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Course on Indonesian Jamu

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Number of Plant Used Medicinal Potential

Species Plant Species Plant Species
25,000 - 30,000 (a) 6,000 (b) 2,500 (c)
1,845 (d)
283 (registered) (e)

References:
(a) The Indonesian Country Study on Biodiversity (ICSBD 1993)
(b) The Indonesian Country Study on Biodiversity (ICSBD 1993)
(c) the Dictionary of Indonesian Medicinal Herbs published by PT Eisei (1995)
(d) Zuhud et al. (2001)
(e) the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (NADFC/BPOM)

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Category Requirement Logo

Jamu The therapeutic effects have to be

supported by empirical data

Standardized The efficacy has to be proved in

herbal pre-clinical trials and
medicines standardization on active
ingredients is required

Phytopharmaca The efficacy has to be proven by

clinical trials

1. According to the usage

2. According to the active constituents

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B. Culinary Herbs
  Thyme, bay leaves, dill
leaves, coriander leaves

C. Aromatic Herbs

D. Ornamental Herbs

Active Compound Optimal Temperature for

Extraction/Efficacy (oC)

Aetheric Oil 20

Phenolic substances 28

Flavonoid group 42

Alkaloid & aromatic group 80-85

Isoprenoid derivatives 90
(Triterpenoid group)

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1.  Influence/sensitivity of/to environmental

conditions, such as temperature, pressure.
2.  Solubility: in water, in certain organic
solvents

 Those characteristics will dictate:

a. The extraction methods of the active compounds
b. Treatment/processing/preparing the herbs for
consumption

a.  Jamu Segar (fresh jamu)

b.  Jamu Godog/Rebus (boiled jamu)  from
dried jamu
c.  Jamu Oles (ointment/cream/crushed and
applied jamu) pilis (use on forehead)/tapel
(use on the stomach)
d.  Jamu cekok (freshly crushed, packed in fabrics
and presses to kid’s mouth to drink it)
e.  Other form (pills, tablets)

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Some varieties of ginger:

a.  Large ginger (Z.officinale sp.)
b.  Small ginger (Z. officinale var Amarum)
c.  Red ginger (Z. officinale var Rubrum)

a b c

  “Temulawak” in Indonesian

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  One of the ingredients to make Jamu

Beras Kencur

Fresh Dried form

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Powdered form with

single ingredient

Fresh Jamu Beras Kencur

Powdered form of Jamu Beras Kencur

  Oneof the main ingredients to make

Jamu Kunyit Asam (in Javanese, Kunir
Asem)

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Pills of white turmeric (in Indonesian, Kunyir

Putih)

  Oneof the ingredients to make Jamu

Kunyit Asam

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Kunyit Asam Candy Powder Drink

  Tasting and get acquainted with several

types of Jamu Gendong and their
empirical efficacy.
  Get acquainted with several Jamu
ingredients from root, stem bark, fruit
part of plants (appearance, smell, taste).

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Maturnuwun (terimakasih)

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