HERBAL MEDICINE

Herbal Medicine, sometimes referred to as Herbalism or Botanical Medicine, is the use of herbs for their therapeutic or medicinal value. An herb is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, aromatic or savory qualities. Herb plants produce and contain a variety of chemical substances that act upon the body.
'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 Herbs

There are hundreds of herbs , 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)
LeavesSecang (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)
FlowersMelati/ Yasmin (Jataninum Sunbac Ait)Rumput Alang-alang (Gramineae)