Abstract
Traditional medicines produced from medicinal plants have played an important role in disease treatment in Dayak Tribe, North Kalimantan. Northern Kalimantan belongs to a remote area where health facilities like healthcare center ( puskesmas – pusat kesehatan masyarakat ) and hospital are not easily accessible. This research aims to investigate herbs used by Dayak tribe in North Kalimantan for treating pain. It is a descriptive research applying two research methods i.e. observation and interview. We directly observed the research object and proposed questions to respondents that were traditional healers from each village. The research was conducted in nine villages within three regencies in North Kalimantan. Meanwhile, 38 herbs collected in this research were from 26 families and 34 species. Four species were still locally named. The highest proportion of the herb family used was Asteraceae . The most frequently used part of the herb for medicine was the leaf (60.53%). The main serving methods were by boiling the herb and drinking it (63.15%). Bone pain and stomachache were two main illnesses mostly treated by local herb therapy involving 11 herbs. In conclusion, Dayak tribe in North Kalimantan still used herbs to treat their pain.
Highlights
Herbs have been processed into traditional medicine since thousands of years ago
Observation as a data collection technique was completed by the researcher by performing a direct observation towards the research object, while during interview, researchers proposed questions to respondents to investigate herbs used for pain management by Dayak tribe in North Kalimantan
Research on herbal medicine for diabetes conducted in Northeast Iran revealed that 87% of traditional healers learned herbs from their parents or other relatives (Tag et al, 2012)
Summary
Herbs have been processed into traditional medicine since thousands of years ago. The medicine was in the form of raw medicine such as tincture, tea, poultice, powder, and other herbal formulations (Archana et al, 2011). Indonesia is known as a country with its high diversity of plants. There is 10% of global flowering plant species existing in Indonesia. It is due to natural condition in Indonesia that is different in each island even in each region (Indrawan, 2007). Herbs are plants mainly used for traditional medicine. The use of herb is one of social habits since medicine made from herbs is more natural than modern medicine (Makalalag et al, 2014)
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