The ethnobotanical study of edible and medicinal plants in the home garden of Batak Karo sub-ethnic in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Silalahi, Marina; Nisyawati, Nisyawati

doi:10.13057/biodiv/d190131

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“…In Bali, for example, there is loloh, a traditional herbal drink for treatment and health care (Sujarwo et al 2015). Public awareness about medicinal plants has also increased through cultivation of crops and medicinal plants in garden, as commonly practiced by the Batak Karo community (Silalahi and Nisyawati 2018).…”

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The diversity and ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Nahdi

Kurniawan

2019

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Nahdi MS, Kurniawan AP. 2019. The diversity and ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 2279-2287. Medicinal plants have been widely used by local communities in Indonesia due to its effectiveness as medicine and its low cost. In addition, the scientific and technological development of medicinal plants has been developed rapidly. This research aims to conduct inventory of medicinal plants recorded in the ecosystem of the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta and to reveal the local knowledge on their uses and traditional healing method applied. We used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The data of local knowledge on medicinal plants and traditional medical practices when using them were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interview with local informants selected through purposive and snowball sampling. The results showed that the abundance of medicinal plant species at the study area was very high during the rainy season, while during the dry season, some of the plant species were found in the yard and open land. A total of 82 species from 40 families were identified as medicinal plants and used by the community through various processing and for various medical treatments. The information was inherited from previous generations through counseling and training. The most favorable way to use medicinal plants was by consuming the leaf directly. Among all identified medicinal plants, betel leaves (Piper betle L) had the highest importance value (43.6%), followed by turmeric (Curcuma longa L) (38.5%), and soursop (Annona muricata L) (33.3%). Kelor (Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn) had the most significant usage value (0,6), followed by lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf) and ginger (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb) with the same value (0.3). The medicinal plants had also co-benefits including to encourage communication as well as to building relationship among community members.

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The diversity and ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Nahdi

Kurniawan

2019

Biodiversitas

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“…These species were used to cure diseases and to maintain fitness. The number of species recorded in this study is fewer than that in Batak Karo with is 85 species (Silalahi and Nisyawati 2018) and is fewer than that in Bali in which 51 species belong to 32 families are commonly used as loloh, traditional herbal drinks to prevent and to cure diseases (Sujarwo et al 2015). This number is also fewer than that in Bukit Turgo Yogyakarta with 69 species of 36 families (Maizer et al 2016).…”

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“…For instance, research about medicinal plants in Turgo, Sleman, Yogyakarta revealed 69 species from 36 families with Zingiberaceae, Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae alone each consisted of 6 species (Maizer et al 2016). In addition, ethnobotanical research about food and medicine in the gardens of Batak Karo people in North Sumatra was also reported by Silalahi and Nisyawati (2018).…”

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Study on the ethnobotany of medicinal plants by people in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Nahdi

Kurniawan

2019

Nusantara Biosci

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Nahdi MS, Kurniawan AP. 2019. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in karst environment in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 11: 133-141. The use of traditional medicinal plants has been a culture of the people in Yogyakarta including in Gunung Kidul District. This research aims to reveal information on medicinal plants in karst environment in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by focusing on how medicinal plants are used, managed and inherited by the community. The research was conducted in Planjan Village and Giricahyo Village in Gunung Kidul District from June to September 2018. The method used in collecting data was exploratory survey and Participatory Rural Appraisal. Data of community knowledge and uses of medicinal plants were obtained through in-depth interview and structured interview. The identification of species was applied to every plant used. The study found that there are 46 species from 26 families used by the people in the two villages for medical treatments with the largest number of species is from Zingiberaceae family, followed by Fabaceae and Rutaceae. The medicinal plants are mostly packaged into six herbal medicinal plants called jamu beras kencur, kunir asem, paitan, kebyokan (uyup uyup), sirih and temu lawak with different compositions and efficacies. The result showed that people's knowledge about medicinal plants is obtained from elders who have a long experience in making concoction and trading the medicinal plants as traditional herbal medicine. In addition, the people are also obtained additional knowledge from any sources to make the medical plants to have economic value to improve their welfare. Most of the medicinal plants are obtained from the outside of the villages since it is impossible to cultivate in karst soils. Thus, the study is expected to help develop the local potential of medicinal plants to become more modern, can support the conservation of local wisdom and plant biodiversity, as well as be used as a source of material for developing national database on medicinal plant and its usage.

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“…[3] In Indonesia, boiled leaves of E. debile has been used to overcome kidney stones. [4] Recently, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial studies revealed that the n-hexane-, ethyl acetate-and n-butanol extract of E. debile aerial stems exhibited quite potent activity in brine shrimp lethality bioassay. [1] Moreover, results of a preliminary study indicated that the chloroform-soluble extract of E. debile exhibited potential cytotoxicity against the brine shrimp nauplii and antioxidative properties in terms of DPPH radical scavenging, total antioxidant capacity and total phenolics content.…”

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Antioxidant and Toxicity Assay-guided Isolation of Herniarin from Equisetum debile Roxb. (Equisetaceae)

Ang¹,

Peteros²,

Uy³

2019

AJBLS

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Introduction: Bioassay-guided isolation of the bioactive components from Equisetum debile Roxb. ("sumbak") was conducted. Objectives: This study aimed to isolate and characterize bioactive components from E. debile. Materials and Methods: Ethanolic extract of whole plant sample of E. debile was sequentially partitioned to obtain the bioactive choroform-soluble (EdC) partition. EdC was purified via chromatographic techniques. Fractions obtained after purification were analyzed for cytotoxic and antioxidant properties. Brine shrimp lethality as well as in vitro antioxidant assays such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Radical Scavenging, Total Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolics Content assays were carried out. One-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional NMR and LC-MS analyses were conducted to elucidate structure of the isolated compound. Results and Discussion: The whole plant sample of E. debile afforded herniarin. Conclusion: The present findings imply that E. debile can be a potential source of bioactive components.

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The ethnobotanical study of edible and medicinal plants in the home garden of Batak Karo sub-ethnic in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Cited by 51 publications

References 32 publications

The diversity and ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The diversity and ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the southern slope of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Study on the ethnobotany of medicinal plants by people in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Antioxidant and Toxicity Assay-guided Isolation of Herniarin from Equisetum debile Roxb. (Equisetaceae)

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