"Sembur" in Karo language is also known as belo penurungi which means spray medicine.
Sprays are used to treat blurry eyes and headaches. Use of knowledge
Locally this is done by smearing the herb that has been chewed by the healer on the part of the healer
the forehead of someone who is sick. In addition, the spray can also be used for fussy babies.
The plants used for spraying usually use betel, gambier,
areca nut, whiting, which is chewed by the healer and then smeared all over the baby's body. In
Besides that, there is also the term "beltek spray" which is efficacious for treating diseases around the stomach,
such as diarrhea, stomach pain, no appetite, stomach acid, and colds. The spices consist of
pumpkin, ground guava leaves, temulawak, rice, forest leaves, ginger, turmeric, pepper, and onions
Red. All the herbaceous plants are roasted and then ground. How to use it besides being able to
directly chewed until smooth and then sprayed, but can also be consumed directly.
Spray marketing is generally in markets such as Kabanjahe Market, Pancurbatu, Delitua, and
Tigabinanga.
In the Karo tribe in the Karo Highlands, North Sumatra, local people believe that one of the traditional treatments is sembur efficacious to treat various diseases. The ingredients used for this treatment are rice, forest leaves, ginger, pepper, jerangau, nutmeg, and roots of medicinal plants, all of which are roasted and then coarsely ground. The materials are sprayed by the healer into the sick body part. Spray with these ingredients is usually used to treat, among others, colds, headaches and stomach aches. The same method is also used to treat bruises, where previously the healer chewed papaya leaves called Bulung mbertik.
"Sembur" is one of the traditional medicines used by the Karo tribe for a long time. Apart from spraying, there is also Tawar, a drug that is believed to cure stomach aches and headaches. Unsalted used by brewing with tea or warm water.