Potential mint family and population on mount salak and telaga warna, West Java

Scutellaria discolor Colebr. and Plectranthus galeatus Vahl. member of Mint family (Lamiaceae) potential as a medicine and its population gradually declining. This research aims to know the potential of plants Scutellaria discolor Colebr. dan Plectranthus galeatus Vahl. as well as parent and seedling populations on Mount Salak and Telaga Warna, West Java. Herbs Scutellaria discolor Colebr. or Hamru Lemah as local name whereas use for backbone-ace and Plectranthus galeatus Vahl. or Jawer Kotok to cure bleeding during birth. Treatment techniques are still traditionally brewed and drunk the water. The condition of the seedling population of Plectranthus galeatus Vahl. are quite a lot but in an area with an altitude of over 1,000 m above sea level. While in Scutellaria discolor Colebr. parents are very susceptible to weather changes and grows at an altitude of over 1,000 m above sea level. Parents of both Mint family that are already reduce so it is worried to be extinct. Proceedings of the International Seminar on Forest & Medicinal Plants for Better Human Welfare, Bogor 10-12 September 2014. Page: 491-495 ISBN 978-979-3819-87-7