OBATHERBAL

In general, the notion of herbal medicine is a medicine derived from the whole or part of its plants. But actually, this herbal term has the meaning of plants that are not woody or plants that require shrubs. Herbal remedies are also referred to as phytomedicine or botanical drugs. The use of herbal medicine has been known and widely used since ancient times, because it has efficacious and potent efficacy
Herbal medicines are traditionally processed and descended, based on ancestral recipes, customs, beliefs, or good habits, both in magic and traditional knowledge. In the present, experts begin to get searched with the use of herbal medicines because of minimal side effects. The things mentioned above can still be digested by the body. Herbal remedies are also popular among people because it is easier to reach, whether price or not.

The concept of herbal medicine

1. A holistic approach. The human body has a system of harmony that is always balanced. The malfunction of one part of the body. If the body is not able to rebalance like the original state, then there will arise a disease. One of the goals of herbal medicine is to help the body restore harmony or balance the body.
2. Apart from external factors, herbal remedies understand from humans there are healing powers derived from spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical factors. The power of the healer in the modern medical world with the immune system.
3. Mengguanakn pure substances from herbs as drugs, without additional synthetic chemicals.

The concept of herbal medicine is very different from the concept of modern medicine (which usually uses synthetic chemistry as a medicine). For example in the treatment of synthetic chemistry the causes of disease are viruses, bacteria, and pathogens (disease-causing micro organisms); whereas in herbal medicine, the cause of disease is the weakness of the immune system.

Weakness of Herbal Medicines Use
The use of herbal medicine is very popular in the community, herbal medicines are available around us and more economical. In addition, the use of herbal medicine provides benefits that may not necessarily be obtained from the use of chemical drugs. Here are the advantages of herbal medicine, other anata:

• Using natural / organic materials.
• The content is more absorbed by the body than synthetic.
• Improves the immune system.
• holistic / disease source of disease.
• Lack of side effects if used properly.
• Halal because it is pure from plants.

Making Herbal preparations
In making herbal preparations there are some things that must be considered because it is very biased against the efficacy and safety of the use of such herbal preparations for treatment. The two things to note are:

1. Material Truth
   Before using herbal preparations as medicines, it should be ensured that they do not use the wrong plant material. Using herbs that can cause unwanted effects or poisoning.
2. Equipment
   Equipment / materials used from materials glass or stainless steel. The knife or stirrer used is made of wood or steel. While the filter used is plastic or nylon material. Do not use material from aluminum because it can with certain chemical content of plants that might cause poisoning.