Boreh (Balinese) is a form of traditional concoction in the form of a mixture of crushed spices, added with liquid (water / arak / coconut oil) and then rubbed on the body. One of the boreh that can be used to facilitate the production of breastmilk (ASI) is boreh made. This study aims to determine the types and parts of plants that can be used as boreh basanbuat materials in Bali. The research method used: purposive sampling, data collection by means of interviews, observation and documentation with crakenan traders, traditional healers (battra) and people from cities and regencies in the province of Bali, as many as 90 respondents. The results showed that 54 types of plants (52 genera, 29 families) were used to make 64 types of ingredients, the most widely used plant species were members of the Zingiberaceae family, the most widely used part of the plant was leaves (23.21%). The most common ingredients for boreh made use of 5-6 types of plants, namely using: rice (Oryza sativa L.), kelabet seeds (Trigonella feonum-graecum L.), fragrant root (Androphogon zizanioides (L) Urban), wood / sandalwood powder ( Santalum album L.), delem / patchouli leaves (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.) and kencur rhizome (Kaemferia galanga L). The benefits of boreh ingredients in addition to accelerating breast milk production, are also for aromatherapy, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and so on.
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