GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN FAMILY HEALTH CARE
RECIPE FOR SAUNA
Ingredients
- Leaves of Pluchea indica 2 handfuls
or Vitex trifolia
- Cajuput oil 3-4 drops
- Hot water (boiled) 5 liters
Preparation
Clean the leaves thoroughly, put it into boiling water in the
bucket, and add 3-4 drops of cajuput oil.
Direction for use
- Let the mother stand up, covering the body with
sarong from feet to neck. Put the bucket of hot mixture
between legs. Keep for 10-15 minutes.
Or
- Mother sit down on a rattan chair and put the bucket
of hot mixture under the chair. Cover mother’s body
with sarong.
BELUNTAS
Pluchea indica (L.) Less.
THIS SPICE STEAM BATH WILL
IMPROVE THE BLOOD FLOW
AND OXYGEN EXCHANGE IN
THE WHOLE BODY, TO ELIMINATE
UNPLEASANT BODY ODOUR.
PRECAUTIONS
POST NATAL MATERNAL CARE FOR 40 DAYS, IS COMMON PRACTICE IN INDONESIA. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE RECOVERY OF MOTHER’S HEALTH.
USUALLY, THE FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL CARE COULD BE APPLIED:
1. EXTERNAL BODY CARE: BODY AND BREAST, MASSAGE, USE PILIS (TRADITONAL RECIPE,
PULPY MASS TO BE PUT ON THE FOREHEAD).
PAREM, BOREH (TRADITIONAL RECIPE. SUSPENSION LIQUID, TO RUB
THE ARMS AND LEGS) AND SPICES STEAM BATH.
2. STOMACH CARE: USE TAPEL (TRADITONAL RECIPE, PULPY MASS, TO BE PUT AT THE
BELLY)
3. INTERNAL CARE/ORAL: DRINK TRADITIONAL RECIPE AFTER CHILDBIRTH AND RECIPE TO
INCREASE MOTHER’S MILK.
