Etnopharmacy of Herbal Plants

Abstract

Indonesia's rich biodiversity, including herbal plants, is a gift that needs to be preserved. Herbal plants in a region have their own uniqueness, including the people of Lalibo Village, Mawasangka Tengah District, who have long used plants as a source of their medicine. This can be used as an source of information on medicinal plants. Etnopharmacy is a study of how a particular community or region uses medicinal plants, as well as examining the use of medicines, especially traditional medicines, by local communities (ethnicities). Lalibo Village is one of the villages that has the potential for plant diversity that is used for traditional medicine. This study
aims to identify the types of herbal plants, how to use them, and the processing of medicinal plants by the people of Lalibo Village. The use of medicinal plants is one way to find new medicines in modern times, traditional medicinal plants are usually the main source of the emergence of modern medicines. The method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through observation, selection of informants, interviews, questionnaires, documentation, and identification. Informants were selected using the snowball sampling technique with a total of 19 people. The results of the study showed 40 types of plants used by the community, including turmeric as a medicine for vaginal discharge and menstrual pain, betel leaves as a medicine for vaginal discharge, and penicillin as a medicine for wounds. The part of the plant that is often used is the leaves, with a percentage of 55%, while the most common way of processing is by boiling, with a percentage of 42.5%.