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Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) Botany, Etnobotany, Chemistry, Pharmacology And There Benefit.
Sri Adi Sumiwi, Sidik
Universitas Padjadjaran, Presented on The First International Symphosium of Temulawak(Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. ) May, 27-28, 2008 IPB , Bogor, Indonesia.
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Universitas Padjadjaran, Presented on The First International Symphosium of Temulawak(Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. ) May, 27-28, 2008 IPB , Bogor, Indonesia.
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb, temulawak
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) family, commonly known as temulawak or javanese turmeric in Indonesia), which is found both wild and cultivated in Indonesia, has been traditionally used for medicinal purposes. C.xanthorrhiza is also used as a tonic in Indonesia Indonesia has been recognized to be country with biodiversity richness, in which> 3000 plant species grow. More than 10.000 species have been reported during the last decades to have pronounced biological activities may be used as herbal medicines. The I.H.M have long been utilized ethnicallly by the people, either living in the rulal and urban areas, to maintain and promote health – to restore and cure various health disorders. Temulawak a medicinal plant used in Indonesia, has been shown to exert diverse physiological function. Indonesian people have known Temulawak as: Appetite stimulant, hepatoprotection, dismenorhae, antimicrobial, cholagogum, antiinflamation, analgesic, antipiretic, chloretic, galactagogue. Temulawak is very important food and medicinal plant materials in terms of including not only curcuminoids but olso xanthorrhizol. Temulawak is in reality indigenous medicine. Standardization of Temulawak , technology for extraction and removing the color or strong flavor, industrial application technology, and clinical test will be prerequisite to develop Temulawak as a global.