First International Conference on Advances in Education, Humanities, and Language, ICEL 2019, Malang, Indonesia, 23-24 March 2019

Research Article

Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Sellers of Jamu Gendong in Wonolopo, Indonesia.

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.23-3-2019.2284999,
        author={F Husain and B F Wahidah and K B Prasetyo and M A Massholeh},
        title={Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Sellers of Jamu Gendong in Wonolopo, Indonesia.},
        proceedings={First International Conference on Advances in Education, Humanities, and Language, ICEL 2019, Malang, Indonesia, 23-24 March 2019},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICEL},
        year={2019},
        month={7},
        keywords={jamu medicinal plant semarang traditional knowledge},
        doi={10.4108/eai.23-3-2019.2284999}
    }
    
  • F Husain
    B F Wahidah
    K B Prasetyo
    M A Massholeh
    Year: 2019
    Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Sellers of Jamu Gendong in Wonolopo, Indonesia.
    ICEL
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-3-2019.2284999
F Husain1,*, B F Wahidah2, K B Prasetyo1, M A Massholeh1
  • 1: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Universitas Negeri Semarang
  • 2: Department of Biology, UIN Walisongo Semarang
*Contact email: fadlyhusain@mail.unnes.ac.id

Abstract

This study focuses on knowledge of medicinal plants that are used as raw materials by the sellers of jamu gendong. In addition, this study explores the types of jamu that are produced from those medicinal plants. The qualitative method was applied in this research because it can reveal the phenomenon of informants' knowledge and experiences especially concerning on medicinal plants utilization in producing jamu gendong. The research was conducted in Wonolopo Village, Mijen, Semarang, in 2018. There were 20 jamu gendong sellers volunteered in this study. There are 26 species of medicinal plants and 16 plant families are usually used as raw material in making jamu gendong.