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Indonesian herbal healing the science and lore of Jamu herbal preparations and treatments

"Indonesian herbal preparations and treatments are part of an integrated system of inner and outer healthcare and beauty encompassingnatural herbal drinks, powders, ointments, lotions, massage and folklore"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beers, Susan-Jane (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2024]
Subjects:	Herbs > Therapeutic use > Indonesia. Traditional medicine > Indonesia. Materia medica, Vegetable > Indonesia. Therapeutics, Physiological > Indonesia. Medicine, Oriental.
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Summary:	"Indonesian herbal preparations and treatments are part of an integrated system of inner and outer healthcare and beauty encompassingnatural herbal drinks, powders, ointments, lotions, massage and folklore"--
Item Description:	Originally published in 2001 as Jamu : the ancient Indonesian art of herbal healing.
Physical Description:	191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780804857734 0804857733
Author Notes:	Susan-Jane Beers is an Irish-born writer with a background in public relations and journalism. While living in Indonesia in the 1990s, she became interested in traditional Indonesian herbal medicine when it solved a chronic ailment within days. This led her to embark on ten years of in-depth research into the archipelago's health and beauty treatments. Beers wrote for regional magazines, including Attention, The Peak and B international in Hong Kong and Expat magazine in Singapore. She moved into television production working for The Complete Picture Company and Bang Productions, Singapore, before joining Indonesian health and beauty company, Martha Tilaar Group. In 2010 Beers returned to London and now lives In Malaysia.