Training on Herbal Massage Oil Preparation Using Family Medicinal Plants (TOGA) for Elementary School Students

Wahyuni Agus; Sulfikar Sulfikar; Fauziah Hasdin; Gusma Harfiana Abbas

doi:10.61255/vokatek.v4i2.2045

Authors

Wahyuni Agus Universitas Negeri Makassar
Sulfikar Sulfikar Universitas Negeri Makassar
Fauziah Hasdin Universitas Negeri Makassar
Gusma Harfiana Abbas Universitas Negeri Makassar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61255/vokatek.v4i2.2045

Keywords:

Downstream Utilization, Education, Elementary School Students, Herbal Massage Oil, TOGA

Abstract

This community service program aimed to provide elementary school students with knowledge and practical exposure to the simple downstream utilization of family medicinal plants (TOGA) through training in herbal massage oil preparation at SD Inpres Pattung, Gowa Regency, Indonesia. The program used demonstrations and guided group practice covering material sorting and washing, size reduction, extraction in carrier oil, filtration, packaging, and simple labeling. Student understanding was evaluated using an eight-item quiz completed by seven respondents. The mean proportion of correct answers for five multiple-choice items was 88.6%, with perfect scores for understanding product benefits and the warming effect of ginger (100% each), and high scores for understanding the principle of spice extraction into oil and identifying an appropriate carrier oil (85.7% each). The lowest performance was observed in recalling the complete main ingredients (28.6%). Because the knowledge evaluation involved only seven student respondents, the findings should be interpreted descriptively. All respondents stated that they intended to give the product to family members, suggesting that the activity was perceived as relevant to household use. The activity produced an educational prototype and a simple practice procedure that may support similar school-based educational activities.

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