temu lawak (Curcuma Roxb xanthorhiza) and its benefit to hearth disease

This is another article that contains the information of temu lawak (herb from indonesia), beside the introdoctury article of temu lawak in previous article.

For people on the island of Java, indonesia, the name of ginger certainly is not stranger. In the area of ​​Central Java, the plant named Latin Curcuma Roxb xanthorhiza is known as an exotic beverage with unique flavor. By mixing together sugar and turmeric plant, and brewed with hot water will produce a sense of its own.

Community in  Central Java usually gives this herb to children who fussy eaters, allegedly because the herb ginger can increase appetite.
 Even trusted also as a herbal medicine that slows the aging process, eliminate the black spots on the face and also maintain the flexibility of the body. Women are advised to drink after giving birth, according to public confidence in Java.

Wild Ginger is a plant native in Indonesia but its spread is limited in Java, Maluku and Kalimantan. They are not trunked shrub vegetation. Starting from the base, it have led to a long leaf stalks standing upright. Plant height is between 2 to 2.5 meters. The leaves are long round, like a banana leaf. Midrib leaves cover each other form a stem.

Digestible starch plants can grow well in lowlands up to a height of 750 meters above sea level. Can be harvested after 8-12 months old, the leaves have yellowed and look almost dead.
Bulbs will emerge from the base of the stem, the color is dark yellow or light brown, up to 15 centimeters long and 6 inches in diameter. It smells fragrant and slightly spicy taste bitter

Clinically, the efficacy of plants that is native to Indonesia could be accounted for righteousness. Wild Ginger contains volatile oils that are appetizing meals, cleaning the stomach and facilitate breastfeeding.
Moreover, according to a professor of University of Padjadjaran (Padjadjaran University), based on the results of the study, extracts of ginger is very effective for the treatment of liver disease. In addition, it also been shown to lower cholesterol levels in blood and liver cells. It is thanks to all of the properties that it contains curcumin, a substance that is useful to maintain and nourish the liver or medical terms hepatoprotector. No wonder, because the chemical composition of ginger rhizome is the starch of 29-30 percent protein, one to two percent curcumin and essential oil fraction from 6 to 10 percent.