Jamu: The Ancient Art of Herbal Healing
by Susan-Jane Beers

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Book Review: Jamu - a mystifying subject only to the uninitiated
Summary: 5 Stars

The many references she makes in her book transports the reader, especially those who are Westernern educated and who have visited or lived in Indonesia, like me, to the domestic level of how jamu is manufactured both at cottage industry level as well as in large factories and how jamu is packaged, marketed and sold both in its raw domestically dispensed form and in glitzy packaged boxes for export.

Remarkably, she has managed to capture how much traditional jamu is appreciated by millions of Indonesians and foreigners who have benefited from its holistic healing properties.

Jamu is the indigenious health tonic and elixir which is and has been trusted by numerous generations of Indonesians. It is very much a part of the fabric of Indonesian society and counts Kings, royalty, Presidents and the general populace, right down to even humble poor peasants who wish to enhance their health and/or remedy ailments as its regular consumers and believers.

The range of the different types of jamu is so vast. It is not a cure-all but from my days in Indonesia, I believe that jamu has a potion or tonic for almost every ailment and is easily affordable even to poor peasants.

To people who enjoy and appreciate the health benefits of jamu, Ms Beers book paints a lucid landscape of the real world of jamu and the exotic ingredients and spices which are used to make jamu. I read her several references to the larger Jamu manufacturers as being little oil lamps to create greater awareness of and for jamu.

Her book is not sponsored by any of the large jamu concerns. Therefore, I am flummoxed at how or why William Beatty came to the conclusion that her book is something close to a Sales Pitch. I beg to differ. In fact I see Ms Beers book as an attempt to promote the awareness of jamu internationally and, hopefully, it may become another cash export product which may help boost Indonesia's economy while bringing a "new" art of ancient HOLISTIC HEALING to the world.

I would go one step further and hope that her book will be a catalyst to generate greater interest in jamu. I hope that it will lead to collaboration with manufacturers and practioners of Western medicine and other healing practices so that jamu will become scientifically refined, tested and manufactured to meet the highest medical standards of the open minded sophisticated Western world.

Like every new product or cure, jamu has to survive the mandatory sailing in a sea of trepidation and cynicism before earning greater acceptance and following. Ms Beers book is a plus for jamu.

Congratulations! Ms Susan Jane Beers, on a well researched and written piece of "jamu" work. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book; made more enjoyable by my rather basic knowledge of and experience with jamu. I keep it on the bookshelf as a reference.

Wishing you success on your future literary endeavours.

Summary of Jamu: The Ancient Art of Herbal Healing

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