Abstract

Madura traditional herbal medicine ("Jamu Madura") especially woman reproductive remedies are wellknown. This research was done to inventory "jamu Madura" since they have already been used empirically for along time. 19 industries in Bangkalan, Sampang, Pamekasan and Sumenep regencies were visited to get the information. Indepth interviews to the employees were done, 57 samples of "jamu" collected from 16 industries were observed. The result showed that woman reproductive remedies consisted of 11 jamu", they were "rapat", "keputihan", "galian putri", "terlambat haid", "haid tidak teratur atau pelancar haid", "bersalin", "subur kandungan", "melancarkan air susu ibu", "menjarangkan anak", "perawatan kehamilan", "pengantin". The names of these "jamu" related to the ''jamu" effects happened in the usage bodies. Each "jamu" consist of 10 to 30 herbs which were major and ajuvant ingredients. They loved to put aromatic herb. They prepared powder poured with hot water and pill more than capsul. The packaging and labelling were moderate and some of them did not meet the Ministry of Health regulation of traditional medicine. The retailer were rare, generally the products were marketed by the industry. This study recommended to developt the production process and the packaging to meet the demand and modem technology.