Abstract
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult., known as ‘desert rose’ is a plant belonging to Apocynaceae family. It is cultivated in various tropical regions. The common usage of Adenium obesum is as an ornamental plant. However, this plant reported in previous research the biological activities and phytochemical constituents. Nevertheless, no paper discusses the ethnobotanical usage of it. The aim of this study is to summarize and discuss the ethnobotany usage of Adenium obesum by literature study. There are five ethnobotany purposes of Adenium obesum, i.e. ornamental plants, ecoprint source, religious ceremony, treating diseases, and toxic effect. The beauty of Adenium obesum is the flower and the roots which can be made into a bonsai. It is used for making motifs on fabrics with direct contact in ecoprint purposes. In religious ceremonies, Adenium obesum is used for offerings and pilgrimage ceremonies at the cemetery. Adenium obesum is approved to treat various diseases in humans and chickens. However, it also used a toxic effect on hunting. Various regions in different countries use this plant for different ethnobotanical usage. It concludes that Adenium obesum needed to be approved scientifically to obtain the beneficial effects and avoid the toxic effects of this plant to utilize it properly.
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