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The using of traditional medicine among community has being accepted and become huge potency to be developed by our country. One of disease which is often treated with traditional medicine is hemorrhoid or in bahasa as known as "wasir". According to the result of ethopharmacology research of traditional medicine and jamu (RISTOJA) 2015 in java island, there are several formulas used by traditional healers to treat hemorrhoid. In order to find potential formulas to be developed, a descriptive study was conducted involving identification of medicinal plant and also literature study about its benefit and toxicity evidences. The plants which named in formula's ingredient were analized to see how important and utility value for hemorrhoid treatment. Literature study was conducted to assess potential benefit and toxicity. The result said there were 37 species of medicinal plant in 25 family used in traditional medicine formula for hemorrhoid. Based on Frequency Citation(FC), Utility Value (UC) and literature study, Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff., Curcuma longa L., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., and Musa balbisiana have enough scientific evidence to be studied further development.

Kualitas hidup merupakan salah satu penilaian tingkat keberhasilan suatu terapi. Kualitas hidup yang tinggi akan meningkatkan tingkat kesembuhan serta menurunkan morbiditas dan mortalitas penyakit. Studi ini dilakukan dalam rangka program Saintifikasi Jamu untuk mendapatkan informasi tentang ramuan jamu imunostimulan dalam meningkatkan kualitas hidup penderita HIV/AIDS. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Juni sampai Oktober tahun 2015 di Komisi Penanggulangan AIDS (KPA) Kabupaten Sragen. Ramuan jamu imunostimulan dapat diberikan sebagai terapi komplementer bersama terapi antiretroviral (ARV). Ramuan jamu yang digunakan adalah 14 gram rimpang temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza), 14 gram temu mangga (Curcuma mangga), dan 14 gram herba meniran (Phyllantus niruri) dalam bentuk rebusan dibandingkan plasebo. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi-experimental pre dan posttest dengan total 60 subjek penderita HIV/AIDS di Sragen. Intervensi dilakukan selama 28 hari dengan mengamati skor World Health Organization Quality of Life-HIV BREF (WHOQOL-HIV BREF) dan nilai CD4+. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ramuan jamu imunostimulan menaikkan rata-rata skor WHOQOL-HIV BREF pada domain psikologi, kemandirian, dan kesehatan umum secara bermakna (p=0,014; 0,030; 0,003) dan mempertahankan nilai CD4+ subjek ramuan jamu. Ramuan jamu memberikan perubahan terhadap kualitas hidup subjek terutama pada domain psikologi, kemandirian, dan kesehatan umum serta mempertahankan nilai CD4+.

Indonesians have had a close relationship with traditional herbal medicine for ages to maintain their health. As a common disease in the community, low back pain (LBP) is always considered for traditional healers in their practice. However, there are still insufficient data regarding the use of medicinal plants for LBP treatment. An ethnopharmacological study was conducted in Sumatra, Indonesia, to gain information on the empirical use of medicinal plants for LBP therapy among traditional healers. The information on the use of medicinal plants was gathered using semistructured questionnaires and interviews with traditional healers. The collected data were analyzed using several parameters such as family use value (FUV), use value (UV), and plant part used. A total of 90 traditional healers in Sumatra cited 68 plant species in 32 families that are used in their herbal formula for LBP treatment. They prefer to use leaves, roots, and barks than other parts of a plant. The calculation result of UV reveals that Kaempferia galanga is the most common plant used for LBP (0.04). Zingiberaceae was categorized as having the highest FUV. Datura metel was a toxic plant. The phytochemical and pharmacological screening of the indicated therapeutic plants should be investigated.

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