The potential of herbal medicine from Kalimantan, Indonesia, to stimulate human immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A brief overview

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred for more than a year. In the present, it is important to look for COVID-19 drugs to cure COVID-19 sufferers. However, increasing stamina or immunity is more important for everyone to prevent viruses or diseases from entering the body. Herbal remedies that are easy to find and easy to consume are an option to increase immunity. There are three herbal remedies that function to increase body immunity from Kalimantan, Indonesia, especially origin on Dipterocarps forest ecosystem, i.e., Pasak Bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack.),Akar Kuning (Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr.) and Bawang Dayak (Eleutherine bulbosa (L.) Merr). The three medicinal plants are easily found in traditional markets and online shopping, and their function to increase the body's immunity.