Before using doctor's medicine, in fact many Indonesians have tried to treat using herbal medicine. These medicinal plants have thousands of types.
As the name implies, a medicinal plant is a type of plant where part or all of the plant's contents, such as leaves, stems, fruit, tubers (rhizomes), and roots are used as medicine, ingredients, or medicinal ingredients.
It is not surprising that many Indonesians use traditional medicine as a way to treat several health problems, such as fever, coughs, colds, flu, headaches, stomach aches, indigestion, skin problems, and insomnia.
So, we have chosen medicinal plants that can be cultivated or planted at home. What are some of them?
1.Lidah buaya
Aloe vera is another popular medicinal plant which has benefits not only for health, but also for beauty. We can get the benefits of aloe vera by applying it to the skin or consuming it.
Some of the benefits of aloe vera include healing wounds, improving digestive health, maintaining oral health, and treating acne.
In general, the use of aloe vera on the skin is safe for types of wounds that are classified as minor.
If you consume aloe vera directly, watch for signs of an allergy.
Pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children under 12 years of age, are not advised to consume aloe vera directly.
2.Daun sirih
Betel leaf has been used as a traditional plant since ancient times to treat various health problems. Betel leaf contains iodine, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and nicotinic acid in it.
In addition, betel leaf also contains a number of chemical substances, such as betel oil, chavicol, betelphenol, eugenol, terpene, and campene. This is what makes betel leaf known as an herbal medicine in helping to treat various diseases.
The tannin antioxidants in betel leaf also speed up the body's response to blood clotting and healing wounds.
According to several research results, there are several benefits of betel leaf for health, including antidiabetic, anticancer, antibacterial, antimalarial, antiasma, lowering cholesterol levels, healing wounds, maintaining oral health, and treating stomach ulcers.
3.Temulawak
Temulawak is a type of traditional medicine that can be used to treat digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), flatulence after eating, and stomach disorders. Temulawak is also often used as an appetite enhancer.
However, ginger can cause side effects if consumed excessively in the long term, which can cause irritation of the stomach to vomiting.