Kina (kunin)

Kina (kuinin) is an importan alkaloid extracted from sinkonina tree. Hundeds years ago used by South Amerika's . Scientifically used spread abroad since kina and sinkonin was isolated. Now kina have been sintesis, but the way to make the sintesis is so so expensive so te nature sill protec.
Sionkonina content more than twenty alkaloid, but that usefull in clinic are only two pairs of isomer. kina and kuinidin, sinkonina and sinkonidin. Kina and sinkonidin are in levo-isomer , while two other alkaloid s are dekstro-isomer.
Kina ia able to use as:toxin to protoplasma, local anesthesi in low dose, anti malaria.
The history of kina finding told us that our nature are so rich, usefull and surely important. Thousand herbal still use by poeople as 'medical material' in traditional medicine. Some people agree that herbals they use are works, some deny it. But, why not we explore more and more to know what exactly true? Then take result for the goodness for all. I'm sure if traditional medicine, traditional medicare will get their time to be believe. As modern one. One day.

indigenous midwives

indigenous midwives take great amount of helping labor to Indonesian woman years ago. After midwives spread to almost villages, indigenous midwives still choosen to help woman in labor. As a traditional medicare, indigenous midwives have their own speciality that modern one don't have. Here are their specialities: baby massaging, helping take a bath for baby and after labor woman,herbal medicine, massaging for after labor woman, advice, and magic sentence.