Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Ogan Tribes in Lempuing Jaya, South Sumatera-Indonesia to Treat Degenerative Diseases

Arif Setiawansyah, Abdul Rohim, Muhammad Andre Reynaldi

2023

Abstract

Degenerative disease is one of the non-communicable diseases characterized by progressive loss of cell function, leading to an early organ defect and aging. Ethnobotanical study can be a promising approach to explore potential plants that have been used traditionally based on local knowledge for the treatment of degenerative disease. This study was implemented to uncover the unspooled knowledge of the Ogan tribes in utilizing medicinal plants to treat degenerative diseases. An observational descriptive study was undertaken to collect the data and information regarding the medicinal plants used for the management of several degenerative diseases. Information and data collection was carried out via questionaries and direct interview with traditional healers and local people on the type of ingredients, ways of making, dosage and frequency of usage. The ethnobotanical survey revealed 36 different types of medicinal herbs included in 5 disease categories including uric acid (16 medicinal herbs), hypertension (17 medicinal herbs), hyper-cholesterol (13 medicinal herbs), diabetes mellitus (11 medicinal herbs), and stroke (7 medicinal herbs) with a total of 64 plant species were utilized for the treatment of each health problem. The usage of medicinal herbs is quite diverse such as direct consumption, infusion, and juicing with different frequencies of utilization (i.e., once and twice daily). The survey has shown that Ogan tribes in Lempuing Jaya, South Sumatera-Indonesia have empirically implemented the local knowledge of medicinal herbs for the treatment of several degenerative diseases. However, scientific proof should be undertaken for the medicinal herbs.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Setiawansyah A., Rohim A. and Reynaldi M. (2023). Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Ogan Tribes in Lempuing Jaya, South Sumatera-Indonesia to Treat Degenerative Diseases. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH; ISBN 978-989-758-740-5, SciTePress, pages 107-115. DOI: 10.5220/0013666700003873

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icomesh23,
author={Arif Setiawansyah and Abdul Rohim and Muhammad Andre Reynaldi},
title={Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Ogan Tribes in Lempuing Jaya, South Sumatera-Indonesia to Treat Degenerative Diseases},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH},
year={2023},
pages={107-115},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013666700003873},
isbn={978-989-758-740-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Science and Health - Volume 1: ICOMESH
TI - Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Ogan Tribes in Lempuing Jaya, South Sumatera-Indonesia to Treat Degenerative Diseases
SN - 978-989-758-740-5
AU - Setiawansyah A.
AU - Rohim A.
AU - Reynaldi M.
PY - 2023
SP - 107
EP - 115
DO - 10.5220/0013666700003873
PB - SciTePress