Ethnobotany study is the interaction between humans and plant resources. Ethnobotany can be used as a tool to document the knowledge of local communities in supporting their livelihoods. The objectives of this study are: 1) to determine the types of medicinal plants in Talaga village (identification is adjusted to the virtual field herbarium); and 2) to determine the utility value of medicinal plants with important categories: very important, important, less important, and not important. The research method used is ethnobotanical exploration of medicinal plants, with a qualitative approach. The research method used is in-depth interviews and participant observation. The results showed that there were 33 types of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants with an ICS value of 24.48% consisted of 21 types of plants, medicinal plants with an ICS value of 32.64% consisted of 8 types, plants with an ICS value of 35.36% consisted of 1 type, 2 types of medicinal plants had an ICS value of 53.04%, and 1 type of plant had an ICS value of 44.88%. Medicinal plants in the very important category consist of 3 types of plants, medicinal plants in the important category consist of 30 types, and no medicinal plants were found in the less important and unimportant categories.
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