scholarly journals Ethnomedicine Of Medicinal Plants Used By Tribal Community In Kaliki Village, Merauke - Papua

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Leberina Kristina Ibo ◽  
Nissa Arifa

AbstrakPapua memiliki keanekaragaman hayati yang tinggi dengan jenis hutan yang lengkap dan flora endemik yang tidak ditemukan di daerah lain, serta pengetahuan tradisional tumbuhan obat masyarakat Papua sangat beragam. Namun pengetahuan tersebut belum diungkapkan dan di dokumentasikan dengan baik, seperti pengetahuan masyarakat suku Marind di Kampung Kaliki Merauke yang merupakan salah satu suku terbesar yang menempati pesisir pantai hingga perbatasan Papua New Guinea. Penelitian etnomedisin tumbuhan obat dimaksudkan untuk mengungkapkan presepsi dan konsepsi masyarakat lokal dalam memahami kesehatan seperti pengunaan tumbuhan sebagai bahan obat, sekaligus untuk melakukan inventarisasi keanekaragaman jenis tumbuhan berguna untuk obat-obatan tradisional dan sebagai data awal untuk riset farmasi dalam menemukan senyawa baru yang berguna dalam pengobatan. Metode penelitian dilakukan melalui pendekatan emik dan etik juga melakukan wawancara secara terbuka dan pengamatan langsung di lapangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan sebanyak 34 spesies dari 22 famili dikenali dan dimanfaatkan untuk menyembuhkan berbagai penyakit. Daun merupakan bagian tumbuhan yang paling banyak dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan obat yaitu sebanyak 18 spesies, kulit batang 8 spesies dan akar rimpang 3 spesies. Sebagian besar pengolahan tumbuhan obat melalui metode perebusan dan konsumsi langsung. Tumbuhan obat ini dimanfaatkan untuk pengobatan 15 jenis penyakit. Persalinan dan diare merupakan pengobatan yang paling banyak memanfaatkan tumbuhan obat. AbstractPapua is rich in biodiversity with several forest types and endemic flora that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Furthermore, diverse traditional knowledge of medicinal plants are already used by tribal community in Papua. However, this knowledge has not been published and well documented. For example, the knowledge of the Marind Tribe in Kaliki Village, Merauke, which is one of the largest tribes living on the coast to the border of Papua New Guinea. Research of ethnomedicine on medicinal plants is intended to reveal the perception and conception of local communities in understanding health, such as the utilization of plants as medicine, inventory of plant used in traditional medicines, and  preliminary data for pharmaceutical research to find new compounds for drug discovery. This study used emic and ethical approaches, open-ended interviews, and direct field observations. According to study result, a total of 34 species from 22 families were identified and used to cure various diseases. It was found that plant parts most widely used as medicinal ingredients were leaves of 18 species, bark of 8 species, and rhizome of 3 species. Moreover, medicinal plants were normally boiled or processed for direct consumption. The medicinal plant was used to treat 15 species of diseases. In addition, medicinal plants were mostly used in childbirth care and treating diarrhea.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
S Shanmugam ◽  
C P Muthupandi ◽  
V M Eswaran ◽  
K Rajendran

Most of the people depending on traditional medicine to meet their primary healthcare needs. Documenting the indigenous knowledge through ethnobotanical studies is important for the conservation of biological resources as well as their sustainable utilization. It is also necessary to collect the information about the knowledge of traditional medicines before it is permanently lost. Having all these facts in mind, the present study was carried out to document the plants used as medicine by the people inhabiting around the Vettangudi Water Bird Sanctuary of Sivagangai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The field survey was conducted in two villages situated near to Vettangudi Water Bird Sanctuary. The medicinal uses of 40 angiospermic plant species belonging to 36 genera of 24 families for various diseases and ailments were recorded by this study. The people inhabiting in the study area used 45 herbal therapies prepared from 40 plants to treat 27 different illnesses. Regarding the plant parts used, leaf was the mostly used plant part (51.16%) and extract was found as mostly followed mode (42.28%) to treat a particular disease. Attention should be made on proper exploitation and utilization of these medicinally important plant species. Keywords: Medicinal plants, Vettangudi Water Bird Sanctuary, Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Y Jorim ◽  
Seva Korape ◽  
Wauwa Legu ◽  
Michael Koch ◽  
Louis R Barrows ◽  
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1980 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Holdsworth ◽  
Chris L. Hurley ◽  
Sue E. Rayner

Planta Medica ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 57 (03) ◽  
pp. 278-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Rücker ◽  
G. Paulini ◽  
H. Sakulas ◽  
B. Lawong ◽  
F. Goeltenboth

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Sipriana Dogomo ◽  
Rosye H.R. Tanjung ◽  
Suharno Suharno

Plants are widely used by the community as traditional medicine in an effort to maintain health. The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of plant species used as traditional medicines and how to use them by the Mee Tribe in Kamuu District, Dogiyai Regency, Papua. The study was conducted in December 2018-July 2019. The method used in this study was a qualitative method with observation, interview, and documentation. The research showed that are 59 species of plants from 30 families that are used as medicinal plants by the Mee Tribe community. The community uses medicinal plants by: without processing 38 species, boiling 10 species, burning 7 species, and more than one way 4 species. The plant parts used are: stem (14 species), fruits (7 species), flowers (3 species), leaves (20 species), bark (2 species), tubers (1 species), and more than one part (12 species). The most widely used part of medicinal plants is leaves (33.89 %). Key words: medicinal plant, Mee, community, Dogiyai


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