Construing Traditional Javanese Herbal Medicine of Headache: Transliterating, Translating, and Interpreting Serat Primbon Jampi Jawi

Makmun, Muhammad Taufiq Al; Widodo, Sisyono Eko; Sunarto, .

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.244

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“…Jamu is practiced in both Indonesia and Suriname by highly respected medicinal practitioners known as dukuns or tabibs [70,71,73]. The dukun is very inluential and holds extensive knowledge about the preparation of the large variety of sometimes rather complicated jamus [70,71].…”

Section: Jamumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The dukun is very inluential and holds extensive knowledge about the preparation of the large variety of sometimes rather complicated jamus [70,71]. An example is the very popular jamu galian consisting of diferent parts of eight plants that is widely used in Suriname as a general health-promoting tonic [70,71,73]. The dukun also plays an important role during, for instance, nyuwuk, a ritual to bring a person at ease by praying over and blowing three times over a glass of water that then must be drunk by the client [70,71,73].…”

Section: Jamumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An example is the very popular jamu galian consisting of diferent parts of eight plants that is widely used in Suriname as a general health-promoting tonic [70,71,73]. The dukun also plays an important role during, for instance, nyuwuk, a ritual to bring a person at ease by praying over and blowing three times over a glass of water that then must be drunk by the client [70,71,73]. Nyuwuk is often performed prior to examinations, circumcisions, or giving birth [70,71].…”

Section: Jamumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And those from C. xanthorriza would help against liver ailments, eczema, constipation, and gallstones, and for cleansing the uterus after giving birth [74]. The mother is also advised to drink on a daily basis a decoction of C. xanthorriza, C. aeruginosa, and Z. zerumbet rhizomes together with leaves from P. anisum [73]. These apparent health beneits may be atributed, at least in part, to the anti-parasitic activity of A. galanga preparations and one of its bioactive constituents galangin [75,76], and the anti-inlammatory and hepatoprotective efects of curcumin in C. xanthorriza products [77].…”

Section: Medicinal and Ritual Plants Used By Javanesementioning

confidence: 99%

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Meeting of the Minds: Traditional Herbal Medicine in Multiethnic Suriname

Mans¹,

Ganga²,

Kartopawiro³

2017

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants - Back to Nature

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The Republic of Suriname (South America) is located on the Guiana Shield, one of the regions with the highest biodiversity and the largest expanse of undisturbed tropical rain forest in the world. The population of almost 570,000 consists of a unique blend of ethnic groups and cultures from all continents. These include Indigenous Amerindians, the original inhabitants; Maroons, the descendants of runaway slaves who had been shipped from Africa between the seventeenth and the nineteenth century; Creoles, a generic term referring to mixed blacks and whites; the descendants from indentured workers from China, India, and Java (Indonesia) who arrived between the second half of the nineteenth and the irst half of the twentieth century; as well as immigrants from various Middle Eastern, European, Caribbean, and South American countries. All these groups have made their own speciic contribution to Suriname's traditional medicine, which has resulted in a myriad of remedies against many disorders, mainly employing a variety of plants. This chapter presents a brief history of Suriname, addresses the ethnopharmacological practices of Maroons and Creoles as well as Hindustanis and Javanese, and concludes with a few remarks on the previsions provided by the country's rich plant-based traditional medicine.

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Section: Jamumentioning

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Section: Jamumentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Jamumentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Medicinal and Ritual Plants Used By Javanesementioning

confidence: 99%

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Meeting of the Minds: Traditional Herbal Medicine in Multiethnic Suriname

Mans¹,

Ganga²,

Kartopawiro³

2017

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants - Back to Nature

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“…It is known as jamu (traditional medicine) for mainly after birth recovery of mother, but also for headache and fever. 1 As herbal medicine, Pilis is made from "ramuan", a synergetic herbal blending, known through centuries of use. Pilis is known for the treatment of various types of headache and is prepared by blending the plant materials, flattening and finally stucking on forehead and/or temple.…”

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Major Bioactive Compounds of Pilis Plant Materials: A GC-MS Analysis

Timotius¹,

Sari

Santoso

2015

Phcog Commn.

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Background: As indigeneous herbal medicine (jamu) in Central Java, Indonesia, Pilis is applied topically to the forehead to cure dizziness, hazy vision, and eyestrain. For the future implementation, it is important to know the composition of plant materials used for Pilis and their major bioactive compounds. Aims of the study: This study aimed to determine the plant materials used for blending Pilis, and the major bioactive compounds of every plant materials. Materials and Methods: The blended plant materials for Pilis from homemade producers were collected and identified. For determination of bioactive compounds of every plant materials, extraction was done with hexane. The obtained crude extracts were analysed by GC-MS.

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