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Studi Etnobotani: Inventarisasi dan Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat di Desa Pelabai Kabupaten Lebong, Provinsi Bengkulu Safniyeti, Safniyeti; Astuti, RR Sri; Fatimatuzzahra, Fatimatuzzahra; Kasrina, Kasrina; Nugraha, Fadel
Journal of Natural Sciences Vol 6, No 2 (2025): Journal of Natural Sciences Juli
Publisher : Mahesa Research Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34007/jonas.v6i2.941

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Traditional medicinal plants hold a crucial role in public health in rural areas where medical facilities are limited. People often rely on plants as medicinal raw materials. This study aims to investigate ethnobotany and inventory the types of medicinal plants used by the residents of Pelabai Village, Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province. Data were collected through interviews using snowball sampling and analyzed desriptively. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions and direct observations of daily activities were conducted. Twenty respondents who knew, understood, and used plants as alternative medicine were selected. The study identified 30 plant species in the village used for traditional medicine. Leaves were the most commonly used plant part for medicinal purposes (76.67%), followed by stems (23.33%), rhizomes (13.33%), roots (10%), sap (6.67%), and other parts such as gel, flowers, fruit, and stem bark (3.33%). The plants were prepared for medicinal use through boiling, mashing, grating, dripping, squeezing, sticking, chewing, or direct consumption. Plant were used to treat various minor ailments including nausea, aches, skin diseases, beauty enhancement, respiratory issues, cholesterol, and hypertension.
Kajian Etnobotani Tanaman Aromatik di Desa Air Putih Kecamatan Pinang Berlapis Lebong Bengkulu Purba, Juwita EN; Astuti, RR Sri; -, Fatimatuzzahra; Satriawan, Dedi; Riandini, Evelyne
Proceeding Biology Education Conference: Biology, Science, Enviromental, and Learning Vol 21, No 1 (2024): Proceeding Biology Education Conference
Publisher : Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Aromatic plants are plants that can produce essential oils, contain volatile substances and have a distinctive aroma. The ethnobotanical study of aromatic plants aims to find out the types of aromatic plants used by the community and how to apply. This research was carried out in April-June 2024 at Air Putih Village and Botanical Laboratory, Basic Science Building, FMIPA UNIB. The method of open interviews with informants was carried out to find out the use of aromatic plants. The results of the study obtained 10 species of aromatic plants belonging to 5 families, namely Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton, Curcuma domestica Val., Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb., Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., Zingiber officinale var rubrum included in the family Zingiberaceae, Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Poaceae), Acorus calamus L. (Acoraceae), Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl (Pandanaceae), and Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristicaceae). The most used plant organs are rhizomes 60%, followed by leaf organs 50%, and fruits 20%. The community processes aromatic plants by boiling 70%, cooking spices 60%, diced 30%, grated 20%, crushed and boiled 20%, covered 10%, sliced 10%, and tied 10%.