Temu Hitam is a bush plant, stem green and a bit soft because it is a false trunk composed of a collection of midrib of leaf, stem length of approximately 50 cm, and tall plants can reach 2 meters.
Temu Hitam is a plant that can live in the wild in the forests of teak, especially in Java from a height of 400-1750 meters above sea level and this plant likes fertile soil. Wide lancet-shaped leaves with thin strands of leaf, green leaf color to dark purplish brown. Flowers out of the armpit side of leaves or stems. Flowers covered by 2-3 midrib, 20-50 cm long flower stems and flower crown until creamy pink. This plant produces large rhizomes, tubers and is evenly branched stems. Temu Hitam had a different name in each region of origin: Intersection ireng Java (Java), koneng hideung (Sunda), temo groaned (Madura), Sumatra: Intersection of items, Intersection groaned (Malay), Temu Hitam (Minangkabau); Sulawesi: Intersection lotong (Bugis), Intersection leteng (Makassar); Nusa Tenggara: Intersection ireng (Bali).
Efficacy of Temu Hitam include :
- Fertile womb
- Worms
- Hemorrhoid
- Menstrual pain
- Peranakan down
- Clean up blood after delivery
- Cough
- Increased stamina
- Increase appetite
- Urine, blood found overallocted
- Neutralize toxins in the body
- Skin diseases such as scab, scabies, ulcers
- Asthma
- Sprue
- Etc.
Utilization of Temu Hitam to prevent and solve problems :
Processing Method :
25 gram of Temu Hitam, 25 grams temu dribbles, 20 grams kencur boiled with 600 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc and then filtered and drunk.
Dysmenorrhea :
25 gram of Temu Hitam, 20 grams kencur, 20 grams of turmeric, tamarind 2 segment boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc, then filtered and drunk while warm.
Cleaning the blood after delivery :
25 Gram Intersection boiled with enough water until the remaining 200 cc and then filtered and drunk while warm. Cough 25 gram of Temu Hitam, 5 g cumin, 25 grams kencur, 5 grams pulosari, 5 grams of fennel, and drink the water.
Neutralize toxins in the body :
25 gram of Temu Hitam, 30 grams takokak boiled with 600 cc of water to the remaining 200 cc and then filtered and drunk while warm.
Processing Method :
25 gram of black meeting, 15 grams of bangle, 5 pieces of betel leaf, coriander seeds 5 grains, 4 grams of nut seeds and boil with 600 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc, then filtered and drunk. Do it regularly as directed 2 times a day. Moderate to severe disease still advisable to consult a doctor. [Prof HM Hembing Wijayakusuma, expert trasidional medicine and acupuncture, Chairman of the Association of Traditional Healing & Acupuncture se-Indonesia.
