Herbal Remedy

A research conducted by the University of Airlangga, Surabaya benefit kencur (Kaempferia galangal) as a natural sun screen. P-ethyl compound and metoksisinamat of kencur shows the activity as a sun screen, although less eligible because most are dissolved in the water and cause irritation.

Kencur/ greater galingale herb (Kaempferia galangal) including to plants tribes of Zingiberaceae, and is often used as a culinary spice, beside as a raw materials of jamu “Jamu Beras Kencur” (Indonesian traditional Herbal) that has benefit to refresh and health the body. Kencur plants have a short stalk, the leaves a bit wide, and a purple flowers. Kencur content of volatile (atsiri) oil (borneol, camphor, cineol, etilalcohol).