Maintaining Forest "Dispensary"
For Sirun Herman Manan, 72, forests are a haven for medicinal plants. From the forest he looks for and mixes plants into herbal medicines to relieve toothaches, fever, vaginal discharge and heart attacks.
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Sirun Herman Manan
For Sirun Herman Manan, 72, forests are a haven for medicinal plants. From the forest he looks for and mixes plants into herbal medicines to relieve toothaches, fever, vaginal discharge and heart attacks. It does not stop there, he also spreads a "virus" to protect the forest.
Sirun lives in Tambak village, in Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan. Its distance is 56.9 kilometers from Palangkaraya city, the capital of Central Kalimantan. To reach that village, one has to cross the Kahayan River which is about 10 meters wide. From the pier in Banama Tingang district, the journey continues with a motorized kelotok boat for about 15 minutes.