<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Jahe (Zingiber officinale) merupakan salah satu tanaman herbal yang banyak ditanam oleh masyarakat desa Sirnaraja, Kecamatan Cigalontang, Kabupaten Tasikmalaya. Khasiat jahe sebagai obat herbal terutama imunomodulator sudah terbukti baik secara empiris maupun secara ilmiah. Kegiatan penyuluhan dan pelatihan pembuatan minuman instan jahe bertujuan untuk memanfaatkan potensi daerah, memberikan informasi tentang pemanfaatan jahe untuk meningkatkan imunitas tubuh dan meningkatkan minat kewirausahaan masyarakat dengan pelatihan pembuatan sediaan minuman instan Pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan oleh tim KKN Prodi S1 Farmasi Universitas BTH dengan memberikan penyuluhan dan pelatihan yang bertempat di Gor Desa Sirnaraja. Adapun susunan kegiatannya meliputi: Pengisian kuesioner pretest, kegiatan sosialisasi mengenai tanaman jahe, persiapan bahan baku minuman herbal jahe, demonstrasi pembuatan produk minuman herbal jahe, serta pengisian kuesioner post test oleh peserta kegiatan. Kegiatan penyuluhan dan pelatihan pembuatan sediaan minuman instan jahe sebagai upaya peningkatan imunitas dan minat kewirausahaan masyarakat desa Sirnaraja dihadiri oleh ibu-ibu kader PKK dengan antusias yang sangat tinggi. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik menggunakan uji T berpasangan dapat diperoleh nilai p-value (0.000) < α (0.05), hal ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan rata-rata yang signifikan antara nilai skor kuesioner peserta sebelum dan sesudah kegiatan berlangsung. Kegiatan tersebut dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman peserta mengenai manfaat dan cara pembuatan minuman instan jahe sebagai imunomodulator serta mampu mendorong minat kewirausahaan masyarakat. Kata Kunci: Jahe, Imunomodulator, Minuman Herbal, Potensi Daerah ABSTRACT Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the herbal plants that is widely grown by the people of Sirnaraja village, Cigalontang District, Tasikmalaya Regency. The efficacy of ginger as an herbal medicine, especially immunomodulators, has been proven both empirically and scientifically. Extension activities and training on making instant ginger drinks aim to take advantage of regional potential, provide information about the use of ginger to improve body training and increase community entrepreneurial interest by making instant ginger drink preparations as an immunomodulator. This community service is carried out by the KKN team of the S1 Pharmacy Study Program at BTH University by providing counseling and training located in Gor Sirnaraja Village. The composition of the activities includes: Filling out the pretest questionnaire, socialization activities regarding ginger plants, preparation of raw materials for ginger herbal drinks, demonstrations of making ginger herbal drink products, as well as filling out post-test questionnaires by activity participants. Results: Counseling and training activities on making ginger instant drink preparations as an effort to increase immunity and entrepreneurial interest of the people of Sirnaraja village were attended by PKK cadres with very high enthusiasm. Based on the results of statistical tests using paired T-tests, a p-value (0.000) < α (0.05) can be obtained, this shows that there is a significant average difference between the scores of participants' questionnaire scores before and after the activity took place. The activity can increase participants' knowledge and understanding of the benefits and ways of making ginger instant drink as an immunomodulator and be able to encourage people's entrepreneurial interest. Keywords: Ginger, Immunomodulator, Herbal Drink, Regional Potential]]>
