Obat Tradisional untuk Penyembuhan Penyakit Diabetes Mellitus dari Pengobat Tradisional (BATTRA) di DKI Jakarta, Yogyakarta dan SurabayaSiti SapardiyahSantosoauthorYulfiraMediaauthorThe objective of this research was to obtain information about traditional medicine for diabetic mellitus from traditional healers. The research was conducted in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya in year 2000. Data were collected through indepth interview with 30 traditional healers who use herbs as medicine and sinshe. Results shown that most of the traditional healers were above 50 years old, most of them were male, and hold high school and or university degrees. Their skills were obtained by spontaneous, hereditary, dream, courses/learn. Most of the ingredients were leave sand roots of herbs. Most of the herbs are boiled and some were also dried under the sun, then fried with frying pan made from silt. Drugs are given in diluted form.WK 800-885 Islets of Langerhans2003Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ekologi KesehatanArticle