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Method: Boil the leaves in water and add liquid to the Kunir Asem basic recipe. Drink
the mixture for 3 to 5 days.

For A Sick Stomach
Ingredients: Grandmother root of turmeric; pinch of salt

Method: Peel and grate the grandmother root of turmeric and squeeze out the juice in a
piece of clean muslin cloth. Add ½ glass of warm water and drink.

For Stomach Upset/Bloated Stomach
Ingredients: 2 dessert spoons of red rice (Indonesian beras merah); 1 glass of boiling
water

Method: Roast (NB: not fry) 2 dessert spoons of rice and put into a glass of boiling
water. Leave to stand till the water turns a deep shade of red. Drink once or twice daily
till symptoms disappear.
Vitamin B1 is the magic ingredient that helps the curing process.

Rheumatic Massage Oil

Ingredients: 1 ½ kg grated coconut; 175 g lengkuas; 175 g fresh ginger; 2 g cloves; 1
tablespoon white pepper; 50 g lemongrass
Method: Mix ¼ litre of water into the grated coconut, then sieve the coconut juice into
a saucepan. Grind both the lengkuas and ginger into a paste in a pestle, about 350 g.
Then grind cloves to powder, followed by lemongrass. Add the ground cloves and
lemongrass mixture to the lengkuas and ginger paste, and stir it, with 1 tablespoon
white pepper, into the saucepan.
Boil the mixture on high to medium flame for 2 ¼ hours till the water evaporates and
the oil begins to form, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Then, transfer to muslin or
fine cotton cloth, and sieve. Leave to drain, and when cool, squeeze hard to extract the
liquid. Allow to drain in a sieve overnight to extract any remaining oil. Pour into a glass
screw-top bottle for storage.

Beauty
Skin Care
Mask for Soft Skin

Ingredients: Banana
Method: Purée banana in blender, or mash with a fork. Apply to skin especially face,
ideally before a bath or shower. Leave for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Repeat every 2 to 3 days to keep skin soft.

Mask for Soft, Smooth Skin Remedy (a)

Ingredients: Tomato
Method: Hand grind or use a blender to make tomato purée. Apply to skin and wash off