Temulawak Lodge

Curcuma contains several chemical compounds found in its rhizomes, including fellandrean and turmerol or what is often called evaporated oil. Then essential oils, camphor, glucoside, foluymetik carbinol and an curcuminoid. Curcuminoids consist of curcumin and desmethoxycurcumin. which is useful for neutralizing toxins, relieving joint pain, increasing bile secretion, lowering blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, antibacterial, preventing fatty liver cells, and antioxidants. Relieve osteoarthritis, this second health benefit has been known in India for thousands of years. Temulawak or commonly known as curcuma, has the ability to reduce inflammation, such as osteoarthritis. Overcoming cancer, curcuma is also effective in treating cancer, such as breast, colon, and prostate cancer. From the scientific journal “The Prostate”, it is known that the content of curcumin in ginger can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. The University of Maryland Medical Center explains this by hypothesizing that curcuma works by stopping the blood vessels that supply cancer growth.