Abstract
Dayak Tomun is a traditional society living in the Lamandau Regency of Central Borneo. The Dayak society Tomun has local wisdom in the treatment and care of pregnant women and the brithing process utilizies medicinal plants. The traditional medicines were passed down from the ancestors of the Dayak. The purpose of the research was to discover, assess, and inventory medicinal plant used in the treatment and care of pregnant and postpartum women by the Dayak Tomun. The method used was a semi-structured interview and direct participatory observation of six key informants professional activities in the treatment of Dayak Tomun in the Lopus Villages. As many as 17 species of medicinal plants with 14 families. Found of these 23.53% were of member of the family Zingiberaceae. Traditional herbal treatment of pregnant and postpartum by Dayak Tomun societies many are formulated by using part of the leaves (52%), boiled (37.50%) and consumed with a drink (28%). Treatment and care of pregnant and postpartum women in Dayak Tomun should be applied and preserved so that local knowledge of Dayak Tomun society in the Lopus Villages is not lost to the next generation. The research provided information to the society about the utilization of plants used in treatment for women.
Highlights
Central Kalimantan has a vast forest area biodiversity, and there is great support for local knowledge from traditional societies especially that for the Dayak (Suryadarma, 2005)
Interviews were conducted by providing questions on knowledge of the utilization of medicinal plants of Dayak Tomun, the diversity of medicinal plants, part of the plant used as a medicinal herb, preparation of medicinal herb, and the presentation of the medicinal herb used in the treatment and care of pregnant women
Plants of this family are found in yards around houses in the Lopus Village of Dayak Tomun society
Summary
Central Kalimantan has a vast forest area biodiversity, and there is great support for local knowledge from traditional societies especially that for the Dayak (Suryadarma, 2005). Traditional knowledge in the society in Central Kalimantan on the utilization of plants was inherited from a long line of ancestors. Such knowledge is usually applied in day-to-day life. Dayak Tomun is a traditional society that resides in the Lamandau District of Central Kalimantan. Dayak Tomun is alive with culture and a unique empirical way of thinking, they believe the spirits of the ancestors and the Gods of their beliefs are in the forest area living among the society
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