Penyuluhan Kesehatan : Panduan Penggunaan Obat Tradisional yang Benar dan Aman

Abstract

Indonesian people still believe in traditional medicine. This can be seen from the number of sellers of various traditional medicine products on the market. Meanwhile, the current healthy lifestyle has led people to return using products derived from nature. Therefore, traditional medicine can be one of the treatment options. Through this community service activity, it is hoped that there will be an increase in public knowledge about how to use traditional medicines properly and safely and that people can self-medicate traditional medicines properly and rationally. The methods were lecture and discussion. The participants of health counseling consisted of members of Baiturrahman Mosque recitation and visitors of Islamic Book Fair exhibition. This activity was held on Saturday, August 3, 2019. 09.00 - 11.30. The venue for the main stage of the Islamic Book Fair, Yogyakarta State University Sports Hall. Participants who attended were 61 people. Participants were quite enthusiastic during the question and answer time, because it was related to the experience of using traditional medicine. Before the speaker starts delivering the material, the speaker first asks the participants about the habits of using traditional medicine. It turns out that there are still some habits that are not in accordance with the guidelines for the correct and safe use of traditional medicine. In the discussion session, it was seen that the participants had increased their knowledge about how to use traditional medicines correctly and safely. They become more careful in consuming traditional medicine. The conclusion is that health education activities on guidelines for the use of traditional medicines can increase public knowledge about how to use traditional medicines properly.