Knowledge of Medicinal Plants as Popular Medicine in Bendan Duwur Community, Semarang City
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.210918.020How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- medicinal plants, medicine, herbal, disease
- Abstract
Popular medicine is one of the important sectors in the treatment system in a society. Before deciding to go to the available health services, the community will usually try to cure their illnesses with materials available at home. One ingredient that is widely used in popular medicine is medicinal plants. This medicinal plant is believed to have properties in curing diseases and maintaining health and fitness. This research was conducted in Bendan Duwur Urban Village in Semarang City, using qualitative methods. Observation and interview techniques were applied in this research to obtain detailed data about the knowledge of medicinal plants in popular medicine. The results of this study indicate that there are several medicinal plants that are processed into an herb commonly used in curing diseases. Sources of knowledge of medicinal plants in the community also vary, knowledge transmitted from older generation, media, and others. With the setting of a research landscape in an urban area where there are densely populated settlements, people use flower pots to grow medicinal plants and utilize the narrow and vacant land left in their environment. This research is important because although various modern health services are available, people still use their popular knowledge in maintaining their health.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Fadly Husain AU - Hartati Sulistyo Rini AU - Baiq Farhatul Wahidah AU - Nur Eka Elistya AU - Luthfi Nur Amelia AU - Rochayani PY - 2021 DA - 2021/09/18 TI - Knowledge of Medicinal Plants as Popular Medicine in Bendan Duwur Community, Semarang City BT - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Education & Social Sciences (ICESS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 103 EP - 107 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210918.020 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.210918.020 ID - Husain2021 ER -