Analysis of Consumption Habits of PostPartum Herbal Concoction in Postpartum Mothers

Abstract

Postpartum period is the period after the fetus and placenta are born until the recovery of uterine devices such as the condition before pregnancy which lasts for about 42 days. During the puerperium, the body of a mother will experience physiological changes in the physical and psychological changes. So care and monitoring during the puerperium is very important because the possibility of complications can occur. This study aims to determine whether the postpartum herbal medicine consumed by the community is in accordance with the composition of the spices and the time of consumption. This research is descriptive about postpartum herbal medicine which is suitable to be consumed by looking at the composition and time of consumption. The research method is carried out by observation, interview, and documentation. Ten respondents were determined by purposive sampling. The results showed that from 10 respondents all had consumed postpartum herbal concoction. besides, it is known that there are several types of spice mixtures found in the community that are not exactly the type of spice mixture and the time of administration. Therefore, more attention is needed from health workers in providing information to families regarding the composition of postpartum herbal medicine which is right given in the first 40 days, with a mixture of spices such as meniran, turmeric, jungrahap, licorice, binahong.