Safe tips Herbal Consumption

The existence of medicinal plants has been known for thousands of years in the country. Some plants that have been studied up to the stage of clinical trials, but are still a lot more knowledge from generation to generation. Know how to safely consume herbal products.

Plant parts that are commonly used as herbal medicines are the roots, rhizomes, and simplicia, the plant is sliced ​​thin, either in the form of fresh or dried. There are several techniques to process medicinal plants, namely by boiling, brewing, and make it as a powder.

According to Dr Abdul Mun'im, herbal experts from the Graduate Department of Herbal Pharmaceutical FMPIA-UI, which should be boiled herbal ingredients are the herbs that have active ingredients of essential oils, herbs that have a strong aroma.

While herbal dedauan can be processed by drying, while fruits such as noni, should be consumed fresh to prevent bacterial growth. Several types of flowers are also easily damaged so be careful handling. Makers typically use techniques, such as the rosella.

"Herbs that have been boiled should not be left too long because, like foods, herbs can also be a bacterial growth media," said Abdul.

However, today is pretty much modern herbal products are manufactured. For example made ​​tablet, capsule, or powder. However, in general have relatively the same active compound is mixed with traditional herbs. Different possible price.

The majority of herbs in Indonesia is mixed with several kinds of plants that are complementary properties. Despite not having to use a standard rule, but according to Abdul safe herbal medicine in general.

"Lack of herbal as well as the excess is to treat the effect is so weak that he had worn in the long run. As such, it is actually very small risk of someone experiencing an overdose by eating herbs," he concluded.