Pemanfaatan tumbuhan obat untuk perawatan rambut oleh Suku Dayak Kantuk di Desa Seluan Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu Kalimantan Barat

Tumbuhan obat saat ini masih dipergunakan untuk perawatan tubuh, diantaranya untuk rambut. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis penggunaan beragam jenis tumbuhan obat untuk perawatan rambut oleh suku Dayak Kantuk di Desa Seluan Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu. Penelitian menggunakan metode survey melalui wawancara terhadap masyarakat suku Dayak Kantuk di Desa Seluan. Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden 146 orang. Sebanyak 15 jenis tumbuhan obat dimanfaatkan oleh suku Dayak Kantuk. Penggunaan bagian tumbuhan tertinggi adalah buah (46,67%) dengan cara pengolahan ditumbuk (50%), cara penggunaan dioles (93,33%), dan bentuk ramuan tunggal (73,33%). Jenis tanaman dengan nilai penggunaan (use value, UV) tertinggi yaitu lidah buaya (Aloe vera) (0,28), sedangkan family importance value (FIV) tertinggi yaitu Arecaceae (28,37). Nilai informants concensus factor (ICF) tertinggi terdapat pada kategori mengatasi rambut bercabang (1,00). Nilai fidelity level (FL) tertinggi (100%) pada kategori penggunaan menghitamkan rambut dengan jenis tanaman yaitu pepaya (Carica papaya), menyuburkan rambut yaitu seledri (Apium graveolens), melembutkan rambut yaitu sawit (Elaeis guineensis) dan bunga kembang sepatu (Hibiscus rosasinensis), menghilangkan ketombe yaitu daun pare (Momordica charantia), jeruk nipis (Citrus aurantifolia) dan mengkudu (M. citrifolia), mengatasi rambut berkutu yaitu akar tuba (Paraderris elliptica), dan mengatasi rambut bercabang yaitu daun bambu (Bambusa vulgaris). Penggunaan beragam jenis tumbuhan obat oleh suku Dayak Kantuk untuk perawatan rambut menambah pengetahuan tumbuhan obat masyarakat di Kalimantan Barat. Kata kunci: Dayak Kantuk; perawatan rambut; tumbuhan obat ABSTRACTThe utilization of medicinal plants for hair care by Dayak Kantuk Tribe in Seluan Village Kapuas Hulu District. Haircare is one of the body treatments that still use the medicinal plants. The purpose of the study was to analyze the use of various medicinal plants for haircare by the Dayak Kantuk tribe in Seluan Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency. This present study uses a survey method through interviews with the Dayak Kantuk people in Seluan Village (146 respondents and selected using the purposive sampling technique). The Dayak Kantuk people in Seluan village use 15 medicinal plants for their haircare. The highest use of plant parts was fruit (46.67%) with crushed in the processing method (50%), the administration method was topically (93.33%), and the potions are mainly a single ingredient (73.33%). The plant with the highest use value (UV) was Aloe vera (0.28), while the highest family importance value (FIV) was Arecaceae (28.37). The highest informant consensus factor (ICF) was in the haircare treatment category of ameliorating split ends (1,00). There are six haircare treatment categories with the highest fidelity level (FL) (100%) and plant used, namely: maintaining black hair (Carica papaya), hair nourishing (Apium graveolens), hair softener (Elaeis guineensis and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), dandruff elimination (Momordica charantia, Citrus aurantifolia, and Morinda citrifolia), hair lice elimination (Paraderris elliptica), and ameliorating split end (Bambusa vulgaris). The use of various species of medicinal plants by the Dayak Kantuk tribe for haircare adds to the knowledge of medicinal plants in West Kalimantan. Keywords: Dayak Kantuk; haircare; medicinal plants

Seedling Diversity Considerably Changes Near Localities in Three Salinity Zones of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh

