This study aims to determine and conduct an inventory of the distribution of Indonesian medicinal plants used as the main ingredients of supporting-physical-fitness potions by Indonesian traditional healers. This study uses data from Research on Medicinal Plants and Herbs (Ristoja), which is an nationwide exploration of local knowledge of ethnomedicine and community-based medicinal plants in Indonesia. Ristoja carried out in 2012, 2015 and 2017. The inclusion criteria were plants used as the main ingredients of supporting-physical-fitness potions. The variables analyzed were the scientific name of the plant (species), the family, the distribution of its use in Indonesia, habitation, the part used, the method of use, the frequency and duration of use. The data are presented comprehensively and analyzed descriptively. The main ingredients of supporting-physical-fitness Potion were 266 species of plants and 93 families. The plant is found in 30 provinces and 158 district in Indonesia. Species with the same purpose of use and most widely distributed among provinces in Indonesia are Eurycoma longifolia (in 8 provinces), Curcuma xanthorrhiza, Phyllanthus niruri and Zingiber officinale (each used in 7 provinces), and 5 species used in each 6 provinces, namely Blumea balsamifera, Carica papaya, Centella asiatica, Curcuma domestica and Morinda citrifolia. The leaves and underground parts (roots, rhizomes, tubers) are the most widely used parts of the plant. Drinking a decoction or liquid plant juice is the most common method of use. In less than a week, the mixture is used one time a day. The results of the study show that medicinal plants still dominate the way people maintain their health to stay fit, and the use of traditional medicine is still an integral part of the socio-cultural life of the Indonesian people.

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