Hearing loss
Hearing loss can happen to anyone and at any age, can be temporary and even permanent. Hearing loss caused by one or more, part of the ear can not function normally. Conductive hearing loss: occurs when sound waves, blocked the entrance of the ear canal and eardrum to the cochlea’s house (cochlea) and Neural Hearing (Auditory Nerve).Sensorineural Hearing loss / nerve deafness occurs when a snail’s house (cochlea) or auditory nerve function decreases.
We might familiar with ordinary hearing aids, some of it was hidden with the color of your skin, some others has hidden in the back of your ears. The latest technology is cochlear implant. Cochlear Implants are surgical action by implanting device that will stimulates the inner ear area with electrical signals/pulses, then those signals will be sent into hearing nerve, which will allow user to hear. Read more
Traditional medicines repellent Children Fever
As a first step aid, traditional medicine can be relied upon to overcome the fever.
Many parents panicked when her son found the body temperature above the average or often called a fever. As first aid, usually given febrifuge-based chemicals such as type of paracetamol, salicylic acid, ibuprofen, and others. Parents who rarely thought of giving traditional medicines.
In fact, traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants is no less powerful as a repellent fever. In fact, traditional medicine has its own advantages, the relatively lower toxicity than chemical drugs. Thus, relatively more secure, even no side effects when use correctly. You see, the content of medicinal plants are so complex and organic food can be synchronized with, a substance that is consumed in order to reconstruct the organ or system damage. In addition, the price is cheaper. Read more
Jamu, Traditional Herbal mix in Indonesia
Jamu is the name for traditional medicine from Indonesia. Later, popularly known as herbs.
Herbal medicine made from natural materials, form part of such plant rhizome (roots), leaves and bark, fruit. There also used material from the animal body, such as bile tangkur goat or alligator.
Jamu is usually tastes bitter, so need to add honey as a sweetener to taste more tolerable peminumnya. Read more
Herbs, traditional medicine
Understanding Herbs
Herbal term usually associated with plants that are not woody or plants are shrubs. In the world of medicine, herbal term has a broader meaning, ie all types of plants and all parts of which contains one or more active ingredients that can be used as a drug (therapeutic). For example mengkudu forest (Morinda citrifolia) which contains Morindin, anti-cancer active ingredients; Centella asiatica (Centela asiatica) which contains useful Asiaticoside for skin problems and increased IQ. Read more