The mighty drug history of men has been around since ancient times. Traditional ingredients, such as herbal medicine, are the mainstay of nobles since long ago. According to Rosihan Anwar in the 1st edition of the Indonesian History of the Small History "Petite Histoire", the envoy of the Srivijaya Kingdom once sent his envoy to China during the Sung Dynasty (960-1279). The envoy, wrote Rosihan, brought merchandise to China, including rhino horn which was efficacious as a strong medicine.
Strong Japanese medicine
Possibly a strong drug with a factory system, in the form of herbs in packs or pills starting to be produced in the early 1900s. The majority was formulated by Chinese people. According to researchers from the University of Sydney Hans Pols, many herbal producers in the Dutch East Indies are Chinese.
One of them is the Poa Tjong Kwan herbal medicine factory in Wonogiri, East Java. These herbal medicine factory products include strong medicines for men and women. In the poster of strong drug advertisement, Hans collection, there is a rooster logo for strong male and female medicinal products for strong female medicine.
In addition to strong medicines made by Chinese people, there was also a strong Japanese medicine. According to historians from Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Meta Sekar Puji Astuti, one of the shops that sells strong Japanese medicine is the Ogawa store. This shop has been open since 1900 in Semarang. They have distributors R. Ogawa and Co, which are spread in a number of cities, such as in Semarang and Solo.