The Yellow Rope Plant Becomes The Mainstay Of The Moi Kelin Tribe In Papua To Overcome Various Diseases

JAKARTA - The yellow rope plant is still the mainstay of the Moi Kelin tribal community in Malaumkarta Village, Sorong Regency, West Papua Province to cure various diseases and increase body resistance. traditional medicine to cure various diseases," said Hermanus Do, a youth from the Moi Kelin tribe in Malaumkarta Raya Village, Thursday. Hermanus Do, who used to look for yellow rope in the forest, said that the plant is also consumed as a vitamin and energy booster for daily activities. According to Hermanus Do, the way to cut the yellow rope in the forest is not just any piece. It is not permissible to cut the roots but must cut the branches so that the yellow ropes of traditional medicine do not dry out but new shoots return. Hermanus said that after being taken from the forest, they were brought home and cut into small pieces and then dried in the sun to dry and then boiled and the water was drunk." Boiled until boiling for a maximum of 30 minutes. After that, let it cool and then drink it," he said.

He revealed that the yellow rope water tastes bitter more than the malaria medicine produced by the factory, but for those who are used to drinking it, it tastes just like drinking herbal medicine. invited the Antara TV Jakarta coverage team to walk through the Lingswok Forest area to look for the yellow rope of the traditional medicine of the Moi Kelin tribe. The 1.5 kilometer journey took us to explore the white sand beach through mangroves and small rivers. The trip was also accompanied by chirping birds encouraging the team with Hermanus to look for yellow rope plants that grow wild in the forest.