INVENTORY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KUBU RAYA REGENCY, INDONESIA

INVENTORY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KUBU RAYA REGENCY, INDONESIA

R.G.P. PANJAITAN, A.T. GUNADI, TITIN, and A.R.P. RAHARJENG

Citation: Panjaitan RGP, Gunadi AT, Titin, Raharjeng ARP (2024). Inventory of traditional medicinal plants in Kubu Raya Regency, Indonesia. SABRAO J. Breed. Genet. 56(5): 1970-1981. http://doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2024.56.5.20.

Summary

Medicinal plants are traditional cures from generation to generation based on the local community elders’ wisdom. The relevant study sought to classify medicinal plants in the Kubu Raya Regency, Indonesia. The qualitative research commenced on 34 species of plants, i.e., Strobilanthes crispa (L.) Blume., Andrographis paniculata (Burm. Fil) Nees, Acorus sp., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., Gynura procumbens (L.) Merr., Elephantopus scaber L., Eclipta prostrata L., Euphorbia hirta L., Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb., Premna serratifolia L., Melastoma malabathricum L., Melastoma sanguineum Sims, Psidium guajava L., Phyllanthus urinaria L., Piper betle L., Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav, Serratia sp., Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle., Ziziphus mauritiana L., Oldenlandia corymbosa L., Morinda citrifolia L., Myrmecodia pendens Merr. & L.M.Perry, Solanum sp., Physalis angulata L., Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl., Zingiber purpureum Roscoe, Zingiber officinale Roscoe., Kaempferia galanga L., Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe, Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm., Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb, Curcuma mangga Valeton, and Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. Boiled water from leaves is typically from medicinal plants, mostly belonging to the Zingiberaceae family.

Medicinal plants, family Zingiberaceae, traditional medicines, local wisdom, leaf processing

The presented research provides information about the different plant species used in traditional medicines. The results give insight into the importance of these medicinal plants and their beneficial use in curing various diseases to ensure good health.

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SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics
56 (5) 1970-1981, 2024
http://doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2024.56.5.20
http://sabraojournal.org/
pISSN 1029-7073; eISSN 2224-8978

Date published: October 2024

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