TAMAN Usada Bali has a noble mission to preserve Taru Pramana herbal plants enriched with Indonesian herbs. This herbal garden in Tabanan is focused on collecting herbal plants, preservation, education and usage for health treatment.
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Do you remember the last time you walked a winding path in countryside with the scent of a blooming flowers or enjoyed fresh local produce cooked for you in a beautiful garden setting? Maybe it was a long time before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out about two years ago.
Well, if you want a similar experience, it is the time to reminisce about the trip. Just come to Taman Usada Bali situated at Baru Hamlet, Tua Village, Marga, Tabanan. Here you will be pampered with the beauty of the garden, the freshness of the air and the serenity of the rural atmosphere.
The park, managed by Mr. Wayan Carma and his team, has a mission to conserve Taru Pramana herbal plants enriched with Indonesian herbs. Without conservation, rich biodiversity can become extinct. Therefore, it is very important for the survival of nature and society.
In the future, this garden is also prepared as a means of education, research and herbal treatment. Thus, the benefits of this herbal garden will be felt by more people according to their needs. The concept carried in relation to this mission is to achieve complete health in terms of body, soul and mind.
For example, in terms of body, this Tabanan herbal garden prepares various herbal plants along with their processing to become herbal medicine or loloh. In this regard, Taman Usada Bali also prepares local and traditional dishes with medicinal properties.
Make your time to take a walk in the garden and get to know the various herbs and enjoy the beautiful landscape. This activity will keep your muscles active and is good for your respiratory and circulatory systems. In essence, it can keep your body fit and physically active and regular. Besides, here are also provided with yoga activities that can be done at some spots in the garden area. Physical fitness and healthy eating habits can help you look and feel great at any age.
The Herbal Master
As the name suggests, Taman Usada literally means the Garden of Healing, this garden collects hundreds of medicinal plants inspired by the Taru Pramana classical Balinese script or palm-leaf manuscript written by Mpu Kuturan. It is said that when Mpu Kuturan meditated one by one the plants came to him and told the properties, efficacy and medicinal benefits of each part of the plants.
In one side of this herbal garden, there is a statue of Mpu Kuturan positioned right in the middle of a circle of green grass that can also be used as a venue for yoga activities. Well, this location is unique because it is surrounded by a maze of various herbal plants. Don’t worry about the names of the plants in this garden, they all come with labels.
Spa Outlet
Taman Usada Bali is also equipped with body treatments through a spa handled by well experienced therapists. Location of the treatment room is behind the garden and it features two rooms, where each contains one bed. All the treatments on offer is ready to refresh your body after walking around, enjoying and exploring the beauty and richness of this herbal garden.
The presence of this spa outlet seems to bridge the nobility of past traditions and modern lifestyles. By that way, the millennial generation is not awkward about using boreh which has medicinal properties because it is considered ancient. Having been conjured up with the word ‘spa’, the archaic vocabulary ‘boreh’ seems to get its new and strong ‘power’ with the image of modernity.
The team
The team of Taman Usada Bali is supported by three figures with a wealth of experience in their own field. They are Wayan Carma—a herbal conservationist graduated from Statistics and Data Science Study Program, IPB University, Wayan Muliarta—a herbal practitioner graduated from Ayurvedic Study Program at Hindu University of Indonesia; and Wayan Miasa—English- and German-speaking in-house tour guide, graduated from Faculty of Humanities, Udayana University.
