Cinnamon Benefits

Cinnamon Benefits - Cinnamon is a spice in the form of bark, commonly used by the people of Indonesia in their daily lives. Besides being used as a flavor enhancer in cooking and baking, cinnamon is also known to have a variety of properties. Currently cinnamon has also been a part of the raw materials in herbal medicine and beauty industry.

Chemical properties of cinnamon are warm, spicy, fragrant, and slightly sweet. Meanwhile, the chemical constituents of cinnamon include essential oil, safrole, sinamadehide, eugenol, tannins, resins, calcium oksanat, and tanning substances. This plant is very suitable to be planted in the tropics with 2000-3000 mm rainfall per year with high humidity and a short dry season.

Food flavoring

Cinnamon can add fresh and delicious flavors in cooking. However, its use must be as prescribed. For example, for a soupy dishes, use 5 cm of cinnamon for every 1 liter of water. For bread, cakes or anything else, simply add at least a teaspoon of cinnamon powder.

Typically, taste and aroma of cinnamon powder sharper than the cinnamon sticks. However, cinnamon powder does not last long. Cinnamon powder that is outdated can be known from the bland flavor.

Property

According to an herbal medicine expert, Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma, cinnamon efficacious as a medicine for gout, high blood pressure, ulcers, no appetite, headache (vertigo), colds, diarrhea, flatulence, vomiting, gernia, constipation, asthma, thrush , painful urination, and others. In addition, cinnamon does have the required pharmacological effect in medicine. Bark, leaves and roots can be used as an antirheumatic drug, sweating bullets (diaphoretik), laxative fart (carminative), increased appetite (Istomachica), and relieve pain.

Here are some of cinnamon benefits for health :

1. To treat high blood pressure: Take 2 fingers of cinnamon, 10 grams trengguli acid, 10 grams kencur, sena leaves 15 grams and 20 grams of sage leaves. Then, boil with 500 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc. The water is filtered and drink while warm. Other Recipes: 1 finger cinnamon, 10 grams trengguli acid, 60 grams of corn silk, and 30 grams of celery leaves, boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc. Filtered water and drink while warm. 
2. To overcome the uric acid: take the thumb-sized cinnamon, 5 grams of nutmeg, cardamom 5 grains, 5 grains of cloves, 200 grams of red sweet potato, 10 grains of pepper, and 15 grams of red ginger. Potions are boiled with 1,500 cc of water, and leave it to the remaining 500 cc. Then filtered and add 200 cc of liquid milk and drink. Another recipe: thumb-sized cinnamon, 15 grams of red ginger, 5 grams of nutmeg, cardamom 5 grains, 5 grains of cloves, and 4 sheets of leaf duck bill. Boil these ingredients with 600 cc of water until the water remaining 300 cc. Then filtered and drink.
3. To overcome flatulence and colds: take 5 grams cinnamon, 10 grams of ginger, 5 cloves grains, 5 grams pulasari, 5 grams of fennel, 5 grams of nutmeg and palm sugar to taste. Potions are boiled in 800 cc of water and leave until the remaining 450 cc. Then filtered and drink while warm, 150 cc for a drink. Do it three times a day. 
4. To overcome ulcer: boil 10 grams of cinnamon with 200 cc of water and leave it to the remaining 100 cc, then filtered and drink while warm.
5. To treat diarrhea: take 5 grams of cinnamon and 5 pieces of guava leaves. Potions are boiled with 600 cc of water and leave it to the remaining 300 cc. Water decoction is filtered and added sugar to taste, then taken twice a day, 150

Hopefully recipes in the article "Cinnamon Benefits" can help you to always be in good health!

The Benefits of Jamu

What kind of disease could jamu cure?
The reply is almost every disease, jamu could cure. The people of Indonesia have long believed that if jamu can keep them healthy and beautiful. 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)

Superiority Of Herbal Medicine

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

Jamu ( Indonesian Herbal 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. Nowadays people prefer to use natural way to maintain health and beauty.

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. They believe if jamu has the efficacy to maintain health or cure illnesses they suffered.

Information About Jamu (Indonesian Herbal Medicine)

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 titled '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.

Hopefully useful!

Herbal Medicine For Overcoming Anemia

Papaya tree

Curcuma

Herbal Medicine For Overcoming Anemia - Anemia may be often ignored by people. But actually it's very annoying if allowed to continue. People who suffer anemia often feel tired easily, which of course it can interfere with daily activities.

This herbal medicine is very good when consumed by women at monthly cycles time, it can also to prevent anemia, and avoid complaints tired and listless.

