Sebagian besar kalangan ibu rumah tangga masih minim mengenal beberapa jenis bumbu dapur sebagai obat tradisional yang memiliki kandungan zat aktif bersifat imunostimulan. Penduduk Pademangan Barat salah satu wilayah yang mempunyai kasus terbanyak COVID-19 di wilayah DKI Jakarta serta nilai kesehatan relatif rendah dibanding kelurahan lain. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat bertujuan memberikan pelatihan bumbu dapur sebagai obat tradisional dan menjadi alternatif minuman berbasis herbal instan dan sehat pada masa pandemi COVID-19. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penyuluhan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat oleh dosen dan mahasiswa Jurusan Farmasi Poltekkes Kemenkes Jakarta 2 meliputi pelatihan pengenalan bumbu dapur sebagai minuman herbal serta pengolahan serbuk jahe dan temulawak berkarbonasi sebagai alternatif minuman kesehatan. Hasil kegiatan dan pelatihan ini memberikan pengetahuan dan keterampilan mengenai pembuatan serbuk instan jahe dan temulawak berkarbonasi kepada mitra kelompok kader PKK, pengelola RPTRA serta warga kelurahan Pademangan Barat. Kegiatan pengadian masyarakat diharapkan meningkatkan derajat kesehatan dan perekonomian masyarakat di Kelurahan Pademangan Barat Jakarta Utara
Vaccine development and enhancing the body’s immune system are the focus in dealing with COVID-19. One way to improve the body’s immune system is to consume immunostimulating substances, such as health supplements. However, most people still think that health supplements can be consumed daily without certain restrictions because vitamins are not considered drugs. The purpose of implementing this activity is to increase knowledge about how to use vitamins and health supplements and improve community skills to identify natural or fake vitamins and health supplements. The targets of this community service activity were cadre mothers from all sub-district in Utan Kayu Utara Village. The method of implementing the activity is by direct education and giving leaflets. Community service activities in the Utan Kayu Utara sub-district ran smoothly. Participants were very enthusiastic about asking and discussing the material presented. The number of participants in the activity was 40 people. There was an increase in the average value of knowledge from 59.00 ± 11.0 to 86.50 ± 7.49 after providing education through counselling and media leaflets.
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