AMONG Indonesian herbal health industry players are ready to promote herbal medicine as one of the original national medicinal products to the global market so that it is accepted by the world.
President Director of Combiphar Michael Wanadi in Jakarta, Saturday (28/4) stated that herbal medicine as a health product has great potential for increasing its marketing to an international scale, such as herbal products from several countries such as Korea and China.
“Why can’t our herbal medicine be known to the world like ginseng (from Korea). We want herbal medicine to be known to the world,” he said in a discussion at Air Mancur’s 60th anniversary celebration with the theme “Healthy inspiration from generation to generation”.
By combining local wisdom and innovation, the party is optimistic that it can continue to promote a healthy lifestyle and sustainable traditional Indonesian medicine to Indonesia and even the world.
One of the efforts made by the company to promote herbal medicine, according to Michael, is building reputation/product quality, raising the image of herbal medicine products, updating packaging and developing herbal medicine products for the millennial generation so that they hope to become a trend among them.
In December 2019, he continued, Combiphar acquired the herbal medicine company Air Mancur and carried out a transformation of the company from traditional herbal medicine which was previously managed conventionally to being managed in a modern way with modern technology so that it is hoped that the national product will be able to penetrate the international market.
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Meanwhile, the Intermediate Cultural Expert of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemedikbudristek) Yayuk Sribudi Rahayu who was present at the event stated that the chances of Indonesian herbal medicine products being accepted in the world are very high.
Moreover, he continued, Indonesian herbal medicine was designated by the World Organization for Education and Culture (Unesco) as a health or wellness cultural heritage on December 6 2023 and received a certificate of recognition on April 25 2024.
“For this reason, we must actively maintain and preserve herbal medicine products. The government will ensure that this heritage is preserved, developed and utilized by the community,” he said.
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President Director of PT Air Mancur Lim Suyantho added that domestic demand for herbal products, including herbal medicine, has increased significantly since the 2019 pandemic.
In the future, he continued, the company will also target the younger generation to consume herbal medicine as awareness of healthy lifestyles increases among them.
“We want young people to know the benefits of herbal products from an early age and maintain their health from an early age,” he said.
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He added that the company is currently also collaborating with farmers in Wonogiri and Karanganyar Regencies, Central Java to cultivate herbal plants such as ginger, galangal and other herbal medicine raw materials to supply the factory. “We involve around 235 farmers on 2 hectares of land and provide assistance so that the quality of raw materials meets standards,” he said.
Meanwhile, at the celebration, the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) awarded Air Mancur an award for the record for creating online herbal-themed illustrations with the most participants in Indonesia, which was attended by 796 participants and the 100 most unique illustrations were selected. (Ant)
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