How Long to Read Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing

How Long Does it Take to Read Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing by Susan-Jane Beers

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Indonesian jamu—part of an integrated system of inner and outer health and beauty, encompassing powders, pills, ointments, lotions, massage and ancient folklore—is unknown to most Westerners. How, when, where and why were these treatments developed? And, what is so special about them? Through the pages of this book you’ll learn about the closed world of ancient Javanese palaces where Indonesian jamu was perfected. You meet the healers and jamu makers whose skills have been passed from generation to generation and learn about their cures. Advice is offered on where to find these age-old remedies, including formulae that can be made safely at home. The information here is for people who wish to find out more about Indonesian health and beauty, draw their own conclusions and even try jamu for themselves. [An integrated system of inner and outer health and beauty, Indonesian jamu has a 1,200-year-old history, yet little is known about it outside this diverse island nation. The first book to comprehensively explore the background, materials and application of this holistic approach, Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing is the culmination of ten years of research] and more than 100 interviews with practitioners and producers—from housewives in kitchen apothecaries to CEOs of multinational corporations. Its publication coincides with the increasing availability in the West of modern preparations of these time-honored herbal remedies. [Encompassing medicine, massage, cosmetics and folklore, jamu is as applicable to today’s lifestyles as it was in the rarefied world of the ancient Javanese palaces where it was perfected.] Complemented by explanatory photographs shot on location, Jamu is the first definitive reference to this exotic yet practical healthcare system.

How long is Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing?

Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing by Susan-Jane Beers is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing aloud.

What Reading Level is Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing?

Jamu: The Ancient Indonesian Art of Herbal Healing is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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