Ethnobotanical Study Of Medicinal Plants by Balinese People in Kerta Buana Village, Tenggarong Sebrang District

Kajian Etnobotani Tumbuhan Obat Oleh Masyarakat Suku Bali di Desa Kerta Buana Kecamatan Tenggarong Sebrang

Abstract

Traditional medicine is a part of community culture that has been empirically proven to be able to cure various diseases, one of which is the Balinese tribe. However, not only in Bali, in Kalimantan there is also Kerta Buana village which is one of the transmigration villages from the island of Bali. Therefore, this research was carried out with the aim of finding out which plants are widely used to treat diseases, how they are used and processed and which families are widely used by the people of Kerta Buana village, Tenggarong Sebrang subdistrict. This research is a qualitative descriptive research with purposive sampling technique. Data collection was carried out using an open interview method guided by a list of questions. The results of the research showed that in Kerta Buana village, 42 species of medicinal plants were found that were frequently used and consisted of 28 families. (35%) are anti-inflammatory drugs that are most widely used by Balinese tribal people in Kerta Buana village, Tenggarong Sebrang subdistrict. The most widely used method of use is drinking with a percentage (54%) and the most frequently used technique for processing medicinal plants is by boiling with a percentage (31%). Of the 28 families, people mostly use the zingiberaceae family with a percentage of (17%) which is believed to be able to treat various diseases. Based on the ethnobotanical study carried out, it can be concluded that there are 42 types of medicinal plants from 28 families that are used as medicinal plants in Kerta Buana village, Tenggarong Sebrang subdistrict.