Be Careful Mixing of Chemical Medicine with Herbal Remedies

Herbal medicine has evolved into not only a mere folk remedy, but also drugs prescribed by the doctor. Currently not few people who make use of herbal medicine as a complementary medicine.

Based on the research data base of Health Ministry of health 2010, 59,12 per cent of Indonesia are consuming herbal remedies. Communities assess the herbal remedies are safer than conventional drugs.

However, herbal remedies are not necessarily 100 percent safe. In addition, if taken along with other medications, herbal remedies can cause adverse drug interactions. Therefore any herbal remedy drinkers need to know the different kinds of drug interactions.

Doctor Arijanto Jonosewojo herbal medicine experts say, sometimes in order to increase the effectiveness of drug consumers drink conventional medicine and complementary all at once. But the action was thus counterproductive as they cause adverse drug interactions.

"For example, the drugs Statins for lowering cholesterol may not be taken concurrently with the herbal remedies that also work at," he said in a press conference the SOHO Symposium Global Health Natural Wellness in Jakarta, Saturday (5/4/2014) ago.

Conversely, if taken in a different time, he said, both will be mutually beneficial. Therefore, we recommend that the Statins drugs drunk at night, and herbal medicine in the morning.

In addition, there are still many other drug interactions. Exemplified by Arijanto, medicinal herbs with raw ginseng to boost stamina should not be taken concurrently with drugs for heart disease. This is because both of them can trigger arrhythmias or rhythm of the heartbeat irregularity.

Interaction also apply to herbs or herbs in the shape of the region. For example garlic should not be consumed until two weeks before undergoing dental extractions. The reason garlic has penyukaran effect on blood clotting, so can trigger bleeding after tooth extractions.

There is also a star fruit juice should not be taken simultaneously with kidney drugs consumption. The reason, the interaction of the two can cause a substance is toxic to the body.

Because of the many drug interactions, Arijanto asserts, doctors conduct interviews in advance disease history on patients before prescribing herbal remedies. "It is important to prescribe drugs on an individual basis, because of the use of herbal remedies can be different effect on every person," said the head of complementary Alternative Clinic RSU Dr. Sutomo was.

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Overcome Kidney Pain with Orthosiphon Aristatus and Strobilanthes Crispa

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Kidney is a organ in the body that have a vital function. The kidneys serve to filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and throw it in the form of urine. Given the vital benefits, the health of the kidneys must be maintained. Minor damage to the kidneys can interfere with other organs, including the heart. Some acupuncturists found that the kidney has a special relationship with the heart, when the kidneys have a problem, then the buffer of heart problems as well.

Humans have two kidneys, and possibly one of the kidneys can be damaged. Damage to the kidneys is the most feared because of kidney failure should continue to do dialysis, or kidney transplants at a cost which is certainly expensive. Herbalist Adriana Indrajati said: "For someone who has experienced kidney failure need dialysis until then likely to recover as usual is difficult and the recovery rate is very small, while the herbal treatment for patients with kidney failure just to help people reduce the frequency of dialysis".

The Benefit of Cardamom for Your Health

The rich aroma of cardamom is often used as a flavoring dishes. This plant is often used to treat problems with the herb is useful as a diluent throat and phlegm or expectorant. Some studies reveal, the benefits derived from sineol essential oils. sineol essential oils is more spicy, but cool when swallowed. Often used to scent the mouth. However, since the world was flooded with a variety of mouth odor repellent candy, local cardamom is not used anymore because it is less practical.

In that study also explained that cardamom has other chemical constituents such as terpineol, borneol, protein, sugar, and less fat. The contents of cardamom has benefits as an expectorant, laxative fart (anti-cold), and anti-cough.

In tribal Bedouin, drink cardamom is used for heating and endurance booster. Cardamom has been used as an herbal mixture. Cardamom classified in herbs that can reach a height of 2-3 meters, and grows in dense forests. cardamom thrive at an altitude of 200-1000 meters above sea level. Originally cardamom wild life as a shrub, but now is cultivated as cardamom spice.

not only stems, roots and fruit can also be used, cardamom seeds are taken before mature and has dried often called as cement cardamomi.

Susanto explained, there are two steps to take advantage of cardamom. For outer healing, by boiling or refine all parts of cardamom, water or soft dough massaged into the affected side. Healing using this step can overcome bad breath (boiled water ofcardamom flowers used for rinsing) and whooping cough (cardamom batter smeared on the chest and neck).

Conversely, for inside healing, cardamom seeds crushed and then boiled and drunk the water. This step can overcome throat problems, bloating, stomach cramps, abdominal pain, colds, bad breath (cardamom drink boiled water), vomiting, inflammation of the stomach (gastritis), and fever.

Before use it, the cardamom pods do not peel. If you want to use it, cardamom  as much as a tablespoon crushed in the mortar, so that the skin separated from the fruit. Then sieved to removed skin. Until finely ground seeds or 1/2 rough. This is embodied in the food or in the herbs. When mashing should be half and half, so the freshness is still felt.

Susanto recommend, cardamom should be kept in a state of there skin. This skin protects the seed to dry and hot weather, and protects the aroma being rapidly lost. If you want to use the trunk, choose a young and fresh.