Tumbuhan Berkhasiat Obat Suku Dayak Seberuang Di Kawasan Hutan Desa Ensabang Kecamatan Sepauk Kabupaten Sintang
Abstract: Medicinal plants are
non-timber products frequently used by people around the forest. Dayak (local tribe) Seberuang compound
in Sintang is in the
forest area in
Ensabang village in
Sepauk sub-district. The increasing deforestation in West Borneo
every year is threatening flora conservation which is potential to be medicinal
plants; therefore, an effort to conserve it are needed. This paper aims to look
at the kinds, the used and the process of making the plants used by Seberuang
tribe in forest area in Ensabang village. This study took place from February
2013 to June 2013. The data was collected through survey and interviews people in
three villages that
are Sungai Jaung
village, Sungai Tamang
village and Tanah
Kaya village. Respondents are
selected using the method of snowball sampling starting from the chief of the
tribe who then recommends other
respondents. The result of the research shows that there are sixty (60) medicinal plants from thirty four (34)
families. They are able to cure 31 (thirty one) diseases. The plants which are predominantly used
are from Zingiberaceae
family. Leaves of
the plant are
mostly used as
the drugs. Medicinal plant
habitat is mainly taken from the forest.
Penulis: Damianus Muda Takoy,
Riza Linda, Irwan Lovadi
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd130413
