| dc.description.abstract | Traditional medicine (jamu) in Indonesia is
continuously transforming due to a number of
factors including the growing presence of the
biomedical system promoted by the government
and
drug
manufacturers,
the
requirement
of
more standardized and scientifically-proven
medicinal products, and the declining popularity
of
herbal
medicine
among
the
young
generation.
Traditional
medicines
producers
need
to
adjust
continuously to the changing environment.
This article seeks to examine these
transformations by taking Java as its focus of
attention. There are two major reasons for this
choice. First, the island of Java is home for
many traditional medicines producers, both
small-scale, home-based industries and largescale,
company-based industries. Second, the
largest proportion of the users of traditional
medicines and distribution networks are also
found in the island. The major questions the
article seeks to address are: (1) what regulations
have been set in place by the state authorities
with regard to the production and
distribution of traditional medicines in Java?
How do the producers and the related partied
respond the regulations?; (2) what efforts have
been made by the producers of traditional
medicines to accept modernization challenges
and to improve the performance of their products;
(3) how traditional medicines circulate
and what are their distribution networks? | en_US |
