Indonesian government endorses daun sirih
as vaginal medication
The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Departmen Kesehatan Republik Indonesia) has endorsed Daun Sirih as an effective vaginal medication.
On it's website, it propagates the herbal for its great efficacy for
vaginal health.
The following printscreens are from the following URL:
http://www.depkes.go.id/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=27&Itemid=3
While the endorsement is in Indonesian, a translation of a few keywords
will indicate the topic even to those who do not speak Indonesian.
"Keputihan" is the Indonesian term for "vaginal
discharge". The article refers to a scientific study that showed that a
local application of daun sirih had a success rate of more than 90 percent in
the treatment of vaginal discharge, Basically, daun sirih re-establishes a
vaginal flora as it exists in women who have never had sexual intercourse.
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