Abstract
<p>Kaili is one of the ethnic region in Central Sulawesi which saves a lot of cultural values and traditions. As a traditional community, their life is very dependent upon natural resources contained in the environment. They still have knowledge, traditional culture, treatment and utilization system against various types of plants. The purpose of the study was to examine the knowledge understanding and utilization of medicinal plants by local community Tompu District of Kaili. Data knowledge and utilization were collected through interview, literature study, exploratory survey methods, PEA (participatory ethnobotanical appraisal), questionnaire and from interviews with the informants. The results from interviews showed that of public knowledge is still based on the traditional concept. Based on the results identifications obtained by (90 species). As many as six species medicinal plants to often used the Tompu community are Euphorbia hirta L. Phyllanthus niruri L. Ageratum L. Blumea conyzoides balsaminifera L. (DC). Kleinhovia hospita L and Tabernaemontana pandacaqui. The benefits of this research to the development of science is expected to be complete scientific data regarding the utilization of medicinal plants natural resources on Tribal society Kaili in Tompu.</p><p><strong>How to Cite</strong></p><p>Ifandi, S., Jumari, J., &amp; Suedy, S. W. A. (2016). Knowledge Understanding and Utilization of Medicinal Plants by Local Community Tompu District of Kaili, Sigi Biromaru, Central Sulawesi. <em>Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology &amp; Biology Education</em>, 8(1), 1-11.</p>
Highlights
Plants play an important role in human life as a supplier of plant material necessities such as food, clothing, and medicine
There are some researchers on knowledge of medicinal plants in Indonesia
The results showed that the 90 species of plants obtained were utilized by Tompu community (Table 1)
Summary
Plants play an important role in human life as a supplier of plant material necessities such as food, clothing, and medicine. Local communities in Kaili tribe, Tompu, Central Sulawesi have made use of plants as traditional medicine. This empirical knowledge and experience are basic information that should be explored and assessed to be developed and exploited, in particular to explore renewable ingredients. They have a fairly good level of knowledge about the concept of healthy, sick, the cause of the disease and the utilization of the potential types of medicinal plants, and food. On this basis, it is necessary to do research aimed at assessing the knowledge of Tompu society in the utilization of medicinal plants traditionally
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