Kajian Etnobotani Tumbuhan Obat di Desa Mengkiang Kecamatan Sanggau Kapuas Kabupaten Sanggau

The purpose of this study is to determine the Malay community knowledge in Mengkiang village Sanggau Regency in the use of medicinal plants and to know content of secondary metabolites in plants through the stages of phytochemical test. The research was conducted by interview, observation, literature study and test phytochemicals of the plant that have not been identified through the literature. The results showed there are 60 types of medicinal plant into a distribution of 37 family, with is the highest family is Euphorbiaceae (5 species), the highest habitus is a herb (25 species/41.67%), used parts of plant are leaves (35 species/58.33%) , highest processing by boiling (35 species/58.33%), the highest used by drink (39 species/65%), 55 species/91.67%) is included in the form of a single herb. The result of phytochemical known that the Pisang hias plant (Heliconia colinsiana) contain alkaloids, saponins, quinones, flavonoids; jomai leaves and lomak leaves contain alkaloids, tannins, leaves hair kuncur (Tibouchina heteromalla) contain alkaloids, saponins, tannins and susu kambing leaves (Euphorbia hirta L) contains alkaloids, tannins and flavonoids. Keywords : Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, Malay ethnic, village Mengkian

Studi Etnobotani Tumbuhan Obat Yang Di Manfaatkan Masyarakat Dusun Nekbare Desa Babane Kecamatan Samalantan Kabupaten Bengkayang Ethnobotany Study of Medicinal Plants in Nekbare Village Samalantan District Bengkayang Regency

Medicinal plants has always been known and utilized by people as one of the efforts to prevention the health problems. The purpose of this research is to study the utilization and processing plants as medicines in daily activities by Dayak Kanyant community in Nekbare Village. Method of the research is snowball sampling with interview to the people who have been known about medicinal plants, field observations and study literature. Results of the reseach showed that 54 species of plants belonging to the 36 families, medicinal plants habitus at the highest level is tree ( 16 species / 29.63%), use of herb is a single or without mixture, the most widely used is the leaves ( 32 species / 59.26%), highest processing methods is boiling ( 24 species / 44.44%), and highest used by drink ( 32 species / 59.26%). Keyword: Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, Dayak Kanayant, Village Nekbare

Ethnopharmacological Study on Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plant Used From Secondary Forest in Community at Sekabuk Village, Mempawah District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Study for local knowledge about ethnopharmacology especially medicinal plants used by the community is still limited. West Kalimantan possess a tropical rain forest with megabiodiversity. One of the areas where Malay and Dayak people use medicinal plants from the forest is Sekabuk village, Sadaniang Subdistrict, Mempawah District of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. This research has two objectives: first, to summarize the local knowledge of medicinal plants in the Sekabuk village, and second to identify the the mechanisms of shared on knowledge on used the medicinal plants on each ethnic. The research was conducted by in-depth interview and survey for 45 days in the village. The research programme consisted of interviews, plant observations, and a collection of medicinal plants from five different subdistricts sites i.e. Gelombang, Malangga, Pak Nungkat, Sekabuk, and Titi Dahan. The whole plants, part(s) used, and remedy formulations were elicited from healers and voucher specimens were collected for identification and stored at Forestry Faculty, Tanjungpura University. The results showed that there are 66 plants used for medicine. The family of plants consisted of Zingiberaceae, Lamiaceae abd Mrytaceae. The leaves were most frequently used (108), followed by roots (47), whole plant (21), top (6), stems and fruits (5), and sap (1). The methods for preparation and administration and the awareness of medicinal plants are different by ethnic groups and the living environments. The difference between the genders did not significant in terms of knowledge about medicinal plants. Meanwhile, A retention of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants was significant in rural of West Kalimantan. The plants used as medicine were clearly different by ethnic groups, Malay and Dayak. The living environments also affect the difference of used plants on basis of plants accesibility

The Surroundings Medicinal Plants and Its Utilization for Women Healthcare in Masbangun Village, Kayong Utara District

The knowledge of medicinal plants possessed by traditional healers (battra) must be transmitted to the next generation, one of them by using plants that are around to overcome health problems related to feminity. This study aims to analyze the level of community knowledge on the plant species that are used to overcome some issues related to femininity, the plants most widely used by the community, and the plant species most preferred for the treatment of certain diseases to femininity. The research method was conducted by interview technique with purposive sampling. The respondents' number is 30% of the total households in the village of Masbangun (320 respondents). The interviews were conducted using a questionnaire containing several questions related to the surrounding plant species used by the community to address health problems related to femininity. The results showed that most people in Masbangun Village (90%) knew the benefits of medicinal plants in the surrounding environment. A total of 16 types of medicinal plants are used as ingredients for women's health care. The plants that have a high use value are the heart of a Musa paradisiaca, Zingiber officinale, Curcuma domestica, and Piper betle. Medicinal plants with the highest FL values are Zingiber purpureum, Centella asiatica, Zingiber officinale (pre/postpartum), Musa paradisiaca (breastfeeding), Quercus infectoria (vaginal discharge), Premna cordifolia (body odor), Vigna radiata (female fertility) and Cocos nucifera (blackening hair). The level of utilization of medicinal plants by the community in Masbangun Village is in the medium category (6-10 species). The majority of users are women between the ages of 41-60 and 21-40 years old, elementary school education, work of housewives, and farmers