herbal usage trends for health gathering popularity in use. Not only in the form of the drug supplements, herbs are also produced in the form of pads. Use of herbal bandage growing trend among women in Indonesia.
One of the herbal pads heavily marketed through MLM branded Hibis pattern. The aim was pemasarnya niche mothers through social gathering or event on school children.
Call it the claim Mrs Uti interested in using herbal bandage after RT was offered as social gathering. “The price is affordable and he said the effect is quite good for health, it would not hurt me to try first,” said Mrs. Uti in discussion with detikHealth, Monday (1/11/2010).
As quoted from the site Hibis, this herb mentioned pad manufactured by China company named Han Tide Biomedical Corp.. Since the beginning the company was founded in 1979, the development of traditional medicines of China becomes the focus.
Although since 2003 have started making herbal pads, new in the year 2007 the company sold expansive herbal sanitary napkins with the name ‘Hibis’. Until now there are 14 countries including Indonesia Hibis market.
Gynecology herbal with bio-energy processing is claimed capable of making as menstrual blood circulation more smoothly. Problems menstrual pain can also be reduced with this bandage.
Hibis (an abbreviation of Herb in Beauty is Sparkle) contain aloevera (Aloe vera), herbs menthae, houttuynia cordata, lavender, yi mu cau, borneo champor.
With these natural ingredients, this herbal pads claimed efficacious reduce menstrual pain, cleanse the blood clot and the circulation of blood during menstruation, eliminating menstrual tang, preventing cysts, reducing germs and bacteria whitish, accelerating extravasation during childbirth to prevent cervical cancer.
If the user does not have a serious problem, while wearing a bandage is only warm. Conversely, if a serious illness such as vaginal discharge or cyst the wearer will feel itching or burning as the material effect on these pads work.
In Indonesia, this product has received permission from the health department. Selling price is an average of Rp 300 thousand per package, but for the retail price of Rp 15,000 to the contents of 10 napkins.
Responding to widespread use of this herb dressing, Rino BONTI Dr. Shanti SpOG Hadma Tri admitted yet to find scientific research about the benefits and safety of these pads so can not recommend or prohibit its use. If indeed there is no complaint as to wear and do not contain harmful chemicals, perhaps as medical herbs on the market that are okay to try.
“Patients I also have a use, there is also itching to say, I would suggest if not stopped first match because we can not prohibit,” said the doctor who practiced at Sam Marie Healthcare, RS and RS Hermina Jatinegara Mother Jakarta.
According to him, the emergence of herbal bandage could be a response because some sanitary napkins are currently using recycled materials which was causing irritation and trigger allergies.
Faculty of Medicine medical graduates reveals UI, ideally come from dressing in cotton because they do not trigger irritation. But admittedly, the purchasing power of low to poor cotton pads to reach. A pack of cotton pads average at Rp 50 thousand to the contents of 10 napkins.
Dr. Rino BONTI describes a sanitary safe to say if the wearer does not feel there is irritation or allergy complaints.
It is also important thought is if you’re menstruating woman should replace the pads for 3-4 hours is not too much blood that had accumulated bacteria
May 20th, 2010 at 1:12 am
Herbs are really useful in getting nutrients naturally, some of them have medicinal properties too.,`.
September 8th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
we have a small garden at home that has herbs and vegetables’`”
December 16th, 2010 at 10:20 am
i have some small garden of herbs at home, i use them for baking foods and as herbal medicines .*: