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natural ways to cure acne


În his book 'Miracle Healer of Medicinal Plants', Herminia de Guzman Ladion tried to offer natural ways to overcome acne with herbal plants. One ways to cope with the appearance of acne is with hydrotherapy - water therapy. Acne sufferers are encouraged to wash their face with warm water and use mild soap 3 times a day. Steam your face for 15 minutes after washing, once every day. Do not touch your face with your fingers and do not squeeze pimples with your fingers.

the benefit of cactus fruit juice



Among the sharp thorns of cactus there is stored  secret of exceptional health. South Korean society in the province of Cheju create a nutritious drink from cactus fruit. Cactus fruit of long-lived plants that contains hundreds of inorganic substances such asflavonoids, calcium, and iron is good for health.

Tips on choosing a carrot

Tips on choosing a carrot:

1. choose carrots that are a little older, do not be too young because the content of vitamins is still little
2. A good carrot is a carrot: if it is held, it fells steady, the colour is orange and looks fresh
3. Do not choose the carrot that when it is held feels soggy / soft and wrinkled shape

carrots to decrease Cholesterol and Fertility Husband Wife

Decreasing Cholesterol

Carrots can also help lower cholesterol levels in the blood- Like Robertson research at the University of Florida with fresh or raw carrots to consume as much as 200 grams a day for three weeks can reduce blood cholesterol levels by 11 percent. The decline is quite significant due to one percent cholesterol reduction is tantamount to reduce the risk of heart disease about two per cent because of that by eating carrots for 3 weeks can reduce 22 percent of heart disease.

Carrots for Lower Stroke Risk

Research at Harvard University, U.S, conducted on nearly 90 thousand female nurses for 8 years, revealed that eating carrots at least five times per week can lower risk of stroke by about 68 percent when compared eat once a month. This can occur due to antioxidant activity. Beta-carotene inhibits cholesterol for not toxic and not able to form plaque and clots in blood vessels.

The benefit of carrots for eye treatment and cancer protector



This Orange tube are rich of nutrients, it has long been considered can improve human vision. Carrot (Daucus carota L) is rich in beta karotein. If the substance is located in the body, it will be  converted into vitamin A which is essential for retinal function. 

10 foods that can lower cholesterol


Many ways to lower cholesterol. Medicinal chemistry have counted effectively lower cholesterol. But of course there are side effects. You can try to lower cholesterol the natural way using plants or foods that you can use as herbal remedies. At least to support your medicine. 

There are a number of foods that can reduce levels of Low-Density Lipoproptein (LDL), aka bad cholesterol that causes plaque in blood vessels, and increase High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) aka good cholesterol that can be utilized the body to process vitamins are soluble in fat. 

The Benefit of Papaya for body slimming, breast tightening and ageless


Papaya is not only its fruit that can be used, almost all parts of the papaya can be utilized. Starting from the root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, bark, sap even have useful properties for the body.


According to VN Villegas in his article published Plant Resources of Southeast Asia 2: Fruits that can be eaten, about 60 percent of the ripe fruit of papaya can be eaten.
 Every 100 grams of papaya on average contain 86.6 grams of water, 0.5 grams protein, 0.3 grams fat, 12.1 grams carbohydrates, 0.7 grams fiber, 0.5 grams of ash, 34 mg calcium, 11 mg phosphorus, 1 mg iron, 3 mg potassium, 450 mg vitamin A, 74 mg vitamin C, 0.03 mg thiamine, 0.5 mg niasina, and 0.04 mg of riboflavin.

Turmeric: Herbal Remedies for Ulcer


Indonesia is a country rich in biodiversity. This has not been much studied. So many plants native to Indonesia have not been studied, especially the benefits of healing diseases, or become herbal remedies. for example is people with ulcer disease. Besides taking medicines provided by doctors, we can turns out this disease (cured) by eating turmeric, which are found in every kitchen in the house. so turmeric is one of well known herbal remedies to cure ulcer or heartburn.

