GINGER (jahe)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome is a plant which is very popular as a spice and medicinal materials. His finger-shaped rhizome bulging at the joints of the middle. Dominant spicy taste due to compounds called ketones zingeron.Ginger including spare Zingiberaceae (Intersection-finding). The scientific name given by William Roxburgh ginger from the Greek word zingiberi, from Sanskrit, singaberi.Ginger is thought to have originated from India. But there is also trust the ginger came from South China. From India, ginger was taken as the spice trade to Southeast Asia, China, Japan, to the Middle East. Then in the days of colonialism, ginger which can provide a sense of warm and spicy food soon became a popular commodity in Europe.
Because ginger can survive only in tropical areas, planting can be done only at the equator are like Southeast Asia, Brazil, and Africa. Currently, Ecuador and Brazil became the world's largest supplier of ginger.Ginger, is more than just a spice kitchen, because it proved efficacious repel a variety of diseases. Even NASA, has attracted examine the efficacy of ginger to overcome the hangover of the crew.No one knows the exact origins aka ginger plant Zingiber officinale has been known as medicinal herbs that since hundreds of years ago. 

In China, dried ginger has been used as a raw material for medicine by a physician who lived at the time of Emperor Shen Nong, who lived 2000 years BC. In China also found two of the first medical book discusses the properties of fresh ginger in the year 500 AD. In addition to the country's bamboo curtain, which is rumored to have known ginger 2000 BC is India.Western countries that use too much ginger as traditional medicine. At least that was evidenced by the discussion of efficacy of ginger plant that is written in the anglo Saxon medical books published in the 11th century. Two centuries later, Ginger is the spice of the kitchen which is very popular in the UK, after the black pepper. Price herbs is also when it is exorbitant, to gain 1 pound (half kilo) of ginger, has to spend an equivalent amount for seekoor bunch of sheep.In China, fresh ginger is considered different from dry ginger. There is even an ancient plant expert who thought the ginger comes from two different plants. Healers often use fresh ginger to ward off 'cold' or 'poison' and reduce nausea. While dried ginger in use to cure deficiencies 'chill' on stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cough and rheumatism.In India fresh ginger is also used to treat nausea, asthma, cough and severe pain and sudden, are also used to cope with heart palpitations, indigestion, decreased appetite and rheumatism and even, in the 19th century, ginger juice to cure asthma and cough that popular in India. For cough medicine, ginger juice is mixed fresh garlic juice and honey, while to relieve nausea, fresh ginger add a little honey and a pinch of roasted peacock feathers. Fresh ginger powder can also be mixed with some water, then stir in paste form and applied to the temples to relieve headaches.Most Europeans drink ginger tea to overcome digestive disorders. A research says that drinking two or three cups full of the ginger can reduce the symptoms of gout (arthritis due to excess uric acid), flatulence or indigestion (from too much booze). In addition, ginger also has properties facilitate the circulation of blood.The researcher-turned member of modern penelit support for the use of 'traditional herb' is ginger. From the research, ginger extract, either from fresh ginger and dried ginger, efficacious in dealing with bacterial infections, fungal infections, seizures, pain, wounds and gastric disorders, tumors, cramps and allergic reactions. Ginger extract is based on rigorous standards of gingerol, which extracts do not lose flavor and aroma of ginger sharp.Research on animal experiments in mice that did in China and the State - Western States, showed that fresh ginger is effective to relieve pain and infection. Experiments in vitro (laboratory) showed that ginger inhibits oxidation (= are antioxidants) that can reduce the risk of cancer, and also inhibit the growth of germs.Ginger is also beneficial for blood circulation. Plant rhizome has a property anticoagulant (anti blood clotting), which is more powerful than garlic or onion. Ginger is also able to lower cholesterol because it can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the blood and liver. Research conducted by experts in Japan show that ginger can lower blood pressure by reducing peripheral blood flow rate (flow drah edge).The experts also anyone try ginger to treat migraine. This test encouraged ayurvedic therapies to treat disorders of the nervous system. Efficacy of ginger as a migraine drug it still needs further study.In most cases preferred ginger research to determine their effect on digestion. In the land of China, the results of research conducted terhdap humans showed that a drink made of fresh ginger can reduce gastric acid secretion for several hours. Then increased again after some time. Other research states that dried ginger root aakan strengthen the stomach, small intestine and prevents vomiting.Recent research shows acetone and methanol extracts from ginger has a strong effect for inhibiting the tukakl (wound) in the stomach. Other studies show that gingerol able to overcome the affect toxicity (poisoning) in the liver by increasing bile acid.

