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Menstrual Health Problems of Women Indigenous Peoples around Protected Forest Area in Sumatra, Indonesia, and Plants’ Usefulness to Treat It Cover

Menstrual Health Problems of Women Indigenous Peoples around Protected Forest Area in Sumatra, Indonesia, and Plants’ Usefulness to Treat It

Journal of Mother and Child
Volume 27 (2023): Issue 1 (June 2023)
By: Yesi Mustika Sari and  N. Novriyanti  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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Figure 1.

[left] Documentation with the female Orang Rimba in the Tumenggung Ngrip Group, while in the Terab Group, it can only be done with the male Orang Rimba [right].
[left] Documentation with the female Orang Rimba in the Tumenggung Ngrip Group, while in the Terab Group, it can only be done with the male Orang Rimba [right].

Figure 2.

Estimated age of Orang Rimba adolescents in Bukit Dua Belas National Park, Jambi Province, as research subjects.
Estimated age of Orang Rimba adolescents in Bukit Dua Belas National Park, Jambi Province, as research subjects.

Figure 3.

Distribution of body mass index by the Age of Orang Rimba Women.
Distribution of body mass index by the Age of Orang Rimba Women.

Figure 4.

Map of the Distribution of the Orang Rimba in Jambi Province, Sumatra, and Their Accessibility to the Community Health Service Centre (Produced by KKI Warsi).
Map of the Distribution of the Orang Rimba in Jambi Province, Sumatra, and Their Accessibility to the Community Health Service Centre (Produced by KKI Warsi).

Figure 5.

One of the Orang Rimba, who acts as a guardian of wisdom and is an identifier of medicinal plants, is demonstrating the process of marking the birth of a baby on Senggeris wood (Koompassia excelsa).
One of the Orang Rimba, who acts as a guardian of wisdom and is an identifier of medicinal plants, is demonstrating the process of marking the birth of a baby on Senggeris wood (Koompassia excelsa).

The uses of plant species related to women's reproductive health_

Species description
Local nameIbulKedunduk tunjukSelusuhSentubung
Scientific nameKorthalsia echinometraSantiria laevigataLuvunga sarmentosaXanthophyllum vitellinum
UseTreating female genital pain after childbirth; can be a cure for infertilityAn antidote when postpartum nausea appears; can also treat dysenteryExpedite the release of the baby during childbirthFacilitate the release of the baby during childbirth
How to useStems are boiled, then drunk or eaten directlyThe root is cut or the bark is boiled, and drunkThe leaves are boiled and drunk by the mother who is about to give birthThe leaves are boiled and drunk; the leaves are kneaded and applied to the stomach

Sampling number of females of the Orang Rimba who have gone through previous FPIC_

No.Group of the Orang RimbaAdolescentAdultTotal
1Tumenggung Ngrip at Air Hitam 1 Resort of TNBD5712
2Terab at Batin 24/1A Hajran Resort of TNBD10313
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-22-00064 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2022
Published on: Jun 11, 2023
Published by: Institute of Mother and Child
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
adolescents,
menstruation,
Orang Rimba,
ethnobotany,
gender health
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Pediatrics and juvenile medicine,
Paediatric haematology and oncology,
Public health

© 2023 Yesi Mustika Sari, N. Novriyanti, published by Institute of Mother and Child
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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