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Knowledge on traditional medicinal plants is generally closely related to the biodiversity, social, and culture of community. This study aims to inventory the diversity of plants that are recognized and used as traditional medicine by Tribe Serawai, and to analyze the local user value index (LUVI) of those medicinal plants. The study was conducted in four villages from four sub-districts in Seluma District, Bengkulu Province. Structured questionnaire and opened-answers questionnaire were applied for interviewing seven key informants and 232 respondents. Collecting and identifying specimen was conducted to confirm scientific name of the plant. The LUVI was calculated based on the score determined by respondents in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Total of 67 species consist of 62 genera and 32 families are recognized and utilized as medicinal plants by people of Tribe Serawai. The part of plant that are mostly used in Serawai's medicine is leaves. Other parts that used for the medicine are fruits, roots, barks, and seeds. The medicinal plants of Serawai are applied for curative agent and additives material. Most of the traditional medicine of Serawai Tribe are taken by rubbing, the others are used by oral, dropping and suppository. The LUVI of Serawai's medicinal plants are range from 0.01% to 0.32%, the highest LUVI was obtained by a crop's plants.

Local wisdom is a legacy that must be preserved and documented. Using plants as traditional medicine is examples of local wisdom. One of the tribes in Indonesia that called Serawai tribe, are still using the surrounding plants as traditional medicine. Documenting local knowledge in making a drug from medicinal plants is part of the implementation of Nagoya Protocol that has been ratified by Indonesia Government in UU RI number 11 2013. Some medicinal plants are used by mixing more than one species to make it a medicinal herb. These medicinal ingredients are often used orally. Therefore, this study aims to document oral formulations based on medicinal plants used by the Serawai tribe in Seluma, Bengkulu. The research was conducted using the exploring method based on informations obtained through open interviews with several key informants. The explorations were carried out in four districts in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu. This research found at least 28 species of medicinal plants that used as ingredients of traditional medicine which are applied orally. These types of medicinal plants contained of alkaloids, phenol and terpenoids.