(ꦗꦩꦸ)
Jamu is a traditional herbal medicine from Indonesia, made from natural ingredients, including roots, bark, flowers, seeds, leaves, and fruits.
These ingredients are used to create various types of herbal drinks that are believed to have healing properties and are used to treat a wide range of ailments, as well as to maintain good health and well-being. The practice of making and consuming jamu dates back hundreds of years and is deeply rooted in Indonesian culture, particularly in Java.
The specific recipes for jamu can vary greatly depending on the intended purpose of the remedy. Common ingredients include turmeric, ginger, tamarind, galangal, and lemongrass, among others. These ingredients are often ground into a paste and mixed with water and sometimes honey or palm sugar to improve the taste.
Jamu is traditionally prepared by jamu gendong, who are women that carry the drinks in baskets or on a back-loaded tray and sell them door to door or in the streets. However, with modernization, jamu is now also produced commercially in the form of powders, pills, and ready-to-drink beverages.
