STUDI ETNOBOTANI TANAMAN OBAT SEBAGAI PENCEGAH STUNTING OLEH MASYARAKAT WALI NAGARI SIJUNJUNG KABUPATEN SIJUNJUNG, SUMATERA BARAT

Abstract

Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Children are defined as stunted if their height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median. Malnutrition that occurs during pregnancy can lead to stunting which usually appears after the baby is 2 years old. One of the efforts to prevent stunting is consuming a balanced nutritious diet. Many plants and herbs have good nutritional value that can prevent stunting. Plants that have nutritional value can be processed into food that can prevent stunting. This research is a qualitative descriptive method, research has been carried out with the stages of compiling research objectives, observations, interviews, documentation. This research was carried out to answer the need for information related to plant data used to prevent stunting by the community in Wali Nagari, Sijunjung Regency, West sumatera. There were 41 residents in Wali nagari as respondents. The plants most commonly used by the community in Wali Nagari as stunting prevention plants are cassava leaves, spinach leaves, legumes or nuts, katuk leaves, aromatic ginger, kelor leaves, temulawak, pegagan or gotu kola leaves, etc