Saya lahir di Pematang Siantar, sebuah kota kecil di dekat Danau Toba. Tak banyak yang saya ingat mengenai kota kelahiran saya ini karena sejak umur 5 tahun saya dan keluarga pindah ke kota Medan, ibukota Sumatera Utara. Tak berapa lama setelah itu, kami sekeluarga pindah ke Menado dan akhirnya menetap di Jakarta. Saya suka traveling, saya suka sharing. Sehari-hari saya berprofesi sebagai dosen dan peneliti. Saat terbahagia saya adalah ketika melihat “kekasih-kekasih” saya bahagia.
Dear Ernawati,
I am so glad to find you online. My Indonesian friend has given me two ginger plants which she calls “lembuyang” and “temulawak” to use for jamu preparation. I will be so grateful if you can enlighten me on their botanical names.
Thank you very much,
Janie Yap
Hi Janie,
Lempuyang and temulawak are well known and widely used herbs in Indonesia. Temulawak’s botanical name is Curcuma xanthorrhiza. We have at least 3 kinds of lempuyang in Indonesia, I dont know which one your friend has given you. They are Zingiber zerumbet (lempuyang gajah/giant lempuyang), Zingiber aromatica (lempuyang wangi/aromatic lempuyang) and Zingiber americans (lempuyang emprit/small lempuyang). Hope this help.
Best regards,
erna
Dear Ernawati,
I am currently developing an Encyclopedia of Fruits of the World.
I would like to use your photo of the Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Downy myrtle):
http://ernawatisinaga.blog.unas.ac.id/files/2012/10/DSC_0893-crop.jpg
Please, let me know if this is OK for you. The author of the photo will be credited.
You may take a look to a preliminary project for iPad/iphone that I have developed at:
http://doctorcastello.com/fruits/
And the video of the App:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdnD6eLqUxo&feature=player_embedded
However, this will be a printed/pdf book and will include much more references.
Best regards,
Dr Jose R Castello
ABOUT THE PROJECT
This is an ongoing General Reference educational project which will include more than 400 different type of edible fruits. Each photo in the project will be credited with the full name of the photographer (and website if desired). The location in which the photo was taken will be also included. It will be also clearly stated that the copyright of the photos will be retained by their original authors. This is a personal project which I am developing in my spare time, with no editorial support of any kind.
Jose R Castello, MD PhD
info@doctorcastello.com
Dear Dr. Castello
Great project!!! I have no objection at all if you like to use the photo of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa I posted here under condition you have mentioned.
Best,
Ernawati Sinaga
Bu, apa efeksamping bila meloksikam diminum anak usia 14 tahun? Krn saudara saya pernah sekali memberikan obat tsb pada putranya dan setelah itu baru tau kalau ada kontraindikasi untuk remaja di bawah 15 tahun. Tks byk sblmnya