TURMERIC (kunir/kunyit)

Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn. Syn. Curcuma domestica Val.) Including one of the spices and medicinal plants native to Southeast Asia. These plants then have spread to the Indo-Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and even Africa.
Almost everyone Indonesia and India as well as Asian nations generally have to consume this herb plants, either as a complement cooking, herbal medicine or to maintain health and beauty. Turmeric is a spice commonly used in cooking in Asian countries. Turmeric is often used in dishes like curry, and also used to give a yellow color in the dish. Pharmaceutical products made from raw turmeric, can compete with a variety of drug patents, for example, to inflammation of the joints (arthritis-rheumatoid) or osteo-arthritis deklofenak contain active sodium, piroxicam, and phenyl butason with a relatively expensive price or food supplements (vitamins-plus) in capsule form. Product ingredients so of turmeric extracts in the form of a dietary supplement in capsule form (Vitamin-plus) market and the industry has flourished. Food supplements made from raw materials turmeric extract with additives Vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12, Vitamin E, Lecithin, Amprotab, Mg-stearate, Nepagin and Kolidon 90. Usage: root tubers that more than one year old used as ubat (root tuber is cool, clean, particularly affecting the abdomen in the stomach, stimulate, release overage gas in the intestines, stop bleeding and prevent blood clotting) other than that is also used as an ingredient in cooking. Turmeric is also used as an anti-itch and anti-spasm and reduce swelling of mucous membranes of the mouth. Turmeric juice consumed in the form called filtrate, is also taken as extracts or used as a salve for mengubati swelling. Turmeric is also efficacious to cure a stuffy nose, how to burn the turmeric and inhale

Turmeric can be used to cure some issues related to irregularities in the kidneys work, especially in the miraculous cases that are marked with an unpleasant body odor, and eyes that are not resistant to light, the use of turmeric is very effective, that is by drinking a glass of juice turmeric ( dumped the waste), for 2 consecutive weeks.

A simple way is:
1. Take a handful of turmeric, then peeled
2. Grate or juice in a blender (plain water added to taste)
3. Bring to a boil 2-3 times (usually marked by expansion)
4. Add a little salt (tip of a spoon)
5. Strain / Squeeze
6. Pour the lime juice (1-3 seeds, to taste)
7. Add sugar or honey
8. Drinking (better in warm)

Should not drink after, at 17:00 pm.
It is also very effective to cure the flu / fever in pregnant mothers (not necessarily done every day, usually 1-2 days was able to recover), so avoid the use of chemical drugs that can be harmful to the fetus.
When consumed by pregnant women, believed to be clean babies born of fats that are often attached / covered the baby's body.

The use of turmeric instant, should not be done for treatment (especially for pregnant mothers), because there are content-content that may be harmful to the womb.
Type of herb plants are not foreign in the eyes ibu2 especially fond of cooking, or koneng Kunir or turmeric, commonly using that as a natural dye, especially at certain even2 in making yellow rice, cone or as a yellow dye-making know, it is still a lot of benefits and Other properties of this plant.

Habits before cutting the cord midwives newborn epidermis, clean knife to use turmeric in a way has been rubbed, which now replaced the function with 65-80% alcohol solution. The point is that the cutting blades are contained bacteria or other micro bodies that cause infections, will be eliminated with turmeric rhizome or alcohol solution. component of turmeric rhizome has the ability to inhibit or kill microbes, the same as alcohol-based solution.

The presence of slices, powder or turmeric extract in food or beverages are intended to:
1. Preservatives, because turmeric can inhibit / kill bacteria or other body causes decay, producing the odor   and so forth, so for a few days food will be safe.
2. Penhilang taste fishy (Sunda: hanyir) example of the fish, and

3. Enhancing the value of organoleptic (taste, aroma, and color) so it is more delicious food, better and more interesting.