Materials needed:

- 3 young papaya leaf stalk
- 1 seed curcuma

How to make:

Wash stalk young papaya leaves to clean, then add curcuma. Grind all ingredients until smooth. Add a glass of water then filter it. Drink this concoction once a day during the monthly cycle or when you feel you need it. Eventually you will feel your body more healthy and fresh.

Hopefully this simple recipe can help you overcome the anemia!

A Healthy, Beautiful, And Smooth Skin

A Healthy, Beautiful, And Smooth Skin - Every woman surely wants to have healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin. At this time there's a lot of beauty products that offer a way to refine the skin. And i'm sure many of you are willing to pay a lot to get it. Who doesn't want to have healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin? Of course no one. Everyone wants it, especially the women.

Actually, there is a cheap and simple way to get healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin. I want to share this secret with you. It is a natural and 100% safe. Of course this is also based on Indonesian traditional recipe.

Materials needed:

1. One small glass of lemon juice
2. Some stem cinnamon
3. Two tablespoon olive oil, and 1 / 4 cup milk.
If you do not like the smell of cinnamon, you can replace it with spices or flowers that you like.

How to make:

Mix all ingredients in one container. Then put the ingredients into the tub if you want to use it for bathing. Or in a small basin if you just want to use it to scrub your skin.

Scrub your skin with these ingredients for about 15 minutes. Then rinse with clean water. Then you can bathe with regular soap. After doing this regularly for several weeks, your skin guaranteed will look healthy, beautiful, and smooth as silk.

Hopefully the above recipes can help you to get a healthy, beautiful, and smooth skin as silk.

Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients

Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients - One indication of a healthy body is to have an ideal body weight. Neither the beautiful, slim body always identified with the word 'beautiful'.

You have a problem with excess body weight? Do you feel offended by your weight? Perhaps this article can help you. I want to share some Indonesian traditional recipes who may be able to help your problem. Indonesian people recognize many ingredients that can remove the fat in the body, in fact each tribe in Indonesia has the definitive herb recipe for this problem. At this time I will describe two different kinds of herbal ingredients that are the most commonly used by the Indonesian people.

RECIPE NO.1

Materials needed :

Two fingers temu giring, two fingers turmeric, two fingers kencur , one finger temu lawak, ten grains dried clove flower, one teaspoon fennel, two bars, cinnamon, lemon, honey, and a few palm sugar.

How to make :

Peeled all materials and wash until clean. Grind temu giring, turmeric, kencur, and temu lawak but not too fine. All materials are mixed into one and add two glasses of water, then boiled until there's only one glass left and filter it. Add lime juice, honey, and palm sugar.

How to use :

Drink this concoction once a day as much as a quarter of a glass in the afternoon.

RECIPE NO.2

Materials needed :

Half white pomegranate skin, one grain of majakan, ten grains of dried clove flower, ten grains of cubeb, one javanese chili, one teaspoon of fennel, two bars of cinnamon, two fingers of turmeric, two fingers of kencur, and two fingers of temu lawak.

How to make :

Grind turmeric, kencur, and temu lawak but not too fine. All materials are mixed into one and add two glasses of water, then boiled until there's only one glass left and filter it. Add lime juice, honey, and palm sugar.

How to use :

Drink this concoction once a day as much as a quarter of a glass.

Hopefully these two recipes can help you to get a slim body! Become More Slim Using Natural Ingredients.

Herbal Medicine That Can Tighten Vagina

Herbal Medicine That Can Tighten Vagina - Indonesian traditional herbal medicine has a huge benefit for health. Almost all diseases can be cured with the herbal medicine. Moreover, for women's health and beauty, Indonesia have hundreds of herbal medicine recipes which is very effective. Now, I will discuss the herbal medicine that can tighten vagina. This recipe is the ancient recipe which was normally used by the Javanese Princess.

Materials needed:
- 15 pieces of betel leaf
- Gambier fruit
- Young betel nuts skin
- Betel lime

How to Make:
Take some betel skin fiber, grind gambier fruit until smooth. Then mix all ingredients together in a boiling water. Leave a few hours to cool and settle.

Use this to wash the 'V' area in the morning, noon and night to get the quality of the vagina in a meeting such as the virgin all the time.

OR

Take one of betel nuts, peeled and grind it. Put in the glass and pour hot water as much as half a glass. Wait until the water is warm before you drink. You can also add brown sugar or sugar to reduce the bitter taste. Drink 1 hour before you make, and you will feel the incredible sensation.

Hopefully recipe of herbal medicine that can tighten vagina is quite useful.

