scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study and phytochemical screening of medicinal plants on Karonese people from North Sumatra, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 1116 ◽  
pp. 052008 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Aththorick ◽  
L Berutu
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
North Sumatra

scholarly journals The ethnobotanical study of edible and medicinal plants in the home garden of Batak Karo sub-ethnic in North Sumatra, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARINA SILALAHI ◽  
NISYAWATI NISYAWATI
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Wiener Index ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Edible Species ◽  
North Sumatra

Silalahi M, Nisyawati. 2018. The ethnobotanical study of edible and medicinal plants in the home garden of Batak Karo subethnic in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 229-238. The cultivation of plants in home gardens for self-sufficiency is a long tradition in Karo District, but the documentation of local knowledge about edible and medicinal plants in home gardens in Karo District is limited. This study aimed to (i) document the uses of the edible and medicinal plants in home gardens; (ii) to analyze the diversity of edible and medicinal plants in home gardens. Data were collected using the ethnobotanical surveys and interviews methods. The Shannon Weiner and Margalef indices were calculated to determine the diversity levels of medicinal and edible species in the home gardens of Karo ethnic. The surveys were conducted in 30 home gardens (7 villages), Karo District, North Sumatra. The 85 recorded species belonged to 43 families, and 73 genera were used as edible and medicinal plants. The plants studied in the home gardens used for human consumption were i.e. fruits, vegetables, spices, tubers and medicinal plants. Among 85 plant species growing in home gardens, 52 species were cultivated, and the rest were semi cultivated. Home gardens had the Shannon Wiener index ranging from 1.164 to 3.123 while Margalef index ranging from 0.929-2.531.

An ethnobotanical study of traditional steam-bathing by the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Silalahi ◽  
Nisyawati
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Pharmacological Properties ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
North Sumatra

This study aimed to document (1) the Batak people’s knowledge of the use of medicinal plants for steam-bathing, (2) the preparation and operation of steam-bathing, and (3) the benefits of steam-bathing. To attain these objectives, data were collected by using ethnobotanical survey and interview methods. The survey was conducted in Kabanjahe and Berastagi traditional markets, in Kaban Tua village, and in Tanjung Julu village. The participants for the interview were nine medicinal plants traders, nine midwives, and 32 mothers. The basic principle of steam-bathing by the Batak people is based on thermotherapy and aromatherapy. A total of 59 species (belonging to 37 genera and to 25 families) have been documented as medicinal plants for their use as steam-bathing materials by the Batak people. The traders, midwives and mothers are all aware of the benefits of steam-bathing. Gaultheria leucocarpa Blume and Cinnamomum porrectum (Roxb.), the species that produce distinctive aromas and reduce pain, would be interesting to study for their phytochemical and pharmacological properties.

scholarly journals The ethnomedicine of the Batak Karo people of Merdeka sub-district, North Sumatra, Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endang Purba ◽  
Nisyawati ◽  
Marina Silalahi
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Preventive Healthcare ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
The People ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Species Being

Background: Ethnomedicine can serve as a platform for studying specific relationships between indigenous cultures and using medicinal plants, thus to identify new chemical compounds used as drugs.Objective: To document the medicinal plants and traditional medicines used by Batak Karo people and to provide information on the pharmacological properties of the most commonly used plants in the preparation to treat of various ailments especially preventive healthcare.Methods: The ethnobotanical study was conducted in Merdeka sub-district, Karo regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. An intensive field survey was conducted to collect information on medicinal plants used by the people. Data was collected applying semi-structured interviews (individual and group discussions) and questionnaires.Results: A total of 124 plants species have been documented to treat various diseases. Zingiberaceae is the highest number of species being used as traditional medicines especially concoction of preventive healthcare. The study revealed that fever is treated using the highest number of different medicinal species (23 species).Conclusion: Batak Karo people in Merdeka sub-district have a rich local knowledge about medicinal plants. It is a need to extend the documentation of medicinal plants in the area and evaluation its biological activity as a basis for developing future medicines.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study and phytochemical screening of six medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in the Northeastern Sahara of Algeria (area of Ouargla)

