The Dayak Kanayatn tribe is legendary for using medicinal plants based on their grandparent’s experience. Therefore, the contemporary study aimed to determine the various plant species used to induce colostrum, carried out in 2023 in the Dayak Kanayatn community, Pasti Jaya Village, Bengkayang Regency, Indonesia. The study comprised four stages: herbarium development, plant sampling, plant identification, and data collection. The informers were 10 persons, comprising eight village shamans and two midwives. The identified plant species totaled 18, used to facilitate colostrum production. These included Chenopodium sp., Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. , Euphorbia thymifolia L., Euphorbia hirta L., Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M. Johnst., Manihot esculenta Crantz, Arachis hypogaea L., Vigna radiata L. (R.Wilczek), Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K. Ohashi, Ocimum basilicum L., Leonurus japonicus Houtt., Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam., Moringa oleifera Lam., Musa x paradisiaca L., Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab & N.P. Balakr., Zea mays L., and Zingiber purpureum Roscoe. The commonly used plant parts are the leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds. The plant parts consumed can be by eating and drinking, after processing first through boiling, sautéing, and cooking.
Colostrum, Dayak Kanayatn, inventory, medicinal plants, method of processing, Pasti Jaya village
The presented results provide information about the plant types, parts, and the processing method used to facilitate the colostrum. The latest study is useful for both residents of Pasti Jaya Village, Bengkayang Regency, Indonesia, and other communities, serving as a resource to aid mothers in addressing insufficient milk production by using traditional medicinal plants.