“Jamu Pegal Linu” (traditional Indonesian herb for rheumatoid and gouty arthritis) is one of the most popular jamu products manufactured and widely consumed in the community. Despite the claims that they are made of natural herbs, these kinds of jamu are susceptible for being counterfeited and adulterated with drugs that is potentially harmful for health. The aim of this study was to ident…
Nowadays traditional health service provider promote its services through newspaper advertisements vigorously. They offer excessive promises such as the certainty of recovery without side effect, experience service provider, exclusive recipes and testimony patients who recovered. Advertise with the promise that still doubt the truth of this may also play a role in the tendency of society to swi…
A descriptive qualitative study on the implementation of MOH Decrees related to local herbal Traditional Medicine Therapy in Bali, West Java and Central Java, had been conducted cross-sectionally in 2011. Objectives of this study were to identify local licensing policy, perception of professional organization, and supports and obstacles of their implementation. Data were collected through i…
WHO has recommended the use of traditional medicine for degenerative diseases. The objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation of CAM doctors practice in using traditional medicine for degenerative diseases in 12 provinces. Data were collected through interviews using questionnaire to CAM doctors purposively. This study showed that 86% of 145 the respondents did CAM practice b…