Herbal Medicines Used for Jamu

There are hundreds of herbs used for jamu prescriptions. As jamu is the traditional herbal medicine of Indonesia which is a tropical country, the herbs are commonly tropical plants.  Some of the herbal medicines according the parts used are:

• Rhizomes:

*    Bangle (Zingiber brevifolium)

*    Jahe Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

*    Kencur Aromatic Galangal (Kaempferia galanga)

*    Kunyit Turmeric (Curcuma domestica)

* Lempuyang (Zingiber zerumbet or Zingiber aromaticum)

* Lengkuas or Laos Greater Galangal (Alpinia galanga)

*    Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza)

• Leaves:

*    Brotowali or bratawali (Tinospora crispa or Tinospora tuberculata rumphii)

*    Sambang Darah (Excoecaria cochinchinensis or Excoecaria bicolor)

*    Secang (Caesalpinia sappan)

• Seeds:

*    Adas (Foeniculum vulgare Mill)

• Fruits:

*    Ceplukan Cutleaf groundcherry (Physalis angulata)

*    Jeruk Nipis Key lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle)

*    Nyamplung or kosambi (Calophyllum inophyllum)

• Barks

*    Kayu Manis Cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii)

• Flowers

*   Ilang-ilang Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata)

*   Melati Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

*   Rumput Alang-alang (Gramineae)