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OBJECTIVES The study aims to study 1) how to use traditional medicine in the health of women and children of the Togutil tribe, and describes 2) the local wisdom of forest conservation by the Toguti tribe. METHODS The research used ethnography study with the design of multiple sites and a tick description approach (thick description and depth). RESULTS Togutil women and children always rely on traditional medicine and they do this treatment since ancient times and have always been done from generation to generation. Traditional medicinal ingredients come from the leaves, stems, roots of trees, and fruit of the trees. If the medicine has been given and there is no change, the person who is sick will be taken to a doctor for consultation and recommend other traditional medicine to drink. The role of women and children of the Togutil tribe is more dominant in the home to maintaining the food security and the role of men of the Togutil tribe is outside the home to hunting and farming. CONCLUSION The health of Togutil women and children is very important to maintain their survival. The pattern of maintaining their health by consuming traditional medicines.