Pemanfaatan Tanaman Obat Sekolah (TOSKA) di UPT SMP Negeri 2 Takalar

Abstract

Herbal medicine plants have many benefits for life, including to overcome health problems with traditional way. The benefits of medicine plants are not only felt by adults, but also can be useful for children. In this millennial generation era, most children do not know types of medicine plants and their benefits. Therefore, the introduction of medicine plants at an early age is very necessary to foster love and interest in children for medicine plants that are nutritious for health. The "TOSKA" (School Medicine Plants) program is one of the appropriate learning media to introduce various kinds of medicine plants. By engaging this TOSKA program, the schools with minimal productive yards can also be encouraged to have lots of plants that are rich in nutrients. We carry out this program at UPT SMP Negeri 2 Takalar. KKN PPL students plant and convey the benefits of medicine plants to school residents. We plant various kinds of medicine plants within the school yard, such as Kalanchoe pinnata, cat's whiskers, black face general, ginger, sunset muskmallow, aloe vera, and arabian jujube. The seminar about TOSKA was delivered to 8th grade students of UPT SMP Negeri 2 Takalar and they also are educated about the types of plants that can be used as medicine and planted in their respective yards.