this could also prevent the temptation to cure various diseases. Indeed there are so many oranges, among other things tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, orange sauce, lemon, mandarin oranges, and many others. However, in terms of none of which matched lime.

Lime is a plant with many branches of shrubs. The height can reach six meters. The leaves are oval shaped and handled. Star-shaped flowers are white. Hard woody stem and usually bear fruit after 2.5 years. The fruit is round with a smooth surface, thin-skinned, yellow and green when older.

This plant is thought to have come from north Indian region. Lemon fruit contains a lot of water and vitamin C are high. Leaves, fruit, and flowers, flying oil containing limonin and linalool. Lime usually grow well in lowland areas that were exposed to sunlight.

Communities in the Netherlands, especially living in big cities like Amsterdam, Den Haag, and Rotterdam, has known the benefits of orange juice since several centuries ago. So did the people in the United States. They began to recognize the benefits of lime since the time of ancient Indians. Ohio State Biotechnology Center in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States, had done research on lime. The result, lime rich in vitamins and contains a number of minerals. Lime lime merit is still fresh, thin-skinned and yellow-green color.

Apart from fruit, roots, leaves, and lime flowers are often used as a drug. According Prapti Dr. Utami, lemon fruit contains several substances that are beneficial to the body, among others, citric acid, glucose, fats, essential oils, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, and amino acids. "The number of ingredients found in citrus fruit juice to make it widely used as a drug," he explained.

Essential oil of lime leaves inhibits the growth of staphylococcus aureus (bacteria on the skin). Lime juice can be used as a mouthwash in tenggotokan ill patient. The sweet smell of a delicious, delicious when we rinse. Her skin, if held in the mouth, can scent or reduce bad breath was delicious and overcoming inflammation because they contain acid that can kill germs.

Because many oil and kandungnan substance in it, lemon is also used to overcome dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoid, irregular menstruation, diphtheria, acne, headache or vertigo, hoarseness, cough, body odors, increase appetite, prevent hair fall, dandruff, flu, fever, too fat, tonsils, Anyang-anyangan disease (painful urination), nosebleeds, and inflammation of the nose.

Lime fruit taste bitter, sour, a bit cold and efficacious to remove the blockage of vital energy. Can be used as a cough medicine, peluruh sputum, peluruh sweat, and helps the digestive process. Taste sour lemon can help clear the nicotine found in smokers' teeth and mouth. Ingredients contained limonin in citrus juice can reduce blood cholesterol levels which indirectly reduce hypertension.

By drinking lemon juice regularly, every morning, noon and night, would wake stability and trimness body. Lime juice can also prevent coughing. Not only that, lemon juice can make the skin pores become smaller and eliminate the fat in oily skin. The pulp can reduce the heat in the stomach. Read More..