Content of components in the rhizome of turmeric in general are: essential oils (about 3%), containing furmerol, cineol, zingiberin, borneol, karvon and kurkumon curcumin. with senyawa2 should not be surprised if turmeric has a medicinal capacity, to:
1. Outside medicine, such as for smallpox, drug injuries, eczema up to the drug otorrhoea (ear pus). as well as an inhaler in the form of steam godogan turmeric rhizome, which can cure inflammation of the lining the nose or flu or blockage of the nostrils.
2. Drugs in, drunk in the form of water godogannya, such as for diuretikum (expedite the flow of urine), diarrhea medication, and appetite enhancer, even for ulcer disease, abdominal bloating to hypertension (high blood pressure).
3. As an antiseptic to sterilize the knife cutting the rope ari newborns.
4. As a tonic, to memulihkn and increasing body of work due to illness or old age.

Greater galingale (lengkuas)

Greater galingale (UK), lengkuas (Indonesia); Laos (Java), Laja (Sunda).
Greater galingale (Lenguas galanga or Alpinia galanga) is often used by women known as the flavoring dishes. Galangal herb plants including tall vertical stalks reach 2 to 2.5 meters. Galangal can live in the lowlands to highlands, approximately 1,200 meters above sea level. There are 2 kinds of plants known as galangal rhizome of varieties with tubers (roots), white and red varieties of tuber rhizomes. Galangal rhizomes white bulb is used flavoring dishes, is galangal rhizomes red bulbs are used as medicine.

Chemical compounds contained in Lenguas galanga, among others contain essential oils, oil fly, eugenol, sesquiterpenes, pinen, methyl cinnamate, kaemferida, shipyard, galangol and yellow crystals.
Curable Disease:
Rheumatism, spleen pain, sexual passion, appetite, bronchitis; morbili, Panu.

KAEMPFERIA GALANGA (kencur)

Kaempferia galanga, including interest Zingiberaceae plants and plant species were classified as having empon-empon fruit flesh most tender and not fibrous. Kaempferia galanga a small herb that grows abundantly in the lowlands or mountains where the land is loose and not too much water. Kaempferia galanga rhizome has a specific aroma. Kaempferia galanga fruit flesh is white and brown outer skin. The number of strands of leaf Kaempferia galanga no more than 2-3 pages dealing with the composition. The flowers are arranged and a half sitting with a crown of flowers amounted to between 4 to 12 pieces, lip colored violet flowers with white color is more dominant. Kaempferia galanga grow and develop in a particular season, ie in the rainy season. Kaempferia galanga can be grown in pots or in gardens that enough sunlight, not too wet and in the open.
"Jamu" is a product of well-loved traditional Indonesian (herbal medicine) . One of them Kaempferia galanga herbal rice. Its main ingredient Kaempferia galanga, pounded with rice and a little sugar, plus water as a diluent. It was indeed delicious. Usefulness? Do not ask, some time after sip fatigue and pains in the body disappears. And do not feel tired again, fresh!
Moreover, there are still more properties, increased appetite, blood circulation was lancer, a result any power increases. Local Name: Kencur (Indonesia, Java), Cikur (Sunda), Ceuko (Aceh); Kencor (Madura), Cekuh (Bali), Kencur, Sukung (Minahasa); Asauli, sauleh, soul, umpa (Ambon), Cekir ( Sumba)
CHEMICAL CONTENT: Rhizome galanga contain starch (4.14%), minerals (13.73%), and essential oils (0.02%) of cineol, methyl acid and penta kanil independence, cinnamic acid, ethyl aster, sinamic acid, borneol, kamphene, paraeumarin, anisic acid, alkaloids, and gums.

Rhizome Kaempferia galanga useful as a source of essential oils, flavoring food, beverages, and drugs are also medicinal. Essential oils in the form sineol galanga, metal acid kanil. These essential oils can be obtained by in stilling his roots.
Kaempferia galanga oil is also great in this Kaempferia galanga, Based on laboratory analysis, volatile oil in rhizome Kaempferia galanga contains approximately 23 kinds of compounds. Seventeen of them contain aromatic compounds, monoterpena, and seskuiterpena. Well, he's the latter have the effect of reducing and eliminating pain (analgesic power.) Kaempferia galanga also are stimulants, so that bias as a power adder. It also is carminative or shed the wind, so eliminate bloating in the abdomen.
In China, galingale medications used for various diseases, other than toothache also bruising, chest pain, headache, and constipation. Reportedly, Kaempferia galanga also biased to treat tetanus, gastroenteritis, vomiting, heartburn, and poisoning.
Also Kaempferia galanga benefits also for Sore Stomach, Sore ears of children, influenza in infants; Cold, Headache, cough, blood Eliminate dirty; Diarrhea, Streamlining menstruation, tired eyes, sprains, fatigue.