Brief of Bandrek and Benefits

Bandrek is a traditional beverage Parahyangan usually found in areas such as Cianjur, Sukabumi, Banten, Sumedang, Cirebon, Majalengka, Garut, Tasikmalaya, Regency Bandung, Bandung.
Bandrek made from palm sugar, spices of choice, without preservatives.
Bandrek is a drink made from a mixture of palm sugar and ginger and mix some natural spices such as pepper, cloves, nutmeg.
This drink is perfect to warm the body, other than that the drink is very good for health, relieve cold on the body, coughing and salesma.All drinks are made from natural bahan2 choice & no preservatives, with the right blend composition and processed carefully & hygienic.
This drink is suitable to serve in times of cold, such as in times of rain or night and also in a cool office space.
Basically the most important ingredient is ginger and brown sugar, but certain areas adds its own spice to warm more pronounced, such as lemongrass, pepper, pandanus, chicken eggs, and so on.
Milk can be added or not, depending on taste. Many people believe in the usefulness for minor ailments such as sore throat.
Raw Materials Bandrek and usefulness:

    JAVA chili / chili AREUY (Piper Retrofractum Vahl);
    Upset stomach, beri-beri, rheumatism, low blood pressure, cholera, influenza, headache, impotence, colds, bronchitis, shortness of breath.
    GINGER (Zingiber officinale Roxb);
    Headaches, rheumatism, colds, indigestion, sprain.
    CINNAMON (Cinnamomun Spp);
    Anti-diarrhea, stomach cramps, reduce the secretion of the intestine.
    Powder / CIKUR (Kaempfreria galanga Linn);
    Drug swelling, rheumatism, cough, abdominal pain, increase appetite, ekspektorant (thinning phlegm), dysentery, gout.
    PEPPER / Pedes (Piper nigrum I);
    Lowering fevers, colds, influenza, low blood pressure.
    CLOVE (Syzgium aromaticum);
    Cholera, bad breath / breathing, heart rate stabilizes.
    Galangal / Laja (Galangal galanga Linn, Stuntz);
    Ruematik, spleen pain, increase appetite, excite sex, bronchitis, phlegm.
    Ginseng (Panax Ginseng);
    Warms the body, increase stamina, increase endurance, reduce stress, improve sex drive, inhibits tumors, stabilize blood pressure, digestive dysfunction.
    Nut / Pimple (Areca catechu);
    Anti-bacterial, maintain sexual power, reducing body odor, de-worming.
    SUGAR ANTS (Arenga pinnata, Merr);
    Fever, anti-bacterial, abdominal pain, removing blemishes, improving energy sportsmen, hard bowel movements.