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (41) ◽  
pp. 1049-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadjadj Soumia ◽  
Bayoussef Zahia ◽  
Ould El Hadj Khelil Aminata ◽  
Beggat Hanane ◽  
Bouhafs Zohra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Phytochemical Screening

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Study of Zingiberaceae Rhizomes as Traditional Medicine Ingredients by Medicinal Plant Traders in the Pancur Batu Traditional Market, North Sumatera, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-95
Author(s):  
Marina Silalahi ◽  
Nisyawati ◽  
Endang C. Purba ◽  
Daichiro W. Abinawanto ◽  
Riska S. Wahyuningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Main Ingredient ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Traditional Market ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
North Sumatra

Traditional markets are places for buying and selling medicinal plants and are a source of ethnobotany research data.  This study aims to determine the uses and characteristics of Zingiberaceae rhizomes have been used as traditional medicine and traded in the traditional market of Pancur Batu, North Sumatra. This research was conducted with an ethnobotany approach through surveys, interviews and observation participatory. The respondents are all medicinal plants traders in the Pancur Batu traditional market. The things that were asked of the traders included local names, special characters, benefits, and how to recognize the rhizome. The medicinal plant traders in the Pancur batu traditional market have been utilized and traded as many as 10 species of Zingiberaceae rhizome, most of them belonging Curcuma and Zingiber genera. The characteristics of rhizomes are recognized by traders through their size, color, and aroma. The cross-section of the rhizomes of each species is different in structure and color which is used as the main marker for each species. Rhizoma Zingiberaceae is used as the main ingredient for tawar (semi-solid medicinal herbs consumed by brewing), parem (solid medicinal ingredients), and oukup (traditional Karo sauna). The rhizome aroma of each species belonging Zingiberaceae is very distinctive which is related to the content of essential oils. The use of Zingiberaceae rhizomes as tawar and parem ingredients needs to be studied further so that they are developed into standardized herbs.

Ethnobotanical Study of Traditionally used Medicinal Plants of Pauri District of Uttarakhand, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 114204
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar Khajuria ◽  
R.K. Manhas ◽  
Harish Kumar ◽  
N.S. Bisht
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by ethnic people in Parbat district of western Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 103-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birendra Malla ◽  
Dhurva P. Gauchan ◽  
Ran B. Chhetri
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study

scholarly journals Assessment of Antimalarial Activity againstPlasmodium falciparumand Phytochemical Screening of Some Yemeni Medicinal Plants

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Alshawsh ◽  
Ramzi A. Mothana ◽  
Hassan A. Al-shamahy ◽  
Salah F. Alsllami ◽  
Ulrike Lindequist
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antimalarial Activity ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Antiplasmodial Activity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Cissus Rotundifolia ◽  
Health Organization

Developing countries, where malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases, still rely on traditional medicine as a source for the treatment of this disease. In the present study, six selected plants (Acalypha fruticosa,Azadirachta indica,Cissus rotundifolia,Echium rauwalfii,Dendrosicyos socotranaandBoswellia elongata) commonly used in Yemen by traditional healers for the treatment of malaria as well as other diseases, were collected from different localities of Yemen, dried and extracted with methanol and water successfully. The antiplasmodial activity of the extracts was evaluated against fresh clinical isolates ofPlasmodium falciparum. The selectivity parameters to evaluate the efficacy of these medicinal plants were measured byin vitromicro test (Mark III) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 1996 & WHO 2001 protocols of antimalarial drug tests. Among the investigated 12 extracts, three were found to have significant antiplasmodial activity with IC50values less than 4 µg/ml, namely the water extracts ofA. fruticosa,A. indicaandD. socotrana. Six extracts showed moderate activity with IC50values ranging from 10 to 30 µg/ml and three appeared to be inactive with IC50values more than 30 µg/ml. In addition, preliminary phytochemical screening of the methanolic and aqueous extracts indicated the presence of saponins, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, polysaccharides and peptides.

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