Benefit Of Kencur

Kencur (Kaempferia galanga), including interest Zingiberaceae plants and plant species were classified as having empon-empon fruit flesh most tender and not fibrous. Kencur a small herb that grows abundantly in the lowlands or mountains where the land is loose and not too much water. Kencur rhizome has a specific aroma. Kencur fruit flesh is white and brown outer skin. The number of strands of leaf kencur no more than 2-3 pages dealing with the composition.

The flowers are arranged and a half sitting with a crown of flowers amounted to between 4 to 12 pieces, lip berwara violet flowers with white color is more dominant. Kencur grow and develop in a particular season, ie in the rainy season. Kencur can be grown in pots or in gardens that enough sunlight, not too wet and in the open.



Local Name:
Kencur (Indonesia, Java), Cikur (Sunda), Ceuko (Aceh); Kencor (Madura), Cekuh (Bali), Kencur, Sukung (Minahasa); Asauli, sauleh, soul, umpa (Ambon), Cekir (Sumba).


Chemical Ingredients:

Kencur rhizomes contain starch (4.14%), minerals (13.73%), and essential oils (0.02%) of cineol, methyl acid and penta kanil independence, cinnamic acid, ethyl aster, sinamic acid, borneol, kamphene , paraeumarin, anisic acid, alkaloids, and gums.



To Use Drugs:

1. Stomach Inflammation

* Materials: 2 rhizome kencur of thumb.
* Method: kencur peeled and chewed thoroughly;
* How to use: the water is swallowed, the waste is disposed of, then drink 1 glass of water, and repeated until healed.


2. Child Sore Ears

* Materials: 2 rhizome kencur of your thumb and ½ nutmeg seed.
* How to make: both ingredients are finely ground and 2 tablespoons warm water;
* How to use: applied / dibobokkan around the nose.


3. Influenza in infants

* Ingredients: 1 rhizome kencur of your thumb and 2 pieces of leaf cubeb (pepper caudate / Cubeb)
* How to make: both ingredients finely ground, then added a few tablespoons of warm water.
* How to use: applied / dibobokkan around the nose.


4. Catch a cold

* Ingredients: 1 rhizome kencur of your thumb and salt to taste.
* Method: kencur hulled clean.
* How to use: kencur eaten with salt to taste, then drink 1 glass of water. Can be done 2 times a day.


5. Headache

* Materials: 2-3 kencur leaves.
* Method: kencur leaves until finely ground.
* How to use: applied (as compress / pilis) on the forehead.


6. Cough
a. Ingredients: 1 rhizome kencur of your thumb and salt to taste.

* Method: kencur grated, then add 1 cup of warm water, squeezed and filtered.
* How to use: drink with added salt to taste.


b. Ingredients: 1 rhizome kencur of your thumb.

* Method: kencur peeled and chewed thoroughly;
* How to use: the water is swallowed, the waste is disposed. Performed routinely every morning.


7. Diarrhea
a. Ingredients: 2 rhizome kencur of your thumb and salt to taste.

* Method: kencur grated, then add 1 cup of warm water, squeezed and filtered.
* How to use: diolsekan in the stomach as a powder.


b. Ingredients: 2 rhizome kencur of your thumb and salt to taste.

* Method: kencur grated, then add salt to taste.
* How to use: as a powder applied to the abdomen.


8. Eliminate Dirty Blood

* Materials: 4 rhizome kencur of thumb, 2 trengguli leaves, 2 cloves of dry seeds, fennel pulawaras taste.
* How to make: all the ingredients are boiled together with 1 liter of water to boiling and then filtered.
* How to use: drink 2 times a day regularly.


9. Streamlining menstruation

* Materials: 2 rhizome kencur of thumb, 1 sheet trengguli leaf, 1 clove old fruit seeds, fennel pulawaras taste.
* Method: kencur chopped, then mixed with other ingredients and boil together with 3 cups water to boil down to 2 cups, then filtered.
* How to use: drink once a day 2 cups.


10. Eye Pegal

* Material: 1 piece of rhizome
* Method: kencur split into 2 parts.
* How to use: the surface is still wet is used to rub the eyelid.


11. Sprain

* Ingredients: 1 rhizome kencur and rice that have been soaked in water.
* How to make: the two materials are crushed and water.
* How to use: applied / digosokan on the sprain as a powder.


12. Eliminates Tired.

* Ingredients: 1 large rhizome kencur, 2 tablespoons rice fried without oil (couple) and 1 red chili pepper seeds.
* How to make: all the ingredients are boiled together with 2 cups water to boil down to 1 cup, and then filtered.
* How to use: drink one time and repeated until healed. For those men can be added with 1 piece of galangal and pepper powder to taste.


13. Eliminates Tired.

* Ingredients: 1 large rhizome kencur, 1 tablespoon of wet rice flour, 1 slice of coconut sugar / palm.
* How to make: all ingredients are brewed with 1 cup hot water and filtered.
* How to use: drink and be repeated on a regular basis 3 days.

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