Temulawak (Curcuma Zanthorrhiza)

Curcuma zanthorrhiza, known as Temulawak, Java ginger or Javanese ginger, is a plant species, belonging to the ginger family. It is known in Javanese as temulawak, in Sundanese as koneng gede and in Madurese as temu labak. The scientific name is sometimes written as Curcuma xanthorrhiza, but this is an orthographical variant.

This plant originated from Indonesia, more specifically from Java island, out of which it spread to several places in the biogeographical region Malesia. Currently, most of the curcuma or temulawak is cultivated in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Outside of South East Asia, cultivars may be found also in China, Indochina, Barbados, India, Japan, Korea, the United States and some countries in Europe.

Characteristics 

Rod

Terna trunked false height to more than 1 m but less than 2 m. Pseudo-stem is part of the midrib of the leaves are erect and overlapping, color is green or dark brown. Rhizome fully formed and branched strong, large, branching, and reddish-brown, dark yellow or dark green. Each sprout from rhizomes form leaves 2-9 strands with a circular shape extending to wake lancet.

Leafs

Curcuma leaf length 31 cm - 84 cm and a width of 10 cm - 18 cm, length of petiole including strands of 43 cm - 80 cm, on each strand associated with the midrib and petiole rather long.

Flower

Flowers characteristics of curcuma is dark yellow flowers, uniquely shaped and clustered the inflorescence lateral, slender stalk and line-shaped scales, stem length 9 cm - 23 cm wide and 4 cm - 6 cm, leafy patron much longer than or comparable with petals. Fluffy white petals, length 8 mm - 13 mm, corolla tubular with an overall length of 4.5 cm, the strands of elongated circular-shaped flowers are white with red tip of the dice or a red, long 1.25 cm - 2 cm and 1 cm wide.

Fruit

Its rhizome flesh-colored orange or brown, pungent pungent and bitter taste.

Substances

Flesh (rhizome) of ginger has some chemical compounds which include fellandrean and turmerol or often called the oil evaporate. Then the essential oil, camphor, glucoside, foluymetik carbinol. And curcumin rhizome contained on this plant useful as acnevulgaris, as well as anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and anti hepototoksik (anti poisoning bile).

In Indonesia, the only part that is used is the rhizome of curcuma to be made stew herb. This rhizome contains from 48 to 59.64% starch, 1.6 to 2.2% from 1.48 to 1.63% curcumin and volatile oil and is believed to improve kidney function and anti-inflammatory.

Constituent compounds of curcuma, among others, proteins, carbohydrates, and essential oil consisting of camphor, glucoside, fellandrean, tumerol (often called oil evaporates), foluymetik carbinol, a natural fiber, xanthorrhizol, germakron and curcumin. Helpful curcumin as an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and anti hepototoksik (anti poisoning bile). Curcuma has a pharmacological effect, namely, hepatoprotective (to prevent heart disease), lowering cholesterol levels, anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory), laxative (laxative), diuretics (laxative urine), and eliminate the pain in the joints.

Benefits of Curcuma

Curcuma for acne

Wash the curcuma rhizome of 1 finger, then cut into pieces as needed, then boiled in 4 cups of drinking water until the remaining half. Once cool, strain and add honey into the water, then drink.Treatment is done 2 times a day, each time just 1 cup.

Overcoming treat gastrointestinal

In preclinical found that rhizome powder can increase the activity in gastric fluid so that helps the metabolism and reduce the contraction of the small intestine.

How to dispensing : take 2 grams of dried rhizome or 8 grams of fresh curcuma, heat the rhizomes with water temperature of 90 degrees for 15 minutes, then filtered,
How to use : Drink 2-3 times daily between meals.

Curcuma Relieve Osteoarthritis

Ginger, or commonly known as Curcuma, has the ability to relieve inflammation, such as osteoarthritis. 

Curcuma Overcoming Cancer

Wild Curcuma is also effective in treating cancers, such as breast cancer, colon, and prostate. From the scientific journal "The Prostate", it is known that the content of curcumin in turmeric can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. The University of Maryland Medical Center explains that by making the hypothesis that the Curcuma work to stop the blood vessels supplying the cancer growth.

