Diversity of medicinal plants in the campus Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

The Universitas Sumatra Utara campus is included in a green campus. Identification of medicinal plants in a campus environment that has a large enough green open area is important to know the types that exist. The identification results can be used as a reference in the future to enrich medicinal plants around the campus and open up the knowledge of the community around the campus the importance of medicinal plants to be cultivated. This study aims to make an inventory of medicinal plants in the University of North Sumatra campus environment and the benefits of medicinal plants found. The method of collecting medicinal plant species was carried out by exploring the campus of the Universitas Sumatra Utara. There are 21 types of medicinal plants found on the campus of the University of North Sumatra. Medicinal plants, which are often used by the Indonesian people as spices or flavouring mixtures in cooking, include tamarind (Tamarindus Indica L), balanced (Solanum torvum Sw), coconut (Cocos nucifera L.), pandanus (Pandanus amaryllifolius) and lemongrass (C. citratus).