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Inventarytation of Medicinal Plants in Leang-Leang Village, Bantimurung District, Maros Regency Iriani, Rahma; Amin, Asni; Nur Azizah, Rizqi
Journal of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Sciences Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): J. Pharm. Nat. Sci.
Publisher : B-CRETA Publisher (CV. Borneo Citra Kreatama)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70392/ha3xrv83

Abstract

This study aimed to obtain data, information, and an inventory of medicinal plant species used by the community in Leang-Leang Village. The type of research used was descriptive qualitative research using purposive sampling. Data collection techniques were completed through questionnaires and interviews with 96 Leang- Leang Village respondents. The results reported 43 types of medicinal plants comprising 31 families utilized by the people of Leang-Leang Village to maintain health and treat 24 types of certain diseases. The people of Leang-Leang Village utilized the medicinal plants through the leaves, stems, rhizomes, tubers, roots, sap, fruit, and flowers, with the highest percentage of 78% on the leaves, for instance: guava leaves, soursop leaves, miana leaves, and other types of leaves. The most commonly used method of processing medicinal plants was by boiling, with a percentage of 69%. Besides, it was drunk as the most common way of consumption, with a rate of 77%.