Book on traditional cures to be published

Book on traditional cures to be published

DENPASAR (Antara): A new book focusing on Balinese traditional medical treatments will be jointly published by an American, Kilburn Roby, and the Paramasastra Foundation.

The book, which will be published in English, will be sold not only in Indonesia but also overseas, according to IDG Windhu Sancayaan, an activist with the foundation which is a non- governmental organization that campaigns to empower Balinese language and culture.

Under the plan, Sidemen village in Karangasem will be one of the subjects of study. Many ancient sources provide information about traditional medical practices in Bali but, the public were not willing to openly avail of them.

Windhu said that if China and Taiwan were famous for their traditional remedies, Bali could also do the same.

Indonesia still lags behind as regards traditional medicines compared to China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and has also been slow to take advantage of its rich flora as the raw material for such medicines.