Ethnobotanical study of weeds as traditional medicinal plants was conducted in West Pasaman, Indonesia. Weed is a type of wild plant that grows naturally without deliberately planted by humans. Weeds grow around housing residents or farmlands. Their existence is less desirable, but indigenous people in Luhak Nan Tigo, West Pasaman, utilize some types of weeds as traditional medicinal plants. This study was focused on identifying weeds as medicinal plants, disease treated, part of the weeds used, methods of preparation, and ingredients added. The descriptive survey method with observation and interview techniques was employed in this study. A total of 35 species of weeds belonging to the 23 plants family were identified. Weeds are used as traditional medicines to cure wounds, fever, bone pain, abdominal pain, back pain, itching, heartburn, asthma, and phlegm.
Plants have been used by Indonesians since long time ago as materials for medical treatment, some of which belong to the Asteraceae family easy to find in the community's neighborhood, pharmacological effects make plants effective used to suppress certain pathogens. Until now some districts still use the plant as a material to cure various diseases so do the existing community in Kabupaten Pasaman, this study aims to determine utilization on various species of familia asteraceae that used for treatment. This research conducted direct survey to the research location by interviews with community and medical experts in the area. Based on research that has been done, found 11 species of plants from Familia asteraceae which used as a drug including 7 types of diseases could be cured including four diseases with a single treatment and 3 diseases with medicinal herbs with other plant species added
Plants have been used by Indonesians since long time ago as materials for medical treatment, some of which belong to the Asteraceae family easy to find in the community's neighborhood, pharmacological effects make plants effective used to suppress certain pathogens. Until now some districts still use the plant as a material to cure various diseases so do the existing community in Kabupaten Pasaman, this study aims to determine utilization on various species of familia asteraceae that used for treatment. This research conducted direct survey to the research location by interviews with community and medical experts in the area. Based on research that has been done, found 11 species of plants from Familia asteraceae which used as a drug including 7 types of diseases could be cured including four diseases with a single treatment and 3 diseases with medicinal herbs with other plant species added
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