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.

The use of animals is not only used as a raw material for food, but on the other hand it turns out that animals can be used as important biomaterials for medical applications such as collagen. This review article discusses the utilization of collagen from various types of animals according to the relevant parameters. Article reviews are expected to provide scientific information about the various types of collagen in animals. The method used is literature study by looking for several different journal sources. The inclusion data used in this review are journals for the last 10 years (2012-2022). Collagen is usually found in the skin of cows and pigs, but these two animals are still a problem in Indonesia. Apart from these two, collagen can also be found in mammals such as buffalo and chickens, but they need to be slaughtered to get the halal aspect. Collagen can also be found in marine life such as sea urchins, tuna, catfish, skipjack tuna, sea catfish, milkfish, tilapia, machete fish, cod, green mussels, blood clams, and gamma sea cucumbers.

Karakter adalah pembawaan seseorang berupa tabiat, sifat-sifat kejiwaan, kepribadian, watak dan tingkah lakunya di kesehariannya. Penanaman nilai karakter menjadi amat penting ditanamkan sejak dini. Sekolah ialah salah satu tempat yang tepat dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai karakter bagi anak. Kegiatan rutin untuk membentuk nilai karakter siswa sangat diperlukan dengan kegiatan harian, mingguan serta sewaktu-waktu. Menerapkan sistem peduli lingkungan, sekolah dapat membiasakan siswa untuk peduli pada sekitarnya dan selalu menjaga kebersihannya. Adapun tujuan dari terbentuknya artikel ini, diharapkan nilai karakter siswa benar tertanam dengan peduli lingkungan yang diterapkan di sekolah melalui program piket di kelas, menaruh tong sampah di setiap sisi sekolah, juga kegiatan menanam pohon bersama. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif yaitu mengumpulkan data dari artikel jurnal yang sudah ada, kemudian dianalisis, untuk selanjutnya diambil kesimpulan.