Author: Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma and Dr. Setiawan DalimarthaPrice: Rp. 54.000 (6 US dollars)
Thickness: 102 pp. (with colourful pictures)
Size: 19 x 26.1 cm (7.5 x 10.25 inches)
Language: Indonesian
High blood pressure is a terrifying disease especially if its symptoms emerge unexpectedly. The comfortable life of the patient will be disturbed. Similar to other cronic diseases, abnormally high blood pressure or hypertension can cause complication of other diseases which might occur simultaneously. This complication will worsen the patient's health condition. Patient may suffer paralysis, or even be death due to sudden stroke.
This book, "Traditional Herbs for Curing Hypertension," is written to become a friend for patients of hypertension. The traditional herbs which are suggested to cure it are the most appropriate alternatives. The herbs can easily be found in herbal shops, market. They are also probably growing around us.
Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma and Dr. Setiawan are leading experts in traditional medicine who intentionally have written this book for you.
Prof. Hembing Wijayakusuma and Dr. Setiawan are leading experts in traditional medicine who intentionally have written this book for you.
The discussion about hypertension disease is presented in the perspectives of modern and eastern medicines. The book also explains about the prevention and the purpose of the medication, and directions on how to use medicinal herbs to heal the patient. To help people to easily identify various medicinal plants, the authors present colourful pictures of the plants in this book.
If you have a father, mother, uncle, brother, or even a colleague who suffers from high blood pressure disease, you can give this book as a gift to him or her.
If you have a father, mother, uncle, brother, or even a colleague who suffers from high blood pressure disease, you can give this book as a gift to him or her.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Knowing Hypertension
a. short description about high blood pressure disease; b. General Symptoms; c. Related Diseases; d. Complication; e. The perspective of Eastern Medicine.
a. short description about high blood pressure disease; b. General Symptoms; c. Related Diseases; d. Complication; e. The perspective of Eastern Medicine.
Chapter 2. The Prevention and Purpose of Medication
a. Risk factors; b. Prevention; c. Purpose of Medication; d. The handling of hypertension in elderly patients.
a. Risk factors; b. Prevention; c. Purpose of Medication; d. The handling of hypertension in elderly patients.
Chapter 3. Directions on the use the medicinal plants
a. The identification and properties of plants; b. Harvesting time; c. Washing and drying; d. boiling procedures; e. time and drinking procedure; f. the duration of medication.
a. The identification and properties of plants; b. Harvesting time; c. Washing and drying; d. boiling procedures; e. time and drinking procedure; f. the duration of medication.
Chapter 4. Herbs for Hypertension
a. Herbs for "excessive heat of liver."
b. Herbs for "water deficiency in kidney."
c. Herbs for general hypertension
a. Herbs for "excessive heat of liver."
b. Herbs for "water deficiency in kidney."
c. Herbs for general hypertension
Chapter 5. Kinds of Medicinal Plants used for curing hypertension
Imperata cylindrica (blady grass), amaranthus spinosus, averrhoa carambola, averrhoa bilimbi (cucumber tree), feather cockscomb seed (celosia argentea); way-bread (plantago mayor); maize (indian corn); cinnamon tree, Cassia torra, Cats whiskers (Orthosiphon arstatus); black nightshade (solanum nigrum); Indian mulberry (morinda citrifolia); Phyllanthus urinaria Linn.; and etc.
Imperata cylindrica (blady grass), amaranthus spinosus, averrhoa carambola, averrhoa bilimbi (cucumber tree), feather cockscomb seed (celosia argentea); way-bread (plantago mayor); maize (indian corn); cinnamon tree, Cassia torra, Cats whiskers (Orthosiphon arstatus); black nightshade (solanum nigrum); Indian mulberry (morinda citrifolia); Phyllanthus urinaria Linn.; and etc.
List of Reference
Appendices
Appendices
This book review was written by Charles Roring for http://charlesroring.blogspot.com
