Traditional Medicine or Disease Mumps / parotid
Mumps disease (in terms of Indonesian language called gondongan) is not too dangerous, but thisdisease if not handled properly could have serious repercussions. In the life of the people of Indonesia Mumps / parotid considered common disease that is because this type of disease is classified as a disease that will heal by itself. Therefore, most people consider it normal when there are family members who contract the disease.
Why is there this assumption, because these diseases can be treated with traditionaldrugs. It became a tradition handed down various kinds of diseases can be treated with traditional medicine or herbs. Many types of herbs that can be used as medicine. Asmumps disease, can be cured with herbs that are easy to find.
Types of herbs that can be used as drugs such mumps; kencur (Kaempferia galangaL.), belimbing wuluh/starfruit (avverhoa bilimbi), padi/beras/rice (Oryza, sativa L), mengkudu/noni (Morinda citrifolia). As an example of how herbal remedies with kencur namely, take one piece kencur mediumsize, three tablespoons of rice, five tablespoons of water, all crushed material (crushedor blended), after a smooth dab on the cheeks a swollen, repeat in the morning andevening days, in some timeswelling caused by mumps will deflate.
