The Inventory of Medical Plants in Sebatik Sub-District Nunukan Regency of North Kalimantan Province

Andi Amaliah Dahlia Amaliah Dahlia; Virsa Handayani; Reka Andryati

Andi Amaliah Dahlia Amaliah Dahlia
Virsa Handayani
Reka Andryati

Keywords: Plant, Sebatik Distric, Inventory

Abstract

The Inventory of Medical Plants in Sebatik Sub-District Nunukan Regency of North Kalimantan Province (Supervised by Andi Amaliah Dahlia and Virsa Handayani). The research airns to conduct inventory and to discover the types of plants, ways of using and also processing the herbal remidies used by the society in Sebatik subdistrict of Nunukan, North Kalimantan. The research was done by conducting a survey with an observational method, which questionnaires and interviews were given to the medicaster, public figure, and the society who have purposive sampling. The results indicated that there are 24 ordo, 31 famili, 31 genus and 32 species of plants that have potential in being traditional medicines. Communities in district Sebatik of Nunukan, North Kalimantan province used herbs to treat various diseases. It can be processed through boiling, mashing, patching, grating, brewing or blending. The ways of using the remedies can be by drinking, patching or smeare.

Author Biography

Andi Amaliah Dahlia Amaliah Dahlia

The Inventory of Medical Plants in Sebatik Sub-District Nunukan Regency of North Kalimantan Province (Supervised by Andi Amaliah Dahlia and Virsa Handayani). The research airns to conduct inventory and to discover the types of plants, ways of using and also processing the herbal remidies used by the society in Sebatik subdistrict of Nunukan, North Kalimantan. The research was done by conducting a survey with an observational method, which questionnaires and interviews were given to the medicaster, public figure, and the society who have purposive sampling. The results indicated that there are 24 ordo, 31 famili, 31 genus and 32 species of plants that have potential in being traditional medicines. Communities in district Sebatik of Nunukan, North Kalimantan province used herbs to treat various diseases. It can be processed through boiling, mashing, patching, grating, brewing or blending. The ways of using the remedies can be by drinking, patching or smeare.