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Maria Malida Vernandes Sasadara
Department of Natural Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar, Denpasar, 80233, Indonesia
Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Veterinary

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ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANT USAGE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEY IN INDONESIA Ni Made Dwi Mara Widyani Nayaka; Putu Era Sandhi Kusuma Yuda; Dwi Arymbhi Sanjaya; Desak Ketut Ernawati; Erna Cahyaningsih; Ni Luh Kade Arman Anita Dewi; Maria Malida Vernandes Sasadara
BIOTROPIA - The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology Vol. 30 No. 2 (2023): BIOTROPIA Vol. 30 No. 2 August 2023
Publisher : SEAMEO BIOTROP

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11598/btb.2023.30.2.1784

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Before the availability of a vaccine, Indonesian population relied on traditional medicines to prevent COVID-19. Any species used by indigenous people could lead to further investigations in modern pharmacology, to preserve ancient knowledge, and to plan for plants’ conservation. The study aimed to discover and record species, methods of preparation, route of administration, and motivation in using medicinal plants by the Indonesian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants of survey were selected from the people who live in Java and Bali for responding to an online structured questionnaire. Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) was employed in the quantitative analysis of the collected data. The pharmacological relevance of the five plants with the highest RFC was further reviewed. The results showed that respondents used 59 plants from 28 families. Five species with the highest RFC were Curcuma longa (0.707), Zingiber officinale (0.674), Cymbopogon citratus (0.269), Kaempferia galanga (0.174), and Curcuma zanthorrhiza (0.165). Most plants were prepared by boiling (77.97%) and administered orally as a single ingredient or mixed with other herbals. Respondents believed that the plants were beneficial as immune-booster (71.26%), maintain good health (24.85%) and stamina (12.28%), and prevent viral infection, including COVID-19 (5.39%). The most commonly used plants might be scientifically based to boost immunity. However, their usage against COVID-19 and the medicinal value of herbal mixtures should be further investigated.
Co-Authors Desak Ketut Ernawati Dwi Arymbhi Sanjaya Erna Cahyaningsih Ni Luh Kade Arman Anita Dewi Ni Made Dwi Mara Widyani Nayaka Putu Era Sandhi Kusuma Yuda