The status of natural seedlings near localities in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest was assessed through a stratified random sampling method to observe seedling composition and diversity, importance value index, family importance value, and species evenness. A total of 63 sample plots of 3,990 m2 area were surveyed in three natural and anthropogenic influenced salinity zones of Sundarbans. A total of 16,166 seedlings of 15 species under 12 families were found. Family Euphorbiaceae showed the highest (59.59%) family relative density and Rhizophoraceae presented the highest (20%) family relative diversity Index (FRDI). The maximum family importance value (FIV) showed by Euphorbiaceae (66.26) and the maximum importance value index (IVI) of species has been observed in Excoecaria agallocha (114.74). Excoecaria agallocha showed the highest relative density (59.6%) and relative abundance (39.87%) where the highest relative frequency (15.27%) was observed by Heritiera fomes. The mean stem density and species diversity index in the whole survey area was 2701 stem ha-1 and 0.0009 correspondingly. The Shannon-Wienner's diversity index was 1.52 where the maximum Shannon-Wienner's diversity index was 2.708. The Simpson's diversity index and Dominance of Simpson index were 0.38 and 0.62 with Simpson's reciprocal index 2.632. The Species evenness index, Menhinick’s, and Margalef's indices were 0.561, 0.118, and 1.445 respectively. The Species diversity index of the three salinity zones were 0.0017, 0.0029, and 0.0035 respectively. The Shannon-Wienner's diversity index of Low Salinity Zone (LSZ), Moderate Salinity Zone (MSZ), and Strong Salinity Zone (SSZ) were 0.887, 1.369, and 1.845 correspondingly where LSZ (0.632) showed the highest Simpson's diversity index follow ed by MSZ (0.394) and SSZ (0.21). The Species evenness index for LSZ, MSZ, and SSZ were 0.346, 0.505, and 0.742 where Menhinick’s Index were 0.148, 0.210, and 0.207 respectively. The analysis showed poor diversity indices and the area was dominated by few species with few families. The status is also reduced with increasing salinity.

Quantitative assessment and status of ethnomedicinal plants of Sheen Ghar Valley, Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

This study was conducted from March 2017 to August 2018, to enumerate the quantitative attributes and current status of medicinal plants of Sheen Ghar Valley, District Dir Lower, Pakistan. A total of 51 species were documented for their medicinal uses. These plants belonged to 31 families. Results of this study revealed that leaves were the frequently used part (50%), followed by whole plants (only 30%) in curing different ailments. Many plants were found to be having multiple uses. Based on family importance value (FIV), Lamiaceae was the leading plant family (126.30) followed by Violaceae (55.81), while highest relative frequency of citation (RFC) was noted for Viola canescens (0.558) followed by Olea europaea (0.523). Conservation study revealed that 24 species (47%) were vulnerable, 22 species (43%) were rare and 4 species (8%) were noted as infrequent. Following IUCN standards for conservation, one species i.e. Hypericum perforatum was declared dominant. This study recommends immediate ex-situ and in-situ conservation programme for protecting the plant wealth of the locality.

An Ethnobotanical Study of the Medicinal Plants Used as Anti-Inflammatory Remedies in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka

The application of traditional medicinal plants as anti-inflammatory remedies has been practiced in Sri Lanka for thousands of years. Although there is a rich reserve of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants, the preservation and the scientific validation of these claims are still in its infancy. Thus, the study was carried out in one of the administrative areas of Sri Lanka known as Gampaha District to assess the significance and contribution of medicinal plants in inflammatory conditions. The data were collected through semistructured and open-ended interviews from 458 volunteers. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using the relative frequency of citation (RFC), family importance value (FIV), and use value (UV). Out of the total participants, 50.7% claimed the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as fever, cough, asthma, swellings, and pain in the joints. A total of 43 medicinal plants belonging to 28 plant families were mentioned, out of which Coriandrum sativum (RFC = 0.23) was the most cited species. The most cited plant family was Fabaceae, and the family importance value was highest in Apiaceae. The majority of the nonusers of the herbal remedies mentioned that they would shift to herbal products if scientific information is available on the efficacy of these products.

Composition and importance value of tree-families in undisturbed and disturbed moist tropical forest of eastern Nepal

Tropical forest disturbances have reduced the tree species diversity and hereby, the ecosystem services provided by them. Present study was carried out to understand the status of tree-families in terms of their dominance in the undisturbed and disturbed stands of moist tropical forest in eastern Nepal. As per the result, the dominant family in both the forest was Dipterocarpaceae, with family importance value of 53.6 and 53.9 in undisturbed and disturbed stands, respectively. The second dominant family in both forest stands was Rubiaceae.