Indonesian government endorses daun sirih as vaginal medication

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.

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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.