South Paciflc Study Vo1 23,No l,2002

Jamu as Traditional Medicine
in Java,Indonesia

Soedarsono RIswANl'2and Ha五

ni SANGAT― RoENIANTY02

Abstract"Jamu" is a word in Javanese tribe language,which means the traditional medicine from plan
Today,jamu has becn adoptcd into thc lndoncsian languagc and has become a common andlndoncsian word with thc silnilar lneaning̲Bascd on its uscs,jamu can bc distinguishcd intO
catcgories of mcdicincs,hcalth‐ carcs,bcauty‐carcs(coSmctics),tOnics or bcvcragcs and bodyls
cndurancc or protcction This papcr discusscs thc rcsults on cthno―
mcdicinal plant studics from sOme
arcas in Java and also data from thc sccondary sourccs and rcfcrcnccs

Key‐words: jamu,traditional medicinc,Java,Indonesia

Introduction

The utilization of plants as traditional inedicines caned'jamu"in Javanesc pcopl
has been practiced for a long tilne.Jamu can consist of a single or a mixture of somemcdicinal plants.Thc word of'jamu"now has been adopted into lndonesian language,
which mcans traditional medicincs.Thc Javancse jamu is now used widcly throughou「
Fhe modcrn
the country, even in abroad likc in Malaysia and Brunci Darussalam。
Javanese jamu is manufactured in many big and modem industrics in Java.Those
industHcs havc bccn registercd by thc lndonesian Govemment through thc Departrncnt
of Hcalth(HARGONO,1991).At the prescnt timc,jamu is a part ofliving culturc in thc
country and it is uscd not only for cu五 ng discasc but also other uscs. According to
TILAAR.,(1992),thc uSCS Of'jamu"arc groupcd into fivc catcgoHcs as follows;
α α′

1.mcdicinc
2.health¨care
3.beauty―carc
4.tonic and bcveragc
5.body's protcction or endurance

Thc modem trend ofjamu productions is very easy to be consumed and caricd
po、
vdcHng jamu is an example for nice and simplc packing. It is very casily to b
sobbcd with boiled water.Thcrc arc manyjamus in the folll1 0fpill
Thc present condition is the era ofjamu developmcnt.Now,it has been uscd to treat
somc common discascs and thercforc it supports to thc program of National Hcalth inlndoncsia.FЮm the economic point of宙
cw,jamu can be consumcd from the lowcrto
clyrclat市
cheaper comparcd with thc
highcr lcvcl pcoplc,since the priccs ofjamu arc
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modern lnedicincs or drugs.

Ailns and the Study Areas
ThC aiFn Of thc study is to collect infollllatiOn on ethno‑lnedicinc or traditional
mcdicinc which is uscd daily by Javanese peoplc in the villagcs and conll■
only called' aりm u " . T h e a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d c c o l l e c t i o n o f p l a n t s w h i c h a r e u s
all kinds of jamu products from some industries and 111lation
an inf。 conccming thc
jamu in the traditional markets.The study arcas are at Ccntral
Java,Jθ
,Yogyakarta,
Scmarang,Surakarta,and Tawangmangu areas;East Java,″.θ。
, Surabaya,Malang,and
Lawang areas and West Java, J.θ ., Sukabulni, BogOr,Banten and outskirts Of Jakarta
arcas.Data are also conccted froln the secondary sources and thc references.

Resultsl.HistoryKno、 vledgc about the traditional incdicines in lndonesia is quitc cxtcnsive bccauscof thc grcat diversity of its local cultures.Although thc greater part of thc lndonesianknowledge in traditional lnedicine of plants was innucnced by thc practice of Javancse
tribe in using thcir traditional medicine ofplants,called̀lamu''.

Thc origin and dcvclopmcnt of̀jamu''itself is not completcly known.The carlicst
evidcncc of internal and external use of herbs datcs back to thc cighth century. In
Ccntral Java, on thc wan of the BOrobudur Tcmple(thc largcst and biggcst ancientmonumcnt in the Southcrn Hemisphcre and thc world's largest̀̀stupa"― a dome―shapcdof Buddhist Shrine),therc was a rclicf Of à̀kalpataru"trcc.It is a mythologicalwhich symbolized as livcs forcvcr.Bcncath the trcc,peoplc crushcd thc ingrcdicnts forthc preparation ofjamu.

