In this article we will explain real fact between Jamu Consumption vs Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia country.
For the past two years, Covid-19 Pandemic has impacted everybody worldwide including Malaysia and Indonesia. While the pandemic is well managed in Malaysia, the situation is the opposite with its neighboring country, Indonesia. With population of 279 million people spread across 17,508 islands, managing Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is indeed a nightmare. Unlike western countries, it’s a very challenging for Indonesia to reach out and educate every one of its citizens to be vaccinated.
Reports published by local medical experts believe that almost one in each family has been infected with the virus, even though official reports published by Indonesian authority is a lot lower, even lower than Malaysia. Its strongly believed that report by the Indonesian authorities are well “massaged” to avert panic. Nevertheless, despite all these, we don’t find dead bodies everywhere in the street of Jakarta either.
One interesting culture that we noticed is that Jamu consumption (herbal drinks) has been actively promoted by its president Jokowi, the ministers, and provincial leaders. You can even find Mr. Jokowi in TikTok Jamu consumption while reminding his people to drink Jamu every morning to boost immunity and stay healthy.
"Well, what is it to do between Jamu consumption and Immune System? "
Well, what is it to do between Jamu and Immune System? A study indicates that Jamu consumption can be back dated to a history of 1,300 years during the Javanese Mataram Kingdom. Until today, Jamu is still well consumed by Indonesian and some smaller group of Malaysian amongst Malay of Javanese descendant. There must be some great benefits for which Jamu drinking tradition can last for 13 centuries.
Studies indicate that for each Jamu variation, it will contain two main herbs as its mother origin i.e., turmeric (curcuma longa) and red ginger. Cross references with dozens of medical journals confirm that both Turmeric and Red Ginger has chemical compounds that provide antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulant, and anti-cancer properties to our body. Thus, it is a natural immune booster herbal drink. Please note that these medical benefits are attributed by Curcumin and Gingerol that was naturally derived from Turmeric and Red Ginger. In the west, Curcumin benefits is highly regarded that you may find dozens of curcumin tablets sold in pharmacies.
So, since Jamu consumption is a daily culture in Indonesia, it is not a surprise that they manage to avert bigger impact of Covid-19 to the people at large. No wonder that even the President himself made many Jamu drinking promotions over social media to insure his people are well protected. We may not be able to confirm this theory. But again, let us ponder why aren’t there millions of dead bodies in the streets of Indonesia despite lower vaccination rate and lack of compliance to SOP. Could it be the Indonesian have high immunity level than Malaysian? Could it be Jamu plays important roles in boosting their level of immunities? Think again.
Recently, Entropy Energy Sdn Bhd has embarked into a project in reviving Jamu drinking among Malaysian across all ages, gender, and races. Entropy developed its own Jamu line branded as KRATON. The first product is named “Kraton Asli” with special emphasis to remove tanginess and bitterness taste of Jamu that prohibits regular consumptions. Jamu Kraton Asli is planned to be launched around end-June 2022. The product shall carry KKM endorsement and with SIRIM certifications.
Please look around and keep in mind the name of JAMU KRATON ASLI.
