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Rahasia Terpendam Daun Kelor: Antara Mistik & Kesehatan

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  Daun Kelor memiliki eksistensi yang unik di tengah masyarakat Nusantara, khususnya di Jawa dan Bali. "Kesaktian" Daun Kelor yang sangat mudah ditaman di pekarangan rumah ini, bukan hanya memiliki manfaat untuk kesehatan tubuh manusia, juga dipercaya punya kaitan unik dengan dunia mistis. Namun, kita tidak perlu membahas unsur mistik di area daun Kelor ini. Biarkan dunia lain yang mengurusnya.  Jika anda punya lahan yang cukup, Daun Kelor pun bisa menjadi komoditi yang menguntungkan. Barangkali anda perlu merantau ke Desa, dan menjadi Petani (Image: mediaindonesia.com) Khasiat Daun Kelor ini, bukan hanya membuat mata terhibur karena mampu menghiasi pekarangan rumah, sehingga lebih hijau dan sedap dipandang mata, ternyata daun ini bukan hanya enak ketika dimasak dalam aneka hidangan seperti sayur bening, Jukut Liklik (khas Bali, dengan bumbu pedas dengan parutan kelapa muda, dimasak dengan kuah yang menyegarkan), dan hidangan lainnya. Kita bisa memaksimalkan daun kelor ini un...

Podho Dedhe: Javanese local wisdom to overcome the exposure of the Covid-19

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Covid-19 or the Coronavirus eventually became a global pandemic, not just attacking the Wuhan region in China. People who are infected and who die due to exposure to the Coronavirus have not stopped until April 2020. The highest death toll lately occurred in the United States, a superpower led by President Donald Trump. It looks like Mr. Trump has failed to make America great again. Donald Trump promised to make America Great Again.  (npr.org) Apart from the political and economic problems caused by Covid-19, there is local wisdom of the Javanese people in Indonesia, about how they can enjoy a healthy life. The Javanese ancestors always reminded themselves and their families to do Podho Dedhe , especially in the morning after the sun's rays were enough to warm our bodies. The elders reminded their children or grandchildren by saying Come on Podho Dedhe Ben Sehat. This means they are reminded to sunbathe. It seems that the local knowledge of the Javanese people rema...

We Need Earth, and Earth Needs Us

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We all know that we need land to live in. We need them to plant wheat, rice, fruits, etc for our food; as well as the space for our home, and so forth. Land developers build homes for us. Not only that, but they also give us our shopping centers, apartments, amusement parks, and other structures that can fulfill our needs. But sometimes we go too much. We cut down trees and forests just for a luxury villa for rich people and movie stars. We pollute rivers only to make rings and bracelets. We kill sharks for a disgusting dish made of their fins. The beauty of rice terraces in Jatiluwih, Bali. Will this greenish persisted until this decade? (id.pinterest.com) We don’t really need a luxury villa. Those movie stars that built the villas just want to live large, show off, and impress the public. We don’t really need rings and bracelets. It’s just for showoff. We can always eat something else, anything but the shark fin soup, dog meat, kangaroo meat, and so forth and so on. We can use...

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