Jamu
Recipes for Tuberculosis
PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY:
Tuberculosis, commonly referred to as TB, is a chronic bacterial infection that
can spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to any organ in the body but
is primarily found in the lungs. TB can be quite contagious especially those
with long contact with someone who has the disease. If not treated properly may
lead to death.
PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY:
Tuberculosis, commonly referred to as TB, is a chronic bacterial infection that
can spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to any organ in the body but
is primarily found in the lungs. TB can be quite contagious especially those
with long contact with someone who has the disease. If not treated properly may
lead to death.
INDICATIONS:
Symptoms of tuberculosis: a mild cough at the beginning; fatigue; loss of
weight; cough with occasion bloody sputum or discharge; slight fever; night
sweats; pain in the chest, back or kidneys and perhaps all three.
Recipe # 1
INGREDIENTS:
Betel
leaves (Piper betle, daun sirih) – 3
pieces
Cloves
(Syzygym aromatica, cengkeh) – 7
pieces
Cubeb
pepper (Piper cubeba, kemukus) - 7
seeds
Cardamom
(Elettaria cardamommum, biji
kapulaga) – 7 pieces
Cinnamon
bar (Cinnamomum cassia, kayumanis
kulit) – 1 bar
PREPARATION
AND DOSAGE: Decoction:
Put
all ingredients in 4 glasses of water and boil until t ½ of the initial volume.
Strain after cooling. Recommended dose: ¼ glass 3 times a day
Recipe # 2
INGREDIENTS:
Indian
mulberry juice (Morinda citrifolia, perasan
buah mengkudu) – ¼ glass
Sour
lime juice (Citrus aurantifolia, perasan
jeruk nipis) - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric
juice (Curcuma domestica, perasan
kunyit) – 1 tablespoon
PREPARATION
AND DOSAGE: Decoction:
Squeeze
each material to extract its juice. Mix all the juice together and boil for 15
minutes. Drink this decoction ¼ glass once a day.
Recipe # 3
INGREDIENTS:
Betel
leaves (Piper betle, daun sirih) - 5
pieces
Cinnamon
bar (Cinnamomum cassia, kayu manis
kulit) - ½ bar
Ginger
(Zingiber officinale, jahe emprit) –
1 finger-size cut
Cubeb
pepper (Piper cubeba, kemukus) – 7
pieces
Cloves
(Syzygym aromatica, cengkeh) – 7
pieces
Cardamom
(Elettaria cardamommum, kapulaga) – 7
pieces
Fennel
powder (Foeniculum vulgare, adas
manis bubuk) – ½ teaspoon
Pulosari
tree (Alyxia stellata, pulosari) - ½
finger-size cut pulosari bark
PREPARATION
AND DOSAGE: Decoction:
Burn
the turmeric rhizome for a while and peel, clean wash and bruise. Put all
ingredients in 4 glasses of pure water and boil until left to 2 glasses. Drink
the decoction ½ glass 3 times a day
REMARKS:
The causal treatment of tuberculosis with antibiotics is a long range therapy
that needs patience and discipline of the patient. If treatment is not
following the proper medical advices, therapy is useless and relapse may occur.
Today stronger antibiotics has been introduced and administered making the
therapy much shorter than before.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The recipes and techniques mentioned in this page
are not meant to replace diagnosis and treatment of a medical practioner.
Before using any of these recipes, the author recommends to consult a
physician. All the recipes has been used without any side effects and are
considered safe. However, since some people have more sensitive skin or
digestive system than others, and since the user’s actual recipe preparation is
beyond the control of the author, the author accept no liability with regard to
the use of recipes or techniques contained in this page
