<![CDATA[The use of conventional drugs in overcoming dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) is known to cause side effects. Alternative medicine that can be done to overcome dysmenorrhea by using red ginger. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of knowledge of age in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Tanjungpura University, Department of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing about the benefits of red ginger in reducing dysmenorrhea. This research is a descriptive observational study using a cross sectional research design. The technique used in sampling is purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was an online questionnaire in the form of a google form. Univariate analysis was used to describe the distribution of respondents from each variable. The results showed that respondents with a good level of knowledge aged 17-18 years were 57 (82.61%) respondents, respondents aged 19-20 years were 131 (81.88%), and respondents aged 21-22 years were found. as many as 68 (88.31%). The conclusion of this study is that the level of knowledge of female students about the benefits of using red ginger in overcoming dysmenorrhea is quite good (83.66%).]]>
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