Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Jamu history & what is Jamu?

The word of jamu or traditional Indonesian medicine was started and developed from Central Java back in the eighth century.
In Central Java, on the walls of the Borobudur temple there is an ancient monument the use of kalpataruh tree (tree that lives forever) to prepare the medicine.
Jamu influence of Chinese, Indian, Arabian medicine

The jamu legacy 

In tradition jamu has been handed down from mother to daughter for many generation that why jamu is still enduring.

Jamu is mean traditional healing or medicine in deferent kind of form such as combination of plants, spiritual or bodywork. Indonesian Society has been use jamu for health and beauty for many centuries. Yes, the word of jamu is come from central java, but doest not mean Indonesian traditional medicine is the only healing that use in java. Mostly in every province in Indonesia have their owns system of traditional medicine. In Sumatra example use of jamu is base on combination of the aboriginals and the ancient Melayu where is using more akar kayu or rainforest herbs and mystic using the bomoh or dukun and tabib to give a complex medicine and treatment. When the Javanese transmigration was started (system of resettling in habitants of overpopulated islands to less populated regions), that how the jamu word and jamu system was influence with the local tradition. With the same event, that how the word of jamu become the common word use for traditional healing in all over Indonesia.
As well in Malaysia jamu becoming popular among Malay society and also became part of Malaysian culture. More less the same history like other part of Indonesia, was started from the old day of Malayan where Indonesian immigrant was playing important part of influence the Malay ‘s culture. Because of the confliction between tradition and religion, so a view system of traditional healing was lost in time.

People out of Indonesia think Jamu is an only daily Javanese yellow herbal drink.  But Jamu is including every traditional treatment or medicine as internal or external and physical or spiritual. 

One common herb that use as a base in mostly every Jamu drink and cosmetic is Kunyit or turmeric. Next you will find how important is turmeric in herbal medicine.

I sincerely, wish all the women out there stay in-love, gorgeous and healthy....
xoxoxoxo
ibu nunun


Friday, December 17, 2010

Vanilla & Coconut body glow

"Vanilla & Coconut body glow" is the recipe from the “Jamu Book”, simplified version of my original recipe from “Café Jamu Spa”.


This scrub is good for weekly skin cleansing; the oatmeal/ rice help to break down impurities in the skin, Coconut is nourishing the skin. And is not drying.
Ingredients
10pcs Candlenut
1-Tbsp Vanilla powder/essence
2-Tbsp grated dry/fresh Coconut
1-Tbsp Yogurt
3-Tbsp Oatmeal/Rice (if using rice you have to soak in the water for at least 1hr)
1-Tsp Pandan juice/essence
1>2-Tbsp Virgin Coconut oil
Water

Preparation
Rice, candlenut and water blend it until the rice candlenut crush. Add the yogurt, pandan juice/essence, vanilla powder/essence, grated coconut & Virgin Coconut
Oil blend it again on low speed for 10seconds.

Application
First, give with light feather sensual Virgin Coconut Oil massage (see the recipe under DIY massage oil) for 20 minutes, then apply the Vanilla and Coconut Body Glow to the skin. Leave for 5-10minutes allowing the ingredients to dry on the skin. Then scrub it until the skin is clean, next shower or pamper yourself with “Coconut Milk Bath”.

Enjoy…
XXXX
Ibununun
RM12/pack or RM99/12packs

Monday, December 6, 2010

Jamu & Marital Enjoyment


 
In my book, I believe the word of marital enjoyment it is not only for men! Like we always heard in society, how about us women? Don forget actually women are able to enjoy marital life more then men does. Why? Naturally women are full of warm energy, feeling, passion, feel… just let the feeling of your self and to love your self to the fullest, and what more if you have  the understanding of the intimate relationship and be able to let go the emotion. Express your wonderful feeling about yourself, and he will reflect that feeling and gratitude back to you and make you supremely happy and healthy.
There are in some cultures where women it is taboo to talk or to even understand what is intimate relationship. Please don’t let that tradition make you miss of what you don’t want to miss, what a waste! And I believe that tradition it was men’s creation for putting women to stay that way. But guest what, now they realize, it was a mistake for them to do that, where eventually have a negative effect on their satisfaction as well. Then they start hunting again and putting blame on his partner said she isn’t good performing, and bla..bla..bla. So to enjoy intimate relationship is consider once of propitious step from many others to keep a happy relationship. Or keep the men from hunting. Oh, don’t forget to lock them as well and make sure hide the key!

Here is once of the Jamu recipes that I really love it (my fav) hihihi…and I even call it “JamuGoda” or in English mean…oh, its tough though… (try to google it)

“JamuGoda” is the recipe from the “Jamu Book”, simplified version of my original recipe from “Café Jamu Spa”.



Ingredients;
3-Manjakani (Oak Gall)
1-leaf of bitter leaf
2x 3inch of fresh Turmeric,
2x 3inch of Temu Kunci (Boesenbergia Pandurata)
1-Stick of Cinnamon
Honey as you desire
Tamarind as you desire
5-Glass of water

Prepariton: peal off the Turmeric, and temulawak skin, cut then wash it several time put inside the blender. Pound manjakani  then put inside the blender together with sirih,  blend it till fine, then pour in to the pot add cinamon and tamarind (for aroma and flavour) and water then boild it till boiling. You can keep it in side sterelise clean bottle close thight and keep in side the fridge will last for a week.
Daily dose: 1 glass every morning or afternoon after meal.


Princess Ayu Jamu for women’s health,
relieve menstrual pain & vaginal discharge.
RM45 500 ML (20 US FL OZ)
RM35 125ML (4.2 US FL OZ) Syrup/Extract

For external Jamu use, look at page under jamu for skin and face.

Enjoy….
Xxxxx
Ibu nunun