10 benefits of Soy Milk



soy milk is also called soya milksoymilk, soybean milk, or soy juice. here are the article about the benefit of soy milk/


1. Overcome Lactose Intolerance.
breast milk is the best food and beverage as well as naturally to babies. the most clean, nutritious, and inexpensive. However, due to various constraints or reasons, not least the mother who tried to replace breast milk with cow's milk. In fact, in reality many children, especially toddlers who allergies to cow's milk. The response can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms. This is a sign of the digestive system that is unable to digest and absorb lactose (milk fat) very well. This condition is known as Lactose Intolerance, due to limited enzyme lactase in the body that serves to break lactose into glucose and galactose (monosaccharides) to be more easily digested gut.

Garlic to cure Flu and Cough

The content of sulfur contained in garlic make it a distinctive smell and taste that can enhance and accelerate the activities of mucous membranes in the respiratory tract, which helps relieve compression and mucus. Raw Garlic contains phytochemicals that may help kill bacteria and viruses that cause disease.

Garlic and its contents


Garlic at  Glance

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herb that has a height of about 60 cm. This plant is widely grown in plantations in the mountainous areas that receive enough sunshine. Pseudostem and stem green. bottom-cloves, joining a large white bulb. Each leather wrapped cloves sliced ​​thin, and if it smells very sharp. The leaves are ribbon-shaped (elongated flat), flat edge, spike, threaded, 60 cm long and 1.5cm wide. Fibrous roots. The flowers are white, long stemmed and form an umbrella.

22 benefifs of garlic


1. Inhibiting the deterioration of the brain and immune system
2. Helps prevent aging process. Inhibit cancer cell growth.
3. By eating garlic, cancer risk can be reduced.
4. If Garlic is consumed regularly in a certain period of time can help lower cholesterol levels.

Red Onion to Cure Fever in children, Abdominal bloating and Colds


here is the article about how to use red union as a herbal remedies in curing some diseases.
Fever in children.
Peel 2-3 red onions, wash, grated. Take 2 table spoons of cooking oil, 1 / 2 tablespoon eucalyptus oil, a slice of lemon juice or water taken from a little tamarind water, mixRub into the armpit, back, stomach. If high heat, rub on the head, armpits, and all the folds of the body, abdomen, foot, and body parts that feel hot if held.

tips on choosing red onion and its useful contains

Tips for choosing a good onion:

1. 
choose the red onions that are clean and hard, do not select the soft /rotten or that have been dark colored

2. do not choose red onion that has been yellow colored.

15 Benefits of Red Onion


  1. Volatile oil contained in the water of red onion is useful to kill most microbes, staphylococci, streptococci as well as microbes that can cause disease and inflammation of the thoracic esophagus.
  2. It can also kill microbes diphtheria, amoebic dysentery  and tuberculosis microbe. Red onion is really capable of eliminating these bacteria in a short time.

receipts of temu lawak (Curcuma Roxb xanthorhiza) part 1


this article is about how to use temu lawak or urcuma Roxb xanthorhizaas a herbal remedies / alternative medicine that is usually used as traditonal medicine in indonesia. 

1. Facilitating breastfeeding
Wash 20g fresh ginger rhizome, and scar. take the Results, squeeze and strain, then steamed until boiling. Once cool, add 2 tablespoons of honey, stirring flattomb, and drink. Apply morning and evening doses of the same lot.

kencur


Description:
Kencur (Kaempferia galanga), is including into Zingiberaceae plants and 
Plant species were classified as  empon-empon that have fruit flesh most tender and notfibrous. Kencur a small herb that grows abundantly in the low lands or mountains where the land is loose and not too much water. 

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.

Temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza ROXB)

Temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza ROXB) is one of plants that is usually used as an indonesian traditional medicine, also known as jamu or herb from indonesia, for herbal remedies. Temu lawak is including in the family of Zingiberaceae. Temu lawak Grows up in the area with an altitude of between 5-750 meters above sea level. Temu lawak Can be found in teak forests, in grass, or planted in the yard.




To reproduce temu lawak, we can use the rizhome, namely a quarter part of the parent of its stem or rizhome. Select the size of a large rhizome, and store in a dry statewithin a few days.


Other names:
Temu besar (Malay); koneng besar
Temu raya (Sunda);
temu labak (Madura);
temu putih


Temu lawak contains: essential oils,
curcumin, glucosida, phellandrene, turmerol,myrcene, xanthorrihizol, isofuranogermacreene, p-tolyletycarbinol, flour.

the benefit of watermelon



watermelon also can be used as an alternative medicine or herbal remedies because it contains many useful chemical for our body. 


