KEANEKARAGAMAN SPESIES TUMBUHAN BERHASIAT OBAT YANG DIMANFAATKAN MASYARAKAT DESA PASELLORENG, KABUPATEN WAJO

Abstract

Masyarakat Indonesia memanfaatkan tumbuhan sebagai bahan obat-obat-an dalam penanggulangan masalah kesehatan, jauh sebelum pelayanan kesehat-an modern dikenal masyarakat. Masyarakat di Kabupaten Wajo, khususnya di Desa Paselloreng, sejak dulu telah memanfaatkan tumbuhan yang berkhasiat obat untuk penyembuhan berba-gai macam penyakit. Pengambilan sebagian simplisia obat umumnya masih dilaku-kan dengan cara pemungutan di hutan-hutan sekitar desa.ABSTRACT\ud This research aims to identify any plant used as traditional medicine of community Paselloreng Village, District Wajo. Design of research descriptive study (survey / explorative study). Data analysis was done using descriptive. The result showed that there were 56 species medicine plants (50families and 50 genus) were used in 34 disease cases an health care. It is obvious that of community from Paselloreng Village, there were a change in using plant an traditional medicine. In order to optimise the use of yard and garden for growing medicine plant, hence to protect biodiversity medicine plant from extinction, an advocacy and an outreach program to local people is needed