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GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE
REMEDIES FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THIS BOOK
ARE SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS OR HERBS
BASED ON RECIPES FROM VARIOUS INDONESIAN
COMMUNITIES, BEING USED FOR MORE THAN
THREE GENERATIONS. THESE PLANTS WERE
SELECTED AND HAVE EVIDENCE BASED ON THE
PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES, TOXICITY STUDIES AND
PHARMACODYNAMIC STUDIES.
THEREFORE, THEY ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE SAFE AND BENEFICIAL TO OVERCOME
AILMENTS IN THE FAMILY.
