Medicinal plants utilization as traditional medicines has undergone transfer from generation to generation by the ancestors. The following study aimed to collect information on traditional medicinal plants for maternity care by the Madurese tribe in Mekar Sari Village, Kubu Raya Regency, Indonesia. This research used a descriptive qualitative method with interviews, observation, and documentation to obtain information. Plant samples collection used a purposive sampling technique and informants based on specific criteria with a local traditional healer who uses medicinal plants for maternity care. The study recorded 13 different plant species of medicinal plants belonging to six plant families utilized for maternity care and better health. The medicinal plants, particularly of the family Zingiberaceae, commonly served for healing maternity care wounds, colostrum production, increasing body stamina, and improving appetite. The Madurese community in Mekar Sari Village still utilizes traditional medicines obtained from different plants for maternity care treatment. The application of medicinal plants for maternity care by the community also needs preservation as local knowledge.
Medicinal plants, traditional medicine, Madurese tribe, maternity care
The relevant research aimed to collect the information about medicinal plants used by the community of Mekar Sari Village, Kubu Raya Regency, Indonesia. The traditional medicines obtained through boiling various parts of the medicinal plants are beneficial for maternity care treatment and better health.