TEMULAWAK(Curcuma xanthorrhiza, Roxb.)
Sinonim :
Familia : Zingiberanceae
Description
Temulawak is the Indonesian original plant which grows many in Java, Maluku, and Kalimantan. Area of growing is in a lowland but also can grow well in a ground up to1500 metre above sea level. Temulawak also grows well in non irigated dry field soil around settlement, especially at friable soil, so that fruit of its rhizome easy to round into big. Temulawak is a herb flora type which its tree trunk is in the form of pseudo-stem and height of its can reach 2 metre. The long upstands leaf handle has peeped out starts from its jetty. Plant’s height between 2 to 2,5 metre. Temulawak has an unique flower which is bunch up and has an old yellow colour. The shape of leaf is long orbicular and look like a banana’s leaf. The frond leaf is each other close over and transform into a bar. The extract of Temulawak is easy to be digested. Temulawak can be harvested after having age of 8-12 months when its leaf has turned yellow and looked to be at the point of death. Corm will emerge from bar jetty, its colour is nutbrown or buff, its length up to 15 centimetres and diameter of 6 centimetre. The aroma of Temulawak is odorous and the taste is bitter and rather hot.
Temulawak is the Indonesian original plant which grows many in Java, Maluku, and Kalimantan. Area of growing is in a lowland but also can grow well in a ground up to1500 metre above sea level. Temulawak also grows well in non irigated dry field soil around settlement, especially at friable soil, so that fruit of its rhizome easy to round into big. Temulawak is a herb flora type which its tree trunk is in the form of pseudo-stem and height of its can reach 2 metre. The long upstands leaf handle has peeped out starts from its jetty. Plant’s height between 2 to 2,5 metre. Temulawak has an unique flower which is bunch up and has an old yellow colour. The shape of leaf is long orbicular and look like a banana’s leaf. The frond leaf is each other close over and transform into a bar. The extract of Temulawak is easy to be digested. Temulawak can be harvested after having age of 8-12 months when its leaf has turned yellow and looked to be at the point of death. Corm will emerge from bar jetty, its colour is nutbrown or buff, its length up to 15 centimetres and diameter of 6 centimetre. The aroma of Temulawak is odorous and the taste is bitter and rather hot.
Chemistry Content
Kernel of Temulawak (rhizome) has some chemistry compound contents such as fellandrean and turmerol or often called volatile oil, essential oils, curcumin, camphor, glucoside, and foluymetik carbinol. Curcumin on this plant rhizome is useful as an acnevulgaris, beside as an anti inflammation (anti chafes) and anti hepototoksik (anti bile poisoned).
Kernel of Temulawak (rhizome) has some chemistry compound contents such as fellandrean and turmerol or often called volatile oil, essential oils, curcumin, camphor, glucoside, and foluymetik carbinol. Curcumin on this plant rhizome is useful as an acnevulgaris, beside as an anti inflammation (anti chafes) and anti hepototoksik (anti bile poisoned).
Special Quality of Temulawak
The special quality of this Indonesian original plant can be justified its truth. Based on the result of research, extract temulawak have been proven can reduce cholesterol rate in blood and liver cell, appetizing eaten, cleans stomach and launchs mother milk. All that special qualities are thanks to existence of curcumin content, the matter which good for taking care and makes healthy liver (hepatoprotektor). No wonder, since chemical compositions from rhizome temulawak are 29-30 % of extract protein, 1-2% of curcumin, and 6-10% of essential oils. Exploiting of temulawak: fruit of temulawak is grated then the water is taken.
The special quality of this Indonesian original plant can be justified its truth. Based on the result of research, extract temulawak have been proven can reduce cholesterol rate in blood and liver cell, appetizing eaten, cleans stomach and launchs mother milk. All that special qualities are thanks to existence of curcumin content, the matter which good for taking care and makes healthy liver (hepatoprotektor). No wonder, since chemical compositions from rhizome temulawak are 29-30 % of extract protein, 1-2% of curcumin, and 6-10% of essential oils. Exploiting of temulawak: fruit of temulawak is grated then the water is taken.
