Kajian Etnomedisin di Desa Pulibuah Kecamatan Raya Kahean Kabupaten Simalungun Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Traditional medicine, which is carried out using medicinal plants, has been carried out since ancient times by the people of Indonesia, especially in rural areas, and is still used today. Besides being rich in plant diversity, Indonesia is also rich in ethnic and cultural diversity. Ethnomedicine research is a method of documenting the use of plants by ethnic groups using scientifically accepted research methods. The Simalungun community in Pulibuah Village uses medicinal plants as traditional medicines that have been known for generations. The people of Pulibuah Village know the types of medicinal plants, their benefits and how to process them traditionally. This knowledge has existed since the time of the ancestors of Pulibuah Village and is a local wisdom that has survived to this day, but this knowledge has begun to decline. The results of the research in Pulibuah Village showed that 34 types of plants were used as traditional medicine and were classified into 18 families. The Simalungun community in Pulibuah Village uses eight parts of this plant as ingredients for traditional medicine. The most widely used plant parts for cooking, and the highest percentage of knowledge about medicinal plant species was langlangkabung (Coleus scutellarioides) of 56,66%. The minimum proportion is 3,33% Turmeric (Zingiberaceae).