Mandar Traditional Medicine for your little one

VARIOUS local wisdom is still preserved in Mandar community life. Among them are traditional medicine, be it mantras or prayers, therapy, to the use of wild plants as herbs. Although it cannot be denied that along with the development of health science, traditional medicine is starting to be eroded by the role of doctors and chemical medicine.

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Kai-kaiq, Tumbuhan Liar asal Sulbar Untuk Obati Berbagai Penyakit
Minyak Pamboang, Ramuan Berkhasiat dari Mandar
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Even though the Mandar tribe treatment is no less effective. For example, in the case of babies who suffer from high fever or convulsions. According to a hereditary belief among the Mandar people, the fever is caused by the baby being in a growth phase: learning to walk, or even increasing his brainpower. When a baby has a fever, the Mandar people also have special methods and ingredients to treat it. Likewise other diseases, which are usually treated with herbs that grow in the surrounding environment.

1) Black turmeric mixture for fever
Black turmeric (or asso malotong in Mandar) mixed with shallots (lasuna mamea) to taste. Then fry the two kitchen ingredients with typical Mandar oil. After draining it, wait until it is cold and then you can apply it to the body of a baby who is having a fever.

2) Cocor duck to treat fever
Apart from being used in traditional ceremonies during weddings in Mandar, this ornamental plant is believed to be effective in reducing heat in babies. It is enough to take a few strands (banguttuo) and stick them on the baby's forehead.

3) Caution to reduce heat
Awar-awar or in Mandar language is called bodzabodzang, has the Latin name Ficus septica. In plant classification, awar-awar is a relative of the banyan, namely members of the Moraceae tribe. Various uses. The plant is believed to cure cancer, skin diseases, appendicitis, treat ulcers, rattlesnake bites, relieve headaches, shortness of breath, rheumatism and dysentery. In addition, parents in Mandar often use evidence to reduce the baby's heat. To do this, take a few young leaves of the proof plant, then attach them to several parts of the baby's body such as the forehead, stomach and back.

4) Mango acid to cure seizures
Dried mango acid (paissang), not only serves as a cooking spice. Among the Mandar community, paissang is believed to be effective in treating convulsions in babies. Simply mix a handful of mango acid with water, then rub it on the baby's forehead or body.

5) Pare leaves to reduce phlegm in babies
Parents in Mandar take advantage of this famously bitter vegetable to treat sputum in babies who are coughing. The trick, by drinking a stew of bitter melon (paria) leaves in sick babies. In addition, bitter melon leaves are also believed to be able to increase the immune system, treat respiratory diseases, reduce acne, help in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, lose weight, sharpen eyesight, reduce constipation, and prevent heart disease.

6) Massaging the legs and groin to treat stomach pain
A baby certainly cannot express stomach pain verbally. However, parents in Mandar believe in the characteristics of babies whose stomachs are sick. According to traditional beliefs, babies will rub their feet together when they have a stomachache. To overcome this, parents in Mandar used to treat it by massaging the feet of the baby's feet and groin.

7) Mother's hair to treat convulsions
This type of treatment does sound irrational. Not even studies have reviewed these treatments. However, it is not uncommon for mothers in Mandar to use this method to cure their baby who is having a seizure. The method is simple, just take a few strands of hair from the mother, for example armpit hair, then burn it. The smoke that was released by the hair was believed to cure a baby with spasms who were nearby.

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