Pcoplc of Javancsc bc
t五writc lhc prcscHptions Of jamu traditional lncdicines oplants in thc follll callcd̀̀serat"or̀̀primbon''.Thcse old documcnts(anCiCnt sc
wcrc written on thc dv lcaves of lontar palm trcc(3ο
sSン
Sノαbθ
〃ル′L.)usually、
vrittcn in Sanskrit or̀̀()ld Javanesc''languagc.Somc ofthose ancient scripts arè̀Scrat
P五mbon Jampi'', Scrat Racikan BOreh Wulang Dalenl'',
Kalimusada Puratc Bolang'',
Usada Sa五 ", ̀̀Usada Tctcnger Bcling'' andUsada Tiwas Panggung"(SoEDIBJO,
1989; 1990).All thesc ancient scripts arc kept and belongs to the King of Pakubu、vono
IX and X in Mangkunegaran Palace, Surakarta, Central Java. There is still anOther
manuscript of Javancsc Medicinal plants,1.c. ̀̀Serat Kawruh Bab Jampi― Jampi Jawi'',which published in 1831(SuTARJノ ■)I, 1990).Thcy are all vcry important Javancse
hcritages on traditional mcdicines of plants,sincc thcy are consist of many rccipcs ofJavancscjamu traditional mcdicines.
Jamu is a purc culturc of Javancse tribc pcoplc. Jamu is a word from Javanese

languagc,which mcans a traditional mcdicinc plants.Today,thc word ofjamu
nationally uscd for all kinds OftraditiOnal rnedicincs.
2.Species Diversity of Jamu PIaterials
BACKER and BACKHUIZEN(1963‑1968)mentiOned that thc total numbcr spccies ofJamu as Traditional Mcdicinc in Java,Indonesia

the flowering plants in Java was about 4,500 species and about 14… 16 °/O of total
flowcHng plants(25,000 ‑ 30,000 spccics)in lndOnesian archipelago. FurthcllllorC,
HEYllE(1927)rcportCd that thcrc was 996 spccies of flowe五 ng plants which had becn
uscd as traditional medicines in lndonesia, and hc mcntioncd that it would makc atotaHy l,040 spccics if including algac,fllngi,fcr■,and gymnospennae specics(Tablcl). KAZAH鳳(1986)publiShed an index of medicinal plants in lndoncsia for a
Japancsc modcm pharlnaccutical company in lndoncsia, P.T. EISAI Indonesia, listed
about 7500 spccics of uscful plants and about of 3689 spccics from all lifc forlns are
mcdicinal plants.ZIIHuD θ′α′.(1994)rncntiOncd that about 1260 trcc spccics in tropicalrain forests oflndonesia arc uscd as incdicinal plallts
SANGAT― RoEMANTYO and RISWAN(1990)based On thcir study in scveral villagesin West,Central and East Java,reportcd that 151 species of plants have been uscd asmedicinal plants by thc pcoplcs.Those an species belong to 125 gcnera and 57 families.
The specics of Zingiberaccac, Astcraccac, Fabaccac, Euphorbiaccac and Lamiaccae、cre the commonly used in thc Javancsc villagcs and among thcnl Zingibcraceac(gingcr family)waS thC most important plant family in thc making of traditionaljamu.
Somc spccics ofthosc uscd as lncdicinal plants arc now gctting to bc vcry rarc and cvcn

endangcr spccics, such as pulosaH み′χノ
κ″αr″″ B′),jenitri(Ettθ
θθ
α4, S
αrθ′
gα″ (JusS.)M01dCnkc),kayu kuning
α″
gι
′
ッ
ィ
sr〆
ダノsB′),kayu rapet(Pα
η θ
ガα″θ
′
(̲4″
b̀′
力οSC力γs″ οsc力α′γs Medikus).It theεα′gθ′′sノ
α /7α
И (L.)Merr.)and regulo●
plant species is endemic to Java,thc status condition of spccics is gctting、 〃orst,such as

padma(Rttβ Jα′α′″αBl)which Javanese people use as traditional cosmetics.It isve●′difflcult to ind and bccolning a rarc spccics.
no、アTable l:Total number of Species and Farnilies ofMedicinal Plants in lndonesia(baSCd On HEYIIE,1927)
No.
1.