Jamu Beras Kencur ( Herbal Medicine )

Jamu Beras Kencur (Herbal Medicine) - This is one of the original Indonesian herbal medicine that has been very popular, and very easy to get when you in Indonesia.

The Benefits Are :

Most of the herbalist said that the beras (english = rice) kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.) can eliminate fatigue on the body and makes the body feel fit again. By drinking Jamu Beras Kencur regularly you should not feel afraid anymore if you have to do hard physical work, it can fix your body. In addition, many of them argued that if the beras kencur can also improve appetite, so the body can be more healthy.

Materials Needed To Make It :

In the making of herbal medicine beras kencur, there is some variation in materials used, but there are two basic principal of which is always used, namely beras and kencur. This material should always be there, even if the composition is not always the same among the herbalist. Materials that are mixed into ordinary beras kencur is kedawung seed, rimpang ginger, kapulogo seeds, fruit acid, kunci, keningar wood, turmeric, lemon, and nutmeg. As a sweetener used a mixture of brown sugar and white sugar.

How To Make :

How the processing generally is not much different, that is boiled and left to cool, and then provided as needed. First, mashed all of materials. Then mix all of materials that have been mashed with the right composition and filtered with hygienic cloth. And walah.., you have successfully get jamu beras kencur herbal medicine.

Hopefully useful!

Unpleasant body odor? Eliminate forever.

Certainly no fun if you have a healthy body, you also have a beautiful appearance, but you have an unpleasant body odor. There are many ways people do to reduce the odor that comes out of their body. Start by using talcum powder, deodorant or alum. Although sweat does not smell, the smell of sweat is often associated with "sour-bitter' is. This is not entirely wrong because when the body's sweat smell is bubbling. Since puberty, our bodies release a distinctive odor around the armpits, feet and genitals. This can cause a person to become less confident. Unpleasant body odor caused by bacteria that mixes with sweat. The simplest way of eliminate bad body odor is to bathe regularly.

In some cases, even after a bath regularly, keep just anyone can have an unpleasant body odor. For those of you who have body odor problems, Indonesia has some traditional ingredients that can handle it.

Here are some natural herb that can be used as a solution to eliminate body odor :

Betel leaf

Betel leaf which has long been known efficacious as an antiseptic is also known to contain active substances that can eliminate body odor. Betel leaves are known potent eliminate body odor, especially that caused by bacteria or fungi. Volatile oil chemical constituent in betel leaf is kadinen, kavikol, cineol, eugenol, karvakol, and tannic substances.

To eliminate body odor, one way is to soak a few betel leaves in hot water. After a cold, drink the water. It may be added sugar as a flavor enhancer. Another way is to smooth the betel leaf with lime and then applied to the armpits.

Basil Leaf (Ocimun Balisicum)

Active substance contained in the basil leaves also serve as an antiseptic. To get the benefits of basil leaves can be eaten raw as a fresh vegetable. Basil leaves also contain substances that can increase appetite. For women who are menstruating, if you eat basil as much about a handful in the morning and afternoon during the menstrual period, it will avoid the unpleasant smell that often befall women's menstruation.

Rhizome of Curcuma (Curcuma xanthorrhiza)

Substances contained in curcuma are sapomin, flavoinoida and essential oils to eliminate body odor. The trick is to drink boiled curcuma rhizome that has been finely chopped. Curcuma juice that has been shredded with a little honey can also be taken to eliminate the odor that comes out of the body. In addition, grated curcuma can also be massaged into the entire body, and left to dry before cleaning to get maximum results.

Flowers Kecombrang (Nicolaia speciosa)

Active substance contained in it which can eliminate body odor is sapomin, flavoinoida and polyphenols. Kecombrang can be used to cook the young leaves and flowers as a vegetable. In certain areas commonly cooked as a vegetable kecombrang ve.   

Purut orange (Citrus bystrix)

Its skin contains essential oils that smell nice. How to use it is to mix the lime skin with a kencur then mashed. This mixture was then added enough water and then filtered to obtain the juice and then drink.

Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)

Lemon juice mixed with a little whiting and then rubbed to a specific section such as the armpits, is believed to expel the unpleasant body odor.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Many people believe that if taking ginger can make them smell as sweet. According to Chao Pen Cing of Emperor Shen Nong (3000 BC), fresh ginger can eliminate body odor and held it to the spiritual aura. Ginger juice if consumed regularly can be very helpful to overcome the problem body odor.

Cloves / Clove (Eugenia aromatica)

Soak some flowers cloves in hot water until fluffy, then drink. Can also by boiling some clove bud with brown sugar added. In addition to reducing body odor, can also serve to warm the body.

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