In the health sector, the development of medicinal products circulating in the community is increasingly widespread. As stated in Law No. 3 of 2009 concerning health article 48 (1) which states that one health effort can be carried out with traditional health services. Today the use of traditional medicines is increasing from year to year. Herbal medicines circulating in Indonesia are safe to consume if the product is registered with BPOM and does not contain BKO (Medicinal Chemicals). On the other hand, the use of herbal medicines in the family environment of UNIDA Gontor is increasing. So the need for identification related to herbal products that are used to ensure safety. This research was conducted by identifying herbal products that are used based on features, functions, and benefits. This research method is RAP (Rapid Assessment Procedure) with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the products used by 72 respondents amounted to 100 products with categories based on features reviewed from 4 aspects (1) The level of product safety used is based on raw materials as much as 96% and based on claims of efficacy as much as 76%. (2) The type of product used is based on the category of herbal medicine as much as 94.7%, OHT as much as 5.3% and none fitofarmaka. (3) Completeness of information listed on the product packaging label is 83%. (4) The level of understanding of respondents based on features and benefits in the range of understanding to very understanding while in the function in the range of less understanding to understand. The use of herbal products based on function is as much as 71% supplement, as much as 19% preventive form and helps treat complaints as much as 10%. The use of herbal products based on benefits is classified as safe because it has a higher benefit ratio compared to the side effects.
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