Group of Plants

Fanlilies

Specles

Fungi:
a.Phycomycctcs
b.Basidiolllycctcs

2
3
4.
5

Algac:
Aga五 calcs
1mpcrfcct fungil
Lichcncs
Fern and allicdi
Ptcridophyta

27

4
０
２

Anthophytal
a.Gyllmospellllaeb.Angiospellllac
l.Monocotylcdonac
2.Dicotylcdoncac

3.Preparation and Serving of Jamu
ln the past, Javancsc people seemed to sense what thcy
health by the choicc of Hght food and a right way oflife.Not

should do to kcep their
only thc processed food,

７
１

Total

138
858
1040

４
５

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but also they consume thc freshly pickcd leaves or other part of plants to keep thcir
hcalth always in the good condition. In casc of illncss or discascs,thcy madc ccrtain

dccootions from the part of plants,such as lcat bark,fruit,flowcr,loots etc.for
thcir illncss or discases.Thc prcscriptions ofthis traditional rncdicinc camu)arobtaincd frorn the villagc incdical practitioncr,which is usually cancd̀̀dukun"(in JaVa).
This tcm may bc silnilar with̀̀pa、vang"in Bornco/Kalimantan,Indoncsia.The pcoplc
in villagcs or rural areas collcct the plant mateHals from thcir homc gardens or
surrounding fbrcst.

Bascd on thc prcparation manncr,jamu can bc distinguished into two difgroups,those arc(1)jamu cOntaining only a singlc plant species and(2)jamu
containing two or morc plant species.Thcrc are somc mcthods or folllls tO SC、
vhich they have been practiccd in a traditional manner(1,2,3,and 4)and a new trend(5).They are as follows:
1.Jamu Scgar"Scgar'mcans fresh,thcrcfore the jamu isommadc■
thc frcsh plant matcrials
and drink itin the frcsh condition.So that,they can bc drank as frcshja
2.Janlu Godogall
Godog" mcans to boil, therefore "Godogani' means ̀̀has bccn boiled". In

Javanese languagc,thcjamu matcrials arc boilcd with the watcr,andboilcd watcr as a decoction is used for curing the discascs.Thc raw mate五
als canbc dried or frcsh raw matcrials and thcn boil thcm. So that, thcy drink thc

dccoction ofthejamu raw materials.
3.Jamu Scduhan‖
Scduh"trllcans̀̀to sob"in Javanese language,and̀̀scduhan"mcans thatthc

p o w d e r o f t h e j a m u r a wa lmsa thea五ve bccn sob with the boil watcr.
they d五
nk the suspcnsion of thc powder of thc jamu materials in ho'iSeduhan"is produced in jamu industrics,θ
.g,̀̀Jago", "Nyonya Meneer" and''Sido̲MunculH in Ccntral Java
4.Jamu(Dlesan"C)les" mcans to rtlb in Javancsc languagc. Therefore, "olesan" mcans thatrubbing thcir body to cure the discase by using cxtemal traditional incdicinc or

jamu.Thc forlns ofthis extemaljamu arc called"pilis"and tapcl".Both are lia pastc ofjamu raw matcrials and usually in frcsh or wet conditions.SO tha
thcy put the pilis or tapel on thc disordcr part ofthc body.
5.Jamu in forln of Pills,Tablcts Or Capsules

Today,in thc modem culture,jamu can bc found in thc forlns ofpi
capsules. Sincc it is very simple and easy to bc consumed,1lkcs other modern
drugs or incdicincs.
Jamu in the forln of gOdOgan,olesan,scduhan,pill,tablet and capsulc are now very

casily found in the drugstores,market,or supermarkct,alld except for̀jamu segar"
Jamu segar has to be boughtin the spccial homc industries.In Yogyakarta,C
thcrc arc two famous jamu scgar home industries,thosc are called"Jamu Jampi Asliand"Jamu Ginggang".Javanesc jamu segar distributcs in tllc wholc country oflndonesia whcrc arc Javancsc pcoplc communitics.As mentioncd latcr,it is also foundiǹjamu gendong",but thc kinds ofjamu arc lilnitcd(uSuany only 5 kinds ofJamu as Traditional Mcdicine in Java,Indoncsia

