"Kerokan" traditional healing from Indonesian

"Kerokan" traditional healing from Indonesian.

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Vietnamese people call this treatment "Cao Giodi", dubbed "Goh Kyol" in Cambodia and in China known as the "Cave Sua".

Although there are modern treatment until today the people of Indonesia, especially in Java, continues familiar with the "kerokan" of time was feeling unwell.

A Professor from the Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Solo, Prof. Didik Gunawan Tamtomo learn avail "Kerokan". Research was done th. From 2003 to 2005.

At the initial step, Didik do quantitative and qualitative surveys. Finally, from 390 respondents aged 40 years above who returned questionnaires, almost 90% admit "Kerokan" of time was feeling unwell (masuk angin).

Meaning "masuk angin" is actually unknown in the world of medicine. Sign wind refers to the situation flatulence, headache, mild fever, and muscle aches.

"Kerokan" in Indonesia generally use the money metal or flat blunt tool driven in the skin by means of repeated wear as well as a lubricant oil.

1. Does not injure the skin

Didik make himself also as an object of research. He rubs his hand and then biopsied, namely taken little epidermal skin tissue for microscopic control.

"During this time there is an assumption, people are often scraped skin would be damaged, the pores of the skin become enlarged or ruptured blood vessel. However, the results in the control of anatomic pathology laboratory UNS show no broken skin or a ruptured blood vessel, but only widens the blood vessels" said Didik.

Widening blood vessels to make blood flow smoothly, and the supply of oxygen in the blood so it added. Epidermis as well as time off body scrubs.

2. Increase endorphins

Biomolecular research, namely the control of blood from people who "Kerokan" as well as those who do not "Kerokan". Didik gather several people with the same circumstances, such as body weight, age, and experience muscle pain as well as one of the characteristics of "masuk angin". All respondents were women because they were considered more like "Kerokan" than in men. 

Some respondents were divided into two groups and the control of blood. The first group then "Kerokan" off, while the second group did not. All respondents afterwards at check again the blood. There are four things seen, which turn the content of endorphins, prostaglandins, interleukins, and complement C1 and C3.

Finally, the content of endorphins people who "Kerokan" increased. The addition of endorphins makes them comfortable, the pain is gone, fresher, and spirit.

3. The content of prostaglandin down.

Prostaglandins are compounds that include fatty acids play a role of stimulating uterine contractions and other smooth muscle and can lower blood pressure, regulate gastric acid secretion, body temperature, as well as a number of hormones to transform work.

"Kerokan" should start from top to bottom on the right and left of the spine, followed by stripes sideways on the back side of the left and right. "Kerokan" tool held by 45 degrees so that when rubbing against the skin not too sick.