INVENTARISASI TUMBUHAN BERHASIAT OBAT YANG DIMANFAATKAN SUKU DAYAK BENUAQ DI DESA MUARA NILIK

Abstract

The Dayak Benuaq ethnic group believes that medicinal plants, whether trees, shrubs, herbs, or ferns, contain compounds that are beneficial to the human body as a disease treatment. The study, which is being conducted in Muara Nilik Village, East Kalimantan, aims to identify the various types of plants used as medicinal plants, plant parts, and methods for their use as medicines. The research methods used are purposive sampling, data retrieval techniques with respondent selection, and then conducting live interviews and direct observations. The study's findings revealed that the Dayak Benuaq ethnic used 64 species of medicinal plants from the fields and secondary forests, including 22 tree species, 17 shrub species, 13 liana species, four herb species, two fern species, and one palm species. Rhizomes accounted for 2%, fruit accounted for 3%, flowers accounted for 4%, skin accounted for 9%, roots accounted for 29%, and leaves accounted for 52%. 3 percent are consumed, 3 percent are chewed, 1 percent are in drops, 12 percent are pasted, 35 percent are brewed, and 46 percent are smeared.