4.Culture and Philosophy ofJamu
ln thc Javancse culturc,thcy bclieve that all discascs are able to be cured.The way
ofthcir thinking is bascd on thc natural phenomcnon,such as̀̀dark and light",1'sunHSe
and sunset:1, 'Itoday and tomorrow",ctc. They believc that thc God has prcparcd thc
medicincs for cu五ng of an discascs in naturc.Thcrcforc,thcy arc al、
vays trying to look
lor any mcdicincs in thc naturc.In thcir li￡
od、Javancsc pcoplc also bclicvc that thc pc五of human lifc is started froln their billh until thcir death and thcy can bc dividcd into six
stages.thosc arc:
1)birth2)'Inonths old3)5‐6)cars(fOr girls)Or 9̲12 ycars old(fOr bOys)4)adult age5)marned6)deathJa、ancsc pcoplc bclicvc that at the beginning of cach lifc stagc,human bcing is
enteHng a nc、
v chanenge.It also means each a nc、
v stagc oflife winねce many kinds ofdangers or bad lucks.Thercfore,they have to do somcthing to against an thOsc kinds ofdangers or bad lucks. In thc past,thcrc wcre many kinds of ritcs and ccrcmonies thatmust bc obcycd and executed,starting of each stagc of thcir human lifc.Thosc arc fromthc birth of baby or cvcn whcn thc baby was stillin mothcrs womb(θg.,"mitoni"thatis ' months old of thc prcgnant)until thCir death.People,particularly who live in thc
rtlral areas or villagcs, arc still making thosc ccremonies. In cach ccremony, thcyusually use many kinds of plants(i.C.lCat flowCr,frllit,αε)whiCh Were collcctcd insurrounding area of their houses or in thc forcst. Today, those traditional 五tes are
declining particularly in whom livc in the city areas and only a fe、
v were carried out.It
is due to the influenccs ofthc rnoderll cultures.
Sirnilar to other ethnic―
groups in the world the kno、vlcdgc of Javanese traditional
medicincs is usuaHy silnply passcd from generation to the next.They only prepared partof plants or a wholc plants,singlc or llnixturc ofplants,for keeping their health,incrcase
body rcsistant,curing discascs and also othcr purposes.
Othcr tcrlns, which thcy havc a c10sed connection、
vith the Javanese traditional

mcdicines Gamu)arC ncmpon―
empon","botckan"and̀jamu gcndong".Empon―empon
and botckan are now still commonly practiced in the rural areas at the Javanese
Thc similar thing is also practiced with thc̀jamu gcndong''.Itis now nOt Only known
in thc many citics in Java but also outsidc Java.Thc bricf explanations of thosc terlns
arc as follows:a Empon‐ emponi｀
̀Empon― cmpon"has two rncanings,thosc arc:
1. Ernpon¨empon mcans homc gardcn or̀̀pekarangan"of rncdicinal plants. In thc
rtlral arcas or Javancse villages,each farnily usually has its o、vn garden for cultivating
thc medicinal plants.Thercforc,thcy can easily obtain and use any tilnc for cu五ng thcdiseascs or for kccping their body's endurancc and hcalth This home gardcn usually
located at surrounding their houses.
2. EIInpon―cmpon also means a group of lncdicinal plants、
vhich it belongs to the‖ginger family(Zingiberaceac), for examples, such as
kunir"(C夕 ′ε夕″α ′0″gα L.),South Paciflc Study Vo1 23,No.1,2002"kencur'(καθ′α gα滋″
gα L.), 'jahe" (Zi″g″bθ
′ 嚇 cノκ
αル Roscoc), and名″●″"laos" ″′gα(L.)Willd.).Empon―
″′
αgα
ルん
cmpon arc uscd for thc irst aids to hclp thsick person,usually bcfore thc patient is bЮught to Public Hcalth Centcr(PuSat
Kcschatan Masyarakat)or mcdical doctor/physician.Somc empon¨
cmpon spccics arealso uscd for spiccs,dycs,and omamcntal plants.
b.Botekan:"Botckan‖is a containcr or a box、
vhich lllladc fron■wood and it is uscd to storc thc
驚 滞 慇 『:氏 摯 肥 :「犠 電illi:L穏
野 :ξllおⅧ七
to 5 drawcrs insidc. Tablc 2 shows thc list of dricd plant matCrials that '1:T憔
wcre usuanystorcd in thc botckan container or box.
'ITttf弗coJamu Gendong"Jamu gcndong"is a fresh jamu in fom Of ing
scⅣand sclling.Jamu gendong is
initially scr17cd tO whom ordcr this jamu.SO that,tllc scller must bHng thc jam
door to door.Evcn today,the scncrs ofjamu gendong can bc lnct,not only in v
but also city arcas in Java,and cven in other islands of lndonesia,、 vhcre thcrc、vereJavancsc peoplcs.
Thc、vOrd''gcndong"itsclf rneans to b五ng sOmcthing On the back of a body.In cascofjamu gendong,the frcsh jamu is put inside cach bOttlc in bamboo or rattan basket.
And they usc a long wide shav/1 called"selendang''for b五
nging thc basket on the back.

Thereforc,the jamu is called ttamu gendOng‖.The sellcr is usually a woman,not man
and originated from Java.We call recognizc 5 kinds ofjamu which usually arc
throughjamu gcndong.Those arc as follows:
1.''Jamu bcras kencur":
It is used for tonics and rclicf OfbOdy pain aftcr hard wOrking.The lnain ingrcdicnts
arc"beras",thc sccds Of thc ricc plant(0クZα Sα′ルαL.)and thC rhizome Of"kencur'(καθ溜ガ υr″αν ′α″ν L.).
2."Jamu cabe puyang":

It is uscd fOr curing a cold and fevcr and also for rclicf of pain. The main
ingrcdients arc the fruit Of"cabe"(P″
′′
θ
θ
′
″
け α グ〃 Vahl.)and the fruit of"puyang"̀′(Z4g′bθ″αЮ α′
た Val.).
"″
3."」
amu kunir asenl'':
It can be uscd fOr relicf of pain
ingredicnt are thc rhizome of "kunir"(2物 αr加激り
s′κ′εα L.)

during a woman's mcnstruation. The main(C ′θγ″α わκgα L.)and the fruit of ascm

4."Jamu paitan":
It is uscd ibr appetizcr and digestion problcms and it composed ofrnany ingrcdientsof mcdicinal plant specics,amOng of them arè̀brotowali"(■4θψ ο″ ′夕bικz滋 ′α
Bcumcc).
5.IiJamu galian'1:
It is uscd fOr increasing the body's cndurance and resistant against thc sickncss or

Jamu as Traditional Medicine in Java,Indonesia

discases.It also contains ofrnany ingrcdients.
Tablc 2.List of dried plant rnatcrials which stored insidc the"Botekan"No.

Fanllly and Spccies

Local name

1. AmaryllidaceaelИ 〃″″ ε9,α L.
2.И.sα′
ル″″ L.

bawang merah
bawang putih

Part uscd(the uses)
tuber(pru五tuber(pru五ent and ache)ent,bЮ nchitis,febrifuge,and bactericide)

2. Apiaceac
3.Cο ″″″″ ″tumba
seed(carminat市
e,rclaxation,andsα′ル ″ L.
aromatic)
3 Fabaccac
4.助 ″α′レグ′sasem fruit(anti SCorbutic and laxative)
′
″グブ
ια L
4 Flacourticeae
5.Pα gブ″″klewekfruit(aS Spices)″た Relnw.
̀グ
5. Myristicaccac
6.均 rtsrたαpalaseed(rlleumatism,gastropods)
ル αgα″S HOutt.
6. Myrtaceae
7.Sy・
zJg′″″
Cengkeh■ower(toOth‐ ache,rlleumatism andα′0 α′
たcarlninativc)
Merr.&Pc暉

8.S′ ο夕α″a怯夕″
salam(Wight)Walp.
7. Piperaceae
gr ″ L. meHca
9・P″β′″′
8. Poaceacgο″
10 Cン″b9′ο
sereh
″α″
グン
s Rindleleaf(carminative)seed(c01d and carminat市

c)leaf(diurCtiC and cosmetics)

9. Rutaccac

H.α ′
′s

jeruk purut

り s ″所 D C .
10. Zingiberaceae
12.Bοesθ″bιζ
g′
α
α
″
グ
α
″
Schl.temu kunciρ"′
13.Cu′ ε ″αグο″ιs′ブ
εα Val kunirlcaf(cough and fever)rhizOme(diarrhea and scabics)
rhizOme (itChes,diarrhca,lcvcr
and purities)

14.助θ
4´ ガα
gα′
α77gαL.

