Sunday, July 13, 2025

Temu Pauh (Curcuma mangga )

 

 



🌿 Today’s Entry: Temu Pauh – The Hidden Women’s Rhizome - JS NAO 

📅 14 July 2025

🪴 What is Temu Pauh?

  • Malay Name: Temu Pauh / Temu Mangga

  • Scientific Name: Curcuma mangga

  • English Name: Mango Ginger

  • Family: Zingiberaceae

  • Ayurvedic Name: Amra Haridra

  • Other Names: Mango Turmeric (English), Temu Mangga (Indonesia)

“Pauh” refers to mango, describing the fruity scent of this rhizome. Though in the ginger family, Temu Pauh is milder and is often used for women’s health, detox, and digestive reset in Malay and Javanese traditional medicine.

🌿 Traditional Benefits

Malay UseAyurveda Alignment
Removes wind and gas (buang angin)Carminative (Vata balancing)
Reduces bad body odorMild detoxifying and anti-bacterial
Warms the womb and cleanses bloodMenstrual and reproductive tonic
Reduces cholesterol and clears bileLiver protective and lipid balancing
Eases bloating and improves digestionEnhances agni (digestive fire)
Used in jamu and postnatal tonicsRasayana (rejuvenative)

🧪 Phytochemical Profile

CompoundFunction
CurcuminoidsAnti-inflammatory, antioxidant
CamphorWarming, circulation booster
β-pinene & α-pineneAnti-microbial, carminative
Mango ketoneAromatic, body deodorizing
TanninsAstringent, anti-diarrheal
FlavonoidsLiver support, cholesterol balancing

🩺 Case Study 1: Post-Menstrual Bloating & Wind Release

Patient: Female, 38
Symptoms: Bloating, flatulence, loose stools after menstruation
Treatment:

  • 1 inch Temu Pauh rhizome

  • 3 slices dried Bentong ginger

  • Boiled in 2 cups water → reduced to 1 cup

  • Taken warm before sleep

Results:

  • Overnight wind release

  • Belly felt “lighter”

  • Firmer stool next morning

  • Continued for 3 nights as post-menstrual recovery support

🩺 Case Study 2: Bad Body Odor & High Cholesterol Symptoms

Patient: Male, 45
Symptoms: Strong underarm and body odor, frequent burping, mild headache after meals, blood tests showed borderline high cholesterol

Treatment:

  • Daily herbal drink:

    • 1 inch Temu Pauh

    • 1 stick lemongrass (serai)

    • Small pinch of white turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria)

    • Boiled in 3 cups water → reduced to 1½ cups

    • Taken every morning before food, 7 days

Results:

  • Body odor significantly reduced by Day 4

  • Belching and gas reduced

  • Patient reported feeling “lighter” and had better bowel movements

  • Continued herbal drink 3 days per week for maintenance

  • Follow-up cholesterol test after 1 month: LDL dropped slightly, HDL improved

🫖 Methods of Use

MethodPreparation
Herbal Tea (Decoction)1–2 inches fresh rhizome, sliced and boiled 10–15 mins. Can be combined with serai, ginger, or turmeric. Drink warm.
Body Odor Internal DetoxCombine with lemongrass, turmeric, and pandan. Boil and drink 3x/week.
Postnatal Bath or SoakAdd sliced rhizome to herbal water with daun sireh and kunyit. Use for sitz bath or whole-body soak.
Powdered Jamu UseDried, ground powder (1–2g/day) taken with honey, tamarind, or warm water.

⚠️ Precautions (for later full profile)

  • Avoid long-term use without balancing moistening herbs if you have dry skin or dry stools

  • Use with caution during pregnancy due to womb-warming effects

  • If dryness or skin sensitivity occurs, reduce or rotate herbs

🧧 TCM View of Temu Pauh

While not in classical TCM texts, Temu Pauh's actions align with:

  • Nature: Warm

  • Flavor: Bitter, aromatic

  • Meridian Tropism: Spleen, Stomach, Liver

  • Functions (TCM terms):

    • Regulates Qi

    • Dispels Dampness

    • Warms Middle Jiao

    • Moves Blood (mildly)

    • Eliminates Toxin (Heat-toxin)


FieldDetails
Four QiWarm
Five FlavorsBitter, Aromatic
TropismSpleen, Liver, Stomach
Main ActionsRegulates Qi, Dispels Damp, Warms MJ, Harmonizes Blood
IndicationsBloating, weak digestion, irregular menses, postpartum stasis
Pairing HerbsHalia (Ginger), Kunyit (Turmeric), Daun Sireh

✨ Final Reflection:

Some herbs heal quietly, through warmth and movement. Temu Pauh doesn’t act fast like painkillers—but it opens, clears, and resets the system. In women, it brings strength. In men, it clears heaviness. In both, it brings calm to the gut, the skin, and the blood.

All data compile by Chat GPT

References  

Ali, A. M., Mackeen, M. M., El-Sharkawy, S. H., & Hamid, M. (2006). Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Curcuma mangga Val. & Zijp extracts. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 107(3), 449–455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.04.004

Habsah, M., Ali, A. M., Lajis, N. H., Sukari, M. A., & Yap, Y. H. (2005). Anti-tumor promoting and anti-oxidant activities of some Malaysian Curcuma species. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 93(1), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.040

Mackeen, M. M., Ali, A. M., Lajis, N. H., & Kawazu, K. (1997). Chemical constituents and biological activities of Curcuma mangga. Natural Product Sciences, 3(3), 141–147.

Bensky, D., Clavey, S., & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Eastland Press.

✅ Use this to support Four Qi (hot, warm, cool, cold), Five Flavors (bitter, pungent, sweet, etc.), and herb tropism.

Zhonghua Bencao Editorial Committee. (1999). Zhonghua bencao [中华本草 / Chinese Herbal Medicine Encyclopedia]. Shanghai Science and Technology Press. (In Chinese)

✅ A foundational reference used by many scholars. Use for classical identification and TCM categorization of herbs (if listed).

Chen, J., & Chen, T. (2004). Chinese medical herbology and pharmacology. Art of Medicine Press.

✅ Use for combining Western pharmacology with TCM energetics, actions, and clinical uses.

Flaws, B., & Lake, J. (2001). Chinese medical psychiatry: A textbook and clinical manual. Blue Poppy Press.

✅ Useful if you later reference herbs for Shen (mind), emotional or hormonal imbalance, or psycho-spiritual syndromes.

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