Curcuma for Lymph ache

Ingredients : 2 rhizome of curcuma, galangal rhizome 1/2, 1 handful of leaves meniran.

How to dispensing : curcuma and galangal grated, then all of the ingredients are boiled with 1 liter of water to boiling, and filtered.

How to use : drink 1 a day 1 cup.

Curcuma for Kidney Pain

Ingredients : 2 rhizome of curcuma , 1 handful of kumis kucing leaves, 1 handful of leaves kecibeling.

Method : curcuma thinly sliced ​​, then boiled with other ingredients to 1 liter of water, and filtered .

How to use : drink for 3 days .

Curcuma for Lumbago

Ingredients : 1 rhizome of curcuma, a thumb of turmeric, 1 handful of  Orthosiphon aristatus leaves.

How to make : all the ingredients are boiled with 1 liter of water, and filtered.

How to use : drink 1 a day 1 cup.

Curcuma for Treating Asthma

Ingredients : 1 1/2 rhizome of curcuma, 1 piece of palm sugar .

How to dispensing : thinly sliced curcuma ​​and dried. Once dry boiled with 5 cups of water plus 1 piece of palm sugar to boil down to three cups, and then filtered .

Curcuma to Treat Grastric Pain

Ingredients : 1 rhizome of curcuma.

How to dispensing : thinly sliced curcuma and aerated briefly, then boiled with 5-7 glasses of water to boiling, and filtered.

How to use : drink 1 a day 1 cup.

Curcuma to cope with abdominal pain during menstruation

Ingredients : 1 rhizome of curcuma, 3 sour fruit eye, 1 slice of coconut sugar, salt to taste.

How to dispensing : grated curcuma, then boiled with other ingredients with 3-4 glasses of water to boil down to 2 cups.
How to use : drink 1 cup 2 times a day, morning and afternoon.

Curcuma to increase milk production

Ingredients : 1 1/2 rhizome of curcuma, and the saga flour taste.

How to dispensing : grated curcuma, then the two materials are mixed and added enough hot water so that it becomes mush.

How to use : edible usual.

Curcuma to increase appetite

Ingredients : 2 rhizome of curcuma, 1/4 of galangal rhizome, 1/2 handful of leaves meniran.

How to make : all the ingredients are boiled in 3 cups of water to boil down to 2 cups, and then filtered.

How to use : drink 2 times a day 1/2 cup.

Curcuma to treat cough and respiratory inflammations
Ingredients : 25 grams of grated curcuma rhizome

How to make : Add boiled water to taste, then filtered, add the honey, add juice of 1 lemon.

How to use : drink

Curcuma for Gallbladder Inflammation

Ingredients : 30 grams of curcuma rhizome in sliced

Method : Boil the water to the remaining 500 cc to 200 cc, then filtered.

How to use : drink

Curcuma Lowering High Cholesterol

Ingredients : 20 grams of dried curcuma rhizome in finely crushed.

Method : brewed with hot water to taste.

How to use : drink while warm

Curcuma for Stomach Inflammation

Ingredients : 30 grams of rhizome of curcuma cut into small pieces.

Method : Boil the 500 cc of water until remaining 200 cc, then filtered.

How to use: drink

Curcuma Lowering blood fat

The results of preclinical and clinical trials indicate that ginger extracts and fractions of curcuminoid can lower total cholesterol, triglycerides and increase levels of HDL cholesterol. Components that alleged role in lowering blood lipids is curcuminoid.
Curcuma as Antioxidant

Curcumin in turmeric is useful as an antioxidant because it can catch free radicals of oxygen such as superoxide anion, and hydroxyl radicals that help maintain health.

How to use : Use dry extract of boiled curcuma, drink 3 times a day, each time approximately 250-500 mg.

How to use Curcuma as drink daily

Three layers slices of dried curcuma, then boiled with 5-7 glasses of water, and filtered .

How to use : drink 1 a day 1 cup.