The Rancakalong People still hold tight the local culture. Generally, the Rancakalong people are living as farmer. This matter makes the Rancakalong people do the culture of Ngalaksa. This cultural purpose is gratitude of prosperity throught the rice harvest symbolized as Dewi Sri. The purpose of this research is to examine ethnobotany of plants that used in Ngalaksa culture at Rancakalong Sub-district. The method of this research uses descriptive-exploration with the technique of data collection is Pusposive Random Sampling and Snowball Sampling. Ngalaksa culture relates with ethnobotany studies because it uses rice (Oryza sativa L.) as the main plant and other plants such as kecombrang (Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M.Sm), congkok (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn), cariang (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) and coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). These plants are needed in large quantities and cannot be replace by other plants.
The use of banana plant sap as an incision remedy has been carried out through generations in Citatah Village, Cipatat District, West Bandung Regency, Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the ethnobotanical utilization of banana plant sap as an incision remedy. The research was conducted using the snowball sampling technique by the method of structured observation and interviews with 30 respondents. The followings were tools and materials used for the research, a set of stationery, cameras, voice recorders, and laptops. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that of the thirty respondents who knew the utilization of banana plant sap as wound remedy, only 60% were still using it. Parts of banana plants that were often used by the community was the banana plant shoots by 87% of the total respondents and banana leaf fronds by 13%. There was no specific type of banana used for this wound remedy. However, the type of banana most widely used by the community was ambon Banana (Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum) with a percentage of 20%, kulutuk/manggala banana (Musa balbisiana) 60%, and kepok Banana (Musa paradisiaca formatypica) 20%. Based on the results of the observation and interview, there were at least four benefits of using banana sap, namely preventing infection, sticking wounds, stopping bleeding, and drying the wound. While scientifically, this banana sap can be used as the wound remedy because it contains flavonoid compounds, saponins, triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids, ascorbic acid, and tannins.
The use of banana plant sap as an incision remedy has been carried out through generations in Citatah Village, Cipatat District, West Bandung Regency, Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the ethnobotanical utilization of banana plant sap as an incision remedy. The research was conducted using the snowball sampling technique by the method of structured observation and interviews with 30 respondents. The followings were tools and materials used for the research, a set of stationery, cameras, voice recorders, and laptops. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that of the thirty respondents who knew the utilization of banana plant sap as wound remedy, only 60% were still using it. Parts of banana plants that were often used by the community was the banana plant shoots by 87% of the total respondents and banana leaf fronds by 13%. There was no specific type of banana used for this wound remedy. However, the type of banana most widely used by the community was ambon Banana (Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum) with a percentage of 20%, kulutuk/manggala banana (Musa balbisiana) 60%, and kepok Banana (Musa paradisiaca formatypica) 20%. Based on the results of the observation and interview, there were at least four benefits of using banana sap, namely preventing infection, sticking wounds, stopping bleeding, and drying the wound. While scientifically, this banana sap can be used as the wound remedy because it contains flavonoid compounds, saponins, triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids, ascorbic acid, and tannins.
Banyaknya objek wisata di Kota Singkawang membuat wisatawan kebingungan untuk memilih tujuan objek wisata. Untuk menentukan tujuan objek wisata, wisatawan perlu membandingkan informasi mengenai setiap objek wisata Kota Singkawang satu-persatu. Hal ini tentu akan memerlukan usaha yang banyak dan waktu yang cukup lama, sehingga membuat wisatawan kesulitan dalam menentukan tujuan objek wisata Kota Singkawang, untuk itu dibutuhkan suatu aplikasi yang dapat merekomendasikan kepada wisatawan dalam menentukan keputusan objek wisata Kota