Jamu is a cultural heritage of the Indonesian people that has been used for generations and developed from generation to generation, so that it becomes a product with high economic value, provides benefits and is a source of pride as part of the national identity. It has 3 (three) dimensions of benefits, namely health, economy and socio-culture.

Friday, August 6, 2021, at Pakulaut Village Hall Tegal, Central Java, the Directorate General of Pharmacy through the Directorate of Pharmaceutical Production and Distribution has carried out socialization activities on the use of safe, quality and useful herbal medicine to maintain family health and fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The activity was attended by 203 participants, including business actors in the field of traditional medicine, UJG-UJR supervisors at the Health Office and Puskesmas / Village Health Workers and the community in the Tegal Regency area, aiming to provide technical guidance and competitiveness for Jamu Gendong Businesses (UJG) and Jamu Racikan Businesses (UJR) in providing safe, quality and useful herbs and educating the general public regarding the National Movement for Fitness with Herbs to support the healthy living community movement so that the use of herbs can improve public health status and improve the people's economy.

"What needs to be considered by UJG and UJR actors as well as the public is how to use herbal medicine so that it can meet health requirements, which are safe for consumption, especially in the aspect of hygiene and sanitation in making herbal medicine," explained Harwanti Nana Andini as the Coordinator of Drug Independence and Pharmaceutical Raw Materials.

This socialization is important in the midst of efforts to educate and increase the use of safe, quality and useful herbal medicine so that it can play a greater role in improving public health and fitness and improving the people's economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this activity, UJG and UJR actors and the community are expected to implement the use of herbal medicine processing that pays attention to hygiene and health and the public can find out the benefits of herbal medicine for family health and fitness.