Before
knowing medical drugs made from industrially produced chemicals, the
Indonesian nation had long known herbs to treat various diseases.
Bandung herbal shop can be a friend of Mentong who chooses to buy the
necessary quality herbs.
Bakah Kuya
It
feels like there is no Bandung person who does not know the legendary
herbal shop located on Jl. West Market, Kb. Orange, Kec. Andir, the city
of Bandung. This store is right behind Pasar Baru Trade Center, the
pride market of Bandung residents.
This
store has been around since 1883 and is now managed by the fifth
generation of Tan Sioea Haow, or Babah Kuya (Babah, or father who
maintains turtles = Sundanese), its founder. Initially, this store is a
store that sells kitchen spices but turns into an herbal store in the
second generation.
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| Babah Kuya Hijau |
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| Babah Kuya Kuning |
There
are two Balah Kuya stores that can be distinguished by the color of
the store. One shop is green with a cleaner appearance, and one is
yellow. Both stores have a distinctive old building design with wide
windows.
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| Babah Kuya Hijau |
This
store provides a variety of types of guests who come from plants that
are sold with a kiloan system (can be purchased per ounce). In terms of
structuring, Balah Kuya Green has a neater store arrangement because
each type of herb is given a plastic jar container or plastic basin
equipped with a name. Unlike the case with Bakah Kuya Kuning, which
arranges herbs with a plastic basin.
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| Babah Kuya Kuning |
However,
Menong’s friends do not need to worry because these two stores serve a
variety of herbs that are difficult to find in other places, such as
binahong, cardamom, dried reeds, Javanese chili, cinnamon, and others.
Kurleb, there are 300 types of herbs in the Bakah Kuya store.
In
addition, the Bakah Kuya store provides herbal concoctions that are
packaged according to the disease so that we just ask what herbs are
suitable in the treatment of certain diseases and how to consume them.
It is said that this herb is taken from the Dutch, Chinese, and Korean
herbal reference books. And the green Kuya Babah has its own secret
concoction that is different from the yellow Kuya Bakah.
The
price of both stores is not much different. At first glance, I prefer
the green Kuya Babah; in addition to the arrangement, certain herbal
qualities are also better, such as sweetwood bars that are cleaner or
moringa leaves that have been packaged per ounce. When you were still
undergoing chemotherapy, I often bought moringa leaves and single garlic
in this place.
New Market
In
addition to Bakah Kuya, menong friends can find various herbs in this
market, precisely in the New Market Trade Center on the back, not far
from the two Babah Kuya stores. Herbs are rhizome types such as red
ginger, white turmeric, and lemongrass or single garlic that look fresher.
This
may be because the amount is less, so the turnover of goods from
suppliers is faster. Menong's friends can find a variety of herbs in the
line of traders who are neatly rowd.
Pandu Drug Store
Pandu
Drugstore is a Bandung herbal medicine store that has been around since
1936. The store, located on Jl. General Sudirman No. 23, has been
managed for three generations.
Most
of the drugs sold in this store are packaged in Chinese-written
packaging, so it is recommended that Menong's friends ask about the
composition contained in the drug (unless Menong's friends can read and
understand it themselves). Based on the testimony of close relatives,
the store is very helpful if we ask for a package of concoction drugs
that are in accordance with the disease and the purpose of treatment
that we need.
CMR
CMR
stores are located on Jl. Onsuka No. 24, Pasirlayung, Kec. Cibeunying
Kidul, Bandung City, which is not far from Cicaheum Terminal. Shops that are
open from 08.00 to 19.00 WIB are open every day except Friday.
Menong
friends are required to open footwear when entering the store area.
Herbal medicines are neatly arranged on shelves in a room that is not
too large. There is a basket provided as a grocery container. The
products in this store are dominated by Islamic products, including MLM
products. However, not all products have a halal logo, but almost all
products already have a distribution permit.
Friends
Can find a variety of honey, dates, olive oil, VCO, goat milk powder,
health drinks, standard herbal remedies or phytopharmaceuticals.
The
price in this store is relatively cheaper than other stores. Another
special thing is that Menong’s friends who join as members will get a bigger
discount. The requirement to become a member is shopping in a certain
nominal (a minimum of Rp. 200,000 for green members and a minimum of Rp.
700,000 for red members). The advantage of this store is to serve
purchases through WhatsApp and send them using Gojek.
Herbal Properties
In
general, the efficacy of herbs takes time and must be supported by a
healthy lifestyle plus exercise. Although the efficacy of herbs has been
widely revealed, it’s good for Menong friends to discuss with
doctors or experts first.
In
my personal opinion, the content of active compounds in herbs cannot be
determined in plain sight, and valid testing is required from official
institutions. Of course we do not want the herbs we consume to have a
negative effect on the body.
It’s good that Menong’s friends keep consulting with the doctor or taking the
medical path as part of the effort. Because sometimes we chase with time,
such as breast cancer
suffered by the mother or retinal ablation suffered by Zauji. At the
beginning, we decided to medically treat first and then decided the type
of herbal medicine used as an immune booster because the herbal content
is dominated by antioxidants, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory.
Muslims will be far away to be careful to know the composition in the
herbs sold in the Bandung herbal store so that there are no ingredients
that are not allowed in the herbal medicine.
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