Chemical Ingredients of water melon
Low calorie fruit watermelon flesh and contains water, protein, carbohydrates,fats, fiber, ash, and vitamins (A, B and C). also contains amino acids, sirulin,,aminoasetat acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, arginine, betain, lycopene,carotene, bromine, sodium, potassium, silvit, lysine, fructose, dextrose, and sucrose.

the benefit of red betel / Piper crocatum


red betel can be found easily in indonesia. red betel is usually used as an herbal remedies or traditional medicinem, called herb or jamu in indonesian.
red betel (Piper crocatum) is included in the family Piperaceae, growing vine withheart-like leaf shape and stemmed, which grew up alternating from stem and leaf appearance is silvery and shiny red. In the red betel leaf contains chemical compounds that phytoplankton alkoloid, saponin, tanin and flavonoid. Red betel has long been used by people who are on the island of Java as a remedy for healing many diseases and is part of the custom event. 

Strawbery to prevent cancer


More effectively prevent cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, vitamin C in strawberries may reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancer. Some phytochemical compounds found in fruitsuch as strawberry anthocyanins, ellagik acid, catechin, kuaerferin and kaempferol. Anthocyanins belong to the flavonoid component which is the giver of red pigment in strawberries. Anthocyanins have an effect in lowering blood pressure and protect against problems caused by diabetes.

indonesian herbal plants

indonesia is rich for herbal plant that indonesian people usually use them as traditional medicine or herbal remedies. and now, those plants are also usually used for modern medicine that use herbal plant as its core composition. below are the example of indonesian herbal plants, and they will be described one by one in detail in other articles:

Aloe Vera and its benefit as a herbal remedies

Benefits of Aloe Vera

This Article is about the benefit of Aloe Vera for treatment diseases and also for mantaining health. Aloe Vera is a one of herbal plants that is well known used as an alternative medicine (herbal remedies) in all the world. Cosmetics also uses Aloe Vera as the ingridient.



Aloe vera plants form may indeed be simple and not interesting. But make no mistake, the aloe vera did have a lot of benefits, both for beauty and health. There are over 200 species of aloe vera plant (aloe vera), but actually only five species are considered beneficial to health or be used for beauty products, namely Aloe barbadensis Miller, Aloe Perryi Baker, Aloe Ferox, Aloe and Aloe Saponaria Arborescens.

how to use Hibiscus as an alternative medicine

the favor of hibiscus as an alternative medicine

This article is about how to use Hibiscus as an alternative medicine for the treatment of heat, cough, bronchitis, gonorrhea, and to  Expedite menstruation. we know that hibiscus is one of herbal plant that can be used as a alternative medicice, it is usually used as a traditional medicine in indonesia.

Hibiscus and its benefit as a herbal plant

Hibiscus, many favor inside her beauty



Hibiscus is a shrubs plant  including in Malvaceae tribe and originating from East Asia. It  widely planted as an ornamental plant in the tropics, such as in Indonesia and also in subtropical areas. Hibiscus found not only as an ornamental plant but has great benefits, including:

how to use cat's whisker as herbal medicine


cat's whisker as an alternative medicine
this article is about how to use cats whisker as an alternative medice to cure some disease as hypertention, urinary tract infections,  frequent urination, to treat urinary stones.

Cat’s Whisker (Orthosiphon Spicatus BBS) Benefit

CATS WHISKER AS HERBAL MEDICINE
here is the article about cat's whisker that can be uses as a herbal medicine (herbal remedies) or traditional medicine to cure some diseases. typically the plants live in tropical country. Indonesia is one of the country that has alot of cats's whisker. below are the pictures of this plant: 







Leaves of cat's whiskers (wet or dry) are used as ingredients of medicines. In Indonesia, the dried leaves used as drugs that facilitate the expenditure of urine (diuretic) while in India to treat rheumatism. Public use cat's whiskers as a traditional medicine as a cough relief efforts gout, colds and constipation. Besides, the leaves of this plant are also useful to treatment of kidney inflammation, kidney stones, diabetes, albuminuria, and syphilis disease, bladder infections and stones in the bladder, kidney stone pain, gallbladder stones, rheumatism, swelling of the bladder, urinary tract infections , whitish.