Rambut merupakan bagian tubuh yang sering disebut sebagai mahkota oleh setiap manusia yang dianugrahkan oleh Tuhan. Namun, permasalahan yang dapat terjadi pada rambut jika tidak dirawat dengan baik dapat menyebabkan salah satunya ialah kerontokan. Kerontokan pada rambut merupakan masalah utama, dalam berpenampilan. Karena memiliki rambut yang sehat dan indah dapat meningkatkan kepercayaan diri seseorang dalam berpenampilan. Penggunaan hair tonic saat ini merupakan sebuah keharusan jika untuk mencegah atau memperbaiki kerusakan pada rambut, karena hair tonic merupakan sediaan kosmetik berbentuk cair yang terdiri dari bahan kimia dan atau bahan lainnya yang dapat digunakan untuk membantu memperbaiki, menguatkan dan menjaga kondisi rambut. Hair tonic adalah produk untuk perawatan terhadap kerontokan pada rambut yang aman dan tidak menimbulkan iritasi. Berbagai ekstrak tumbuhan diformulasikan untuk mengatasi kerontokan rambut sebagai alternatif dari hair tonic berbahan sintetik yang dapat menimbulkan efek samping. Oleh karena itu, article review ini akan menginformasikan berbagai macam tanaman yang dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan pembuatan sediaan kosmetik hair tonic.

BACKGROUND: Traditional medicinal plants’ application has significant advantages for cultural development, acceptability, and economic affordability. Furthermore, they are claimed to cure several types of diseases compared to modern medicines. AIM: This study aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicinal plants to treat various diseases by the community in the Rawamerta Region, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. METHODS: Fieldwork was carried out from January to August 2022 through face-to-face interviews, questionnaires, and discussions. Plant species were identified based on standard taxonomic methods, floral morphological characteristics, and possibly, by using samples for comparison, as well as expert consultation and literature. They were then grouped into families according to the Cronquist classification system. Furthermore, their names were checked on the Plant List (www.plantlist.org) and the International Plant Name Index (www.ipni.org). RESULTS: It was discovered that 50 plant species belonging to 31 families spread across 46 genera are employed for the treatment of various diseases in Rawamerta, such as diabetes, inflammation, hypertension, fever, dyslipidemia, antiseptic, gastric disorders, anticancer, cough, gout, etc. Based on the results, Acanthaceae, Fabaceae, Zingiberaceae, and Myrtaceae are the most dominant families applied for the treatment purpose. Meanwhile, the most frequently used genera are Syzygium, Piper, Curcuma, and Annona. The plant part majorly used in medicine preparation is the leaf (64%), followed by fruit (14%), rhizome (10%), and stem (6%), as well as flower, peel, and stem and leaf (2%, respectively). The most commonly applied preparation method is an infusion (48%), followed by decoction (44%), juice (4%), as well as paste and drops (2%, respectively). This study also showed more than one plant species is used for treating the same disease. CONCLUSION: The results confirm that the Sundanese people in Rawamerta still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health-care system. However, efforts to preserve medicinal plants and local wisdom in the region have not been significant. Therefore, the indigenes and the government are advised to carry out in situ and ex situ conservation strategies to maintain the availability of medicinal plants in the region.

Beekeeping is the science and art of prolonging and maintaining health by using products obtained from honeycombs, such as honey, bee bread, bee pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. Currently, many studies are devoted to investigating the directed health benefits and fermacological properties of bee products due to their properties. One of the studies conducted was research on royal jelly. Royal jelly is widely used as a dietary nutritional complex to help combat various chronic health conditions, besides, it is one of the beneficial medicines for humans in both traditional and modern medicine. The aim of this research is that many fermacological activities such as antibacterial, antitumor, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects are associated with it. Royal jelly consists of water (50%-60%), protein (18%), carbonate (15%), ipid (3%-6%), mineral salts (1.5%), and vitamins. Based on modern spectrometric analysis, about 185 organic compounds have been detected in royal jelly.