Jamu Products

April 17th, 2007, in Business & Economy, by Patung

Indonesian herbal medicine, jamu, and quality standards.

As the 5th national congress of the Jamu and Traditional Medicine Producers’ Association got under way in Jakarta on 12th April delegates were reminded about the need to be competitive with other Asian producers of traditional medicines and cures.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the meeting and asked that the Indonesian version of the F.D.A, the Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (POM), keep a closer watch on traditional medicine in the country to ensure that unregistered and unsafe medicines were not available. [1] If not the whole industry would suffer, he said, especially given the fact that the year 2020 was nearing, when laws and standards for products such as jamu would be standardised throughout the ASEAN region.

Black Madura Jamu stick
Black Madura Jamu stick, keeps your husband loyal.

In a seminar entitled “ASEAN Harmonization in Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements” Husniah Rubiana Thamrin of the POM urged jamu producers to become more competitive and creative in anticipation of increased competition from India and China, countries whose economies were developing fast. The ASEAN harmonization program would help in this respect, he said, but Indonesian traditional medicines had to be of a higher quality. [2]

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3 Comments on “Jamu Products”

  1. Thomas Williams Says:
    May 15th, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    I have sold, consumed,and promoted Jamu for some years. In my experience your natural medicine is superb; also your beauty products.

    I am a Medical Herbalist in Wales with over 33 years experience with herbs and have never stopped learning. Jamu is now my passion. For the record in November last year I cut one of my toes in the lagoon at Morela. The raw Jatropha plant was applied by my guide and healing was quite amazing. Azis Tunny of the Jakarta Post will testify to this.

    I would like very much to meet a member or members of your “Jamu and Traditional Medicine Producers Association” during my next visit. I would like to learn of some of the smaller companies now. Are you able to help?

    For my part I will be more pleased to offer any information that I have on UK herbs that you may already know something about.

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Yours sincerely

    Thomas

  2. Hegar Says:
    November 14th, 2007 at 6:55 pm

    Assalamu’alaykum Wr Wb
    Jamu is Indonesia’s traditional remedies. I think since now on Indonesia must develop the research on it. I think it’s very prospectous. It’s the time for us I think to develop the industry on it. Don’t wait until there is any conutry that assume that jamu belongs to them. Remember that it is a herritage from our amcestor. We need to keep it. We need to make it higher in the quality grade and also not just make it in the form “jamu” but also in the form “phytopharmaceutical product” so that scientifically it will be regard as part of modern medicines.
    Thanx

  3. Dragonwall Says:
    December 18th, 2007 at 5:43 am

    The one as pictured above and I have seen that was no more than just smooth surfaced granite like kind of heavy stick and I am unsure what it was used for. More like to make the vagina bigger or a joy stick rather.

    The firoriginal st jamu stick that appears in the market in the 80’s was actually liken a cigar ‘cerutu’ with the heavy scent of jamu or herbs. That one was useful and just unable to find any of those in production or in the market.

    This stick is to do away with bad foul smell emitted by the body through the vagina and usually when that occurs in a human body of a female it stinks due to the accumulation of some white substances. The original stick was used after the private part was cleaned and the cerutu is being shaft in for a period of few minutes and it must be taken out. The jamu absorb by the private part will quickly do away the foul smell and it’s other usage it will cause the private part to shrink tightening the entry point.

    Whereas the new one is absolutely of no use, more like a gimmick.

    I know of one jamu that was alchoholic extract from leave of a plant known as the ‘pattivera aliacea’ The plant was first founded in the latin countries by american who then have the university of new york to have it understudy and was found to contain substance to overcome cancerous cells. It was then tested with cancer patient and found recipient to have great improve with their cancer cell greatly reduced. After consuming the extract of this plant the tip of the fingers tend to glow under beta light.

    This was later developed by an army doctor in Indonesia in Bogor who wanted to have it categories as jamu as they were being developed from herbs. But during that time Ibu Tien did not want that approved as Jamu because it was using technology in the extraction. It didn’t got far.

    I once tested the liquid extracts mixed with orange juice. It is a wonder. I am not a cancer person. After consuming that the eyesight improves to my awes and one other thing out of expectation. This liquid gives the body the kind of zest that makes a person even more potent if you know what I mean.

    I had a golfer who worked over time during the night, you know what it is, and I find him lazing tired everyday he turns up for work. So I bought him a dozen to try out and that changes his life entirely. In the late 80’s it cost Rp:20,000 per bottle the size of honey and ginseng extractum.

    Not long after news leak out and reports of people with breast cancer was cured by this liquid bought from this clinin in Bogor Near the Maxim Bakery.

    Given the opportunity this doctor will be rich and famous. Just too bad.

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