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Kontra Terhadap Obat-Obatan Herbal

This document discusses a qualitative study that explored the profiles of 120 herbal medicine consumers and their level of concern about potential adverse effects from herbal medicines. The study found that nearly half of respondents believed herbal medicines are effective for all diseases and are safe. Over 65% felt herbal medicines are safer than conventional drugs. However, about 25% reported experiencing adverse effects from herbal medicine use. Most agreed on the need for monitoring herbal medicine use and reporting systems for adverse effects. The introduction provides background on the increasing use of herbal medicines in Indonesia and issues around establishing their safety.

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Kontra Terhadap Obat-Obatan Herbal

This document discusses a qualitative study that explored the profiles of 120 herbal medicine consumers and their level of concern about potential adverse effects from herbal medicines. The study found that nearly half of respondents believed herbal medicines are effective for all diseases and are safe. Over 65% felt herbal medicines are safer than conventional drugs. However, about 25% reported experiencing adverse effects from herbal medicine use. Most agreed on the need for monitoring herbal medicine use and reporting systems for adverse effects. The introduction provides background on the increasing use of herbal medicines in Indonesia and issues around establishing their safety.

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PROFIL KONSUMEN OBAT TRADISIONAL TERHADAP KETANGGAPAN

AKAN ADANYA EFEK SAMPING OBAT TRADISIONAL

Retno Gitawati1 dan Rini Sasanti Handayani2

ABSTRACT

The use of traditional and herbal medicine as well as health food supplements are increasing since "back to nature~
became a life style in many countries including in Indonesia. Traditional medicine is often claimed as safe and does not
have any adverse effects although it is documented that many medicinal plants have the intrinsic potential of being toxic,
possible interaction with each other or with any conventional drugs. However, it seems that many herbal users (consumers)
believe that traditional medicines and herbal are safe, do not have any negative impact to the health. and many have used
them inappropriately. This qualitative study is performed to explore the profiles of 120 herbal users and their concerns and
responses to the possible adverse effects of herbal medicines. It is revealed that almost a half or 45.8% of the respondents
(herbal consumers) stated that traditional/herbal medicine is effective for all diseases, safe (57.5% of respondents), and safer
than conventional drugs (65.8% of respondents). On the other hand, about 25% of respondents affirmed to experiencing
adverse effects in consuming herbal medicines or jamu. Most of them agreed to the idea of monitoring of traditional/herbal
medtcine use and the necessary of a reporting system for the adverse effect of traditional and herbal medicines.

Key words: traditional/herbal medicines, herbal users (consumers), adverse effects

PENDAHULUAN termasukjamu yang tidak wajib daftar Oamu gendong


dan racikan) (BPOM, 2003; BPD-ISFI dan GP
Kecenderung an gaya hidup "back to n a ture"
Jamu-OT Jawa Tengah, 1999). Hampir semua obat
menyebabkan penggunaan obat tradisional, obat
herbal, maupun suplemen makanan cenderung tradisional meru pakan campuran lebih dari satu
macam tanaman . Lebih da ri 90% produk tersebut
meningkat, yang terjadi baik di banyak negara maju
maupun negara yang sedang berkembang termasuk masih didasarkan manfaat empirik, tanpa pembuktian
Indonesia (Gusmali dan Gitawati, 2000/2001 ). Menyikapi preklinik. Di lain pihak, sebagian pengobat tradisional
kondisi ini, banyak industri obat tradision al yang juga menggunakan obat tradisional berupa ramuan
memproduksi obat tradisiona l (OT). obat herbal dalam praktik pengobatannya dan jenis tanaman obat
atau pu n suplemen seringkali menyatakan "tanpa yang digunakan kemungkinan besar juga termasuk
efek samping" karena bersifat "alami", dan hanya bahan yang belum memiliki data uji preklin1k dan
melaporkan keberhasilannya saja (efektif) sedangkan digunaka n berdasarkan data empirik (BPOM 2004;
ketidakberh asilan obat serta efek samping enggan BPOM 2007).
untuk dilaporkan (Turana, 2003). Meskipun sering Selain kemungkinan ada nya toksisitas intrinsik
disebut aman, tercatat bahwa banyak tanaman obat yang dimiliki oleh beberapa tanaman obat dalam
yang memiliki potensi intrinsik untuk menjadi toksik ramuan OT, kemungkinan adanya cemaran zat-
a tau pun berinteraksi dengan sesama obat tradisional zat yang toksik seperti logam berat atau jamur
atau dengan obat konvensional (Boullata, 2000; Elmer (aflatoksin), dan penambahan secara ilegal bahan
et a/., 2007; Farah et a/., 2000). kimia obat (BKO), merupakan faktor yang berperan
Obat tradisional dan obat herbal terdaftar yang dalam keamanan OT (Marcus and Grollman, 2002; De
ada di pasaran lebih dari 5000 produk , belum Smet, 2004 ). Kejadian tidak diinginkan berupa reaksi

Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Biomedis dan Farmasi, JL Percetakan Negara 29 Jakarta 10560
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