Benefits Temulawak( Curcuma xanthorrhiza L.)

Temu lawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza L.) is a medicinal plant belonging to the tribe-finding meeting (Zingiberaceae) . These plants come from Indonesia, especially Java, then spread to several places in the Indo-Malayan region. Currently, most aquaculture temu lawak are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The name of the area in which Java temu lawak, in the Sunda called koneng BIG, whereas in Madura called Intersection labak . This plant can grow well in lowland until height of 1500 meters above sea level and berhabitat in tropical forests . Temu lawak rhizomes can grow well on fertile soil.

Benefits And Usefulness:
The main content of ginger rhizomes are proteins, carbohydrates, and volatile oil consisting of kamfer, glucoside, turmerol, and curcumin . Curcumin is useful as an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and anti hepototoksik (anti poisoning bile). Temu lawak has a pharmacological effect is, hepatoprotective (liver disease), cholesterol lowering, anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory), laxative (laxative), diuretic (peluruh urine), and eliminate joint pain . Another benefit that is, increased appetite, launched a breastfeeding, and cleaning the blood . Besides its use as herbal medicine and drugs, temu lawak also used as a source of carbohydrates by taking patinya, pulp is processed into food for babies and people who experience digestive disorders . On the other hand, temu lawak also contain toxic compounds that can ward off mosquitoes, because these plants produce volatile oils that contain linelool, namely geraniol phenol group which has repellan Aedes aegypt.