Shocking Fact : How Indonesian Cures Their Illness!

Shocking Facts

Hello there!

In this article, I wanna tell you some shocking facts from Indonesian ; How Indonesian cures their Illness! When I did the research, I found it funny. But I bet you’ll be shocking with the fact! Check this out!

Well, Being healthy is something that really expensive actually. But somehow, when we are healthy we don’t realize about that. After we gettin’ sick, we are realize that health costs everything!

Indonesian, as might be you know or not, always search for something that didn’t even cost, as long as it possible. Include the health itself. There are 5 ways that Indonesian do when they are sick. Let’s count it down :

1. MINUM JAMU

Minum Jamu (Drink Jamu).

Jamu is kind of herbal ingredients that always keep in a big bottle. The color of Jamu mostly dark yellow (the color come from turmeric ; we call it kunyit) or brown. The seller mostly a javaness woman, who walk along the road to offer the jamu. There were many variaties of jamu, but the famous one is jamu gendong.

 Originally, Indonesian beliefs something that come from nature more healthy than chemical.  So, Indoneisan loves to drink Jamu to get healthier. The taste of Jamu is variable. Most of Jamu tastes bitter, some of em’ sweet.

2. MESSAGE

 You call it Message, we call it Diurut.

You gotta problem with your leg? Or your arm? May be something wrong with your neck or back? Ok. Indonesian’s solution is one : Yuk diurut! (Let’s get message). It’s not message like you thing you got. It’s different! Indonesian don’t need the orhopedist! They just need tukang urut!

Note :

Tukang urut : it’s similar with the orhopedist. Tukang urut might be not educated as the orhopedist, but they have talent to cure your illness spesialy something that wrong with the bone.

3. DIKEROK

Dikerok ,  Kerokan (Keepo)

Masuk angin? Jangan ke dokter dulu atau beli obat di apotek, sebaiknya dicoba dikerok dulu. Kerokan ini terbukti ampuh menyembuhkan masuk angin, meskipun efek sampingnya adalah punggungmu terlihat seperti punggung harimau. Namun dalam kerokan harus hati-hati agar tidak menyebabkan iritasi kulit.

4. CHANGE YOUR NAME!

Some of Indonesian beliefs, spesially for those who still livin’ in the village, if their child easy to got sick, then they assume the name of their child is heavy! Heavy for what? I mean, the meaning of their name is too heavy (or make burden) for their child. So the only one way to make their child not easy to get sick, is change the name!

Well, it’s not like you can change the name whenever you want. It’s just like the last way to do to cure the illness. Some Indonesian beliefs, that when you are sick, may be Jinn/satan distrub your body. Boo~~

 Just for information, change name in Indonesia not easy at all. You must go to the some government office, arrange matter with akte kelahiran (born certificate) and celebrate the changing name by makin’ some bubur merah, bubur putih (it’s Indonesian culture when you give a name to someone)

5. GO TO SHAMAN!

Shaman = Dukun!

You know, Indonesia quite strong with the culture, so some of them beliefs go to shaman is one way to cure their illness. But I told you, not all of Indonesian beliefs that. Since we have a strong beliefs to our relligion, not of all Indonesian go to Shaman. It just several of people and mostly those who still live in village or those whose ain’t have strong foundation on their own beliefs.

Shaman in Indonesia, has several named such as orang pintar (genius man) , mbah dukun (mr. shaman) , kiai (it’s like ustadz in moslem).  Indonesian beliefs, by Shaman coulda ask the Jinn or greatly God to cure their illness.

Kinda weird? Isn’t it? LOL

From the cute way until the weird way. That’s Indonesia!

I think that’s all for me. Make sure to read another series of my articles,

See yaa! \(^O^)/