Potential Health Benefits of Selayar Orange Peel (Citrus Nobilis Loureiro) in Selayar Society Perspective

Abstract

Objectivity: This study aimed to examine the health benefits of orange peels from the perspective of the
general public.
Methods: This study involved the Selayar Society in the Batangmatasapo area. The data used seven
informants and literature sources of the health benefit orange peels. Analyze data using Excel Office.
Results: This study describes some of the benefits of Selayar orange peel that have used in alternative
medicine on the Selayar Islands in the form of anti-obesity, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and as an
analgesic.
Conclusion: Selayar orange peel has health benefits in the form of anti-obesity, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory,
and analgesic. These results are still in the form of discourse that in the future, will be developed in further
research in the form of an observational study on the content of Selayar orange peel as alternative medicine.