Utilization of Asteraceae family as medicinal plant by local community of hutan pinus Jantho nature reserve, Aceh Besar

Liza Fadhillah,Saida Rasnovi,Zairin Thomy

doi:10.24815/jn.v21i1.17939

Abstract

The use of medicinal plants by local communities is an ethnobotany study that links the culture of the community with the resources of plants that are around it. A study on the utilization of medicinal plants in the Hutan Pinus Jantho Nature Reserve was conducted with the aim of obtaining information about the types of medicinal plants used by local communities around Hutan Pinus Jantho Nature Reserve. This study applies the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method for interviews conducted by Purposive Sampling. The parameters measured are; parts of medicinal plants used, method of processing, method of use, and location of the collection. According to interview, it found about 10 species of Asteraceae those have medical potential, 3 of them already use by the local community of CAHPJ, these are Blumea balsamifera L., Chromolaena odorata L., and Tagetes erecta L., these species could cure the wound, heal the cold, fever, stomachache and other diseases.

Highlights

Hutan Pinus Jantho Nature Reserve (CAHPJ) is known as a conservation area that has a high diversity of plants, including many medicinal species
This study is aimed at recording the types of plants from the Asteraceae family that are used as medicine by the community around the CAHPJ, Aceh Besar
Material and Method This research was conducted in villages that are directly adjacent to CAHPJ, the villages are Aweek, Data Cut, Jantho, Weu dan Bueng district Jantho, Aceh Besar regency

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Introduction

Hutan Pinus Jantho Nature Reserve (CAHPJ) is known as a conservation area that has a high diversity of plants, including many medicinal species. CAHPJ has been appointed as a natural reserve with an area of 15.356,49 Ha [1]. This area was initially designated as a Nature Reserve for natural forests of Pinus merkusii, which acts as a protection area for plants and wildlife around it. Its location is adjacent to residential areas, namely the villages of Aweek, Data Cut, Jantho, Weu and Bueng, as a result, many villagers travel to the reserve in search of medicinal plants [2]. The use of plants as traditional medicine has been known by the community for a very long time, and this knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation [3]. The use of plants as medicines by local communities is an ethnobotany study that links the culture of local communities with the plant resources that are in their vicinity [4]

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