Optimizing Land Use for Biopharmaceutical Plants to Support the Availability of Herbal Medicines in Majalengka Regency Using Mathematical Models

Abstract

Biopharmaceutical plants are plants that are used as ingredients for medicines and cosmetics. This plant can be consumed directly or processed as herbal medicine. The use of herbal medicines has increased since the Covid-19 pandemic. The need for herbal medicines has increased along with increasing public awareness of the importance of increasing the body's immunity. Apart from that, people think that the side effects of herbal medicines are smaller than those of chemical medicines. Majalengka Regency has very diverse geographical conditions, ranging from lowlands to steep hills at the slope of Mount Ciremai. This diversity of geographical conditions creates great potential for the cultivation of biopharmaceutical plants. Cultivation of biopharmaceutical plants can support the availability of herbal medicines in Majalengka. Unfortunately, the land used for cultivating biopharmaceutical plants is decreasing every year. This limited land must be utilized optimally. Transportation models in mathematics are used to model land use for biopharmaceutical plants to obtain maximum harvest results. The results of mathematical model calculations show that the harvest of biopharmaceutical plants is 4,187,624 kg with land spread across various sub-districts in Majalengka Regency.