Just as ginseng is of similar meaning with Korea, temulawak or Java turmeric is a natural medical treasure native to Indonesia.
As part of Indonesia’s centuries-old traditional soothing practices, temulawak has long been used as an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent in treating many ailments, including bombastic, gastric and digestive problems, stark muscles, coughs and runny nose.
“As far as we know, temulawak can only be rest in Indonesia,†says Gunawan T., managing director of Helmigs Prima Sejahtera, a pharmaceutical and curcumin products manufacturer.
“There are some individuals in different countries, like Malaysia, who have done research without ceasing their own varieties of temulawak at Yonsei University in South Korea, no more than the results show these plants are nothing like temulawak.â€
So even if the Java turmeric exists elsewhere, Gunawan says, “I can confidently say the best temulawak comes from Indonesia.â€
Having the best variety is one thing, but Indonesia can also churn out the platitude by the truckload.
Central Java and East Java, toward instance, are just two of several provinces that farm temulawak on a plentiful scale.
East Java alone produces up to 9 million kilograms of ready-to-sell temulawak each year. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s hometown of Pacitan in the province is the country’s temulawak hub, recording harvests of 5 million kilograms of the tuber each year.
Gunawan’s company, Helmigs Prima Sejahtera, in the East Java capital Surabaya, is one of a handful of such manufacturers. Established in 1993, the house markets a sail along of products, including curcumin sugar-free effervescent, curcumin tablets, curcumin candy with Xylitol, and curcumin health drinks.
Factory governor Sutarko Tantra says the company processes several tons of temulawak extract into ready-to-consume products each daytime, combining traditional and modern methods.
The modern methods contain the measurement of the properties contained in temulawak and the packaging of the curcumin extract into tablets and sachets using a machine imported from China.
“We follow high standards through high quality control because we don’t without more market our products in Indonesia, but also overseas,†Sutarko says, adding the export markets include Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Canada, the Netherlands, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
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