kencurrhizome (eXpectorant andsomatic)

gα lengkuas
15.И
″′
αgα
″″
″′

rhizome(rhCumatism and curia)(L.)Willd
16.Zi″g′わ
̀′
κα′
ιRosc
ρ″ ε″

iahe

rhizome(Cough and carlninative)

doJamu cekok

ln the rural宙1lagcs,wc may still find a kind oftraditionaljamu,which called'jamu
cckok".That is a special fresh jamu for a baby undcr 5 ycars old and it is effectivc

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thc increasing of baby and child appetitc."Cekok"Incans put in sOmcthing t
mouth by compulsion,sincc usually thc baby or child will rttcct duC tO thc
is not nicc(uSually bitter)It iS a homcmadc jamu and it is madeinitiate of byeachfamily lbr their unhcalthy or sick childrcn.
5。Ethnobotanical and Social Aspects ofJavanese Jamu
Thc relationship bct、veen human being and his envi■ ollmcnt has influenced theculturcs and traditiOns Of thc nations in the carth, such as lndonesian pcoples. This
relationship has cv01vcd ovcr thOusands of ycars on their cxpericnces and practiccs.
Apart iom his carly life style as a nomad, human bcing had bcgun tO exploit his
surroundings by gathc五 ng plants from thc wild in thc forln of fruits,nuts,loots,leavcs
and cercals to use for their"f00d",and it is used tO sustain their life.Some ofthe plants、
vcrc also coHected fOr thc l'Inedicinall'purposes and othcr for"shclter",particularly inthe forln Ofrooftilc and Other cOnstruction rnatc五als.
The closc relationship bctwecn Javanese pcople and plant spccics cOuld bc shownon thcir custOms,traditions,culturcs and thcir philosophy of lifc.Thc spccial casc isho、v thc Javancse peoplc devc10p thcir knowlcdge on using of plants as thc sourcc Of
medicincs.SOme artifacts,data and cvidcnccs of thcir long and close rclationship、 vith
thc plants arc sho、
vn,such̲as:a.jamu as thcir traditional mcdicinc hcritageb.using ofplant inatcrials in thcir ritcs and cercmonies
c.documentatiOn of thcir traditiOnal medicine, such as in thefolll1 0f"serati'and"prilnbOn".This artifacts arc wHtten in Sanskrit or 01d Javanesellanguage,byusing adricd oflontar leaves as a paperd. traditiOn in making ‖cmpon―empon" and "bOtekan" incvery Javanesc houscs(mOStly in the rural areas)
6.Jamu lndustries and lts Progress

Thc prOgress and devc10pment Ofjamu industrics in Java arc FnuCh Supportcd
connection 、vith the cstablishent Of thc E)ircctoratc of Traditional Medicine
AdlninistratiOn since 1975 by thc lndoncsian Govcmmcnt through thc Dcpartmcnt of
Hcalth This DircctOratc has a duty to guide and stimulatc the devclopmcnt oftraditional mcdicinc prOduction (SOETRISNO,1977).To cOntr01 the standard quality ofjamu productiOn,cach mdustry has tO havc
g市
en a byliccnse
the Directorateof Dr
and Food COntrol,Departmcnt Of Hcalth.TOday,the totally more than 350 jamu
industrics havc dispcrscd into 20 provinccs Of lndonesia(HARGONO,1991).BcSidCS a

domcstic cOnsumption,the jamu productiOns have bcen exported to abroad,whcrc thc
total cxport in 1981、
vas accOuntcd to beSsl」
7.93 milllons and in 1990 tO bc USs 20
millions(DHANUTIRTO,1990).
Conclusion
The Javancse pcOplc have used and practiced of traditional mcdicincs Of plants(̀υamu''),fOr a 10ng timc.Jamu was not Only for cu五ng thc illncss Or discases(mCdiCincs),but alSO usc fOr othcr purposcs,suCh aS hcalth carcs,tOnics and bc
beauty―carcs,and body's endurances and protcctiOns.Wc can sccjamu in cvery plac
Java and you can sce that thc 10cal pcOplc arc still practicing it.

Jamu as Traditional Medicinc in Java,Indonesia

Thc word ofjamu has now bccn adopted as an lndoncsian word,which it means a
traditional lncdicine and has becomc onc of the most popular words in a daily life,iconcenling of thc traditional lnedicincs.The traditional knowledge ofJavancse jamu ireally very important as basic study in link with the research for producing of a modcm
mcdicinc or drugs.

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