This Is A Recipe Made From Daun Katuk That Can Help Facilitate Breast Milk Production

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JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Indonesian Traditional Medicine and Herbal Medicine Development Doctors Association (PDPOTJI) Dr (CanD.) Dr. Ingrid Tania, MSi distributed recipes made from katuk leaves, kelor plus turmeric and spirulina to help facilitate milk production.

He said these ingredients are also like other herbs such as belebutas leaves, papaya leaves, adapters, habbatubatusauda, turmeric, temlawak are useful for increasing quantity by stimulating milk production and nutritional content, then bioactive substances such as antioxidants to enrich or improve the quality of breast milk.

A number of ingredients that need to be prepared are 500 - 600 ml of water, one holding katuk, one holding kelor, 20 grams of turmeric and slicing, a quarter to half a tablespoon of spirulina, one clove of garlic and two cloves of shallots which are also sheared.

How to make it, namely boiling water, then insert slices of shallots, garlic, turmeric. After that, add katuk and kelor fresh.

Tania suggested not to use the Moring leaves that have been picked for more than six hours because these leaves are easily oxidized.

In addition, a person may boil katuk leaves with his stalks but what is consumed is enough leaves.

"When boiling katuk and kelor leaves, the kelor may be put with the stems but the leaves are enough. The kelor stalks contain bioactive substances similar to the contents in the leaves. But the stems are hard so they are usually not eaten," he explained, as reported by Antara, Saturday, August 5.

Next, cook the ingredients that were put in for five to 10 minutes until the vegetables softened, then turn off the fire and then stir up sperulina and salt inputs.

"It feels quite savory, fresh. It is recommended that consumption is at least two to three times a day. Don't forget to finish the water because in dissolved water there are many nutrients and bioactive substances," said Tania.

Tania said breastfeeding mothers need a balanced nutritious food intake plus healthy and prime physical conditions so that the quality and quantity of breast milk meets their baby's needs. In addition, they can also use herbal ingredients to facilitate milk production.

In addition to homemade herbs, people can also use herbal products or herbal milk sellers available on the market, but make sure there is a distribution permit number for the POM on packaging and it is confirmed that the distribution permit is genuine.

"Actually, herbs are preparation or there are many forms of preparation. If it is practical, it buys herbal products or herbal milk pelancar ASI, the important thing is to pay attention, there is already a distribution permit number for the POM on packaging and it is confirmed that the distribution permit is genuine or can be checked on the official website or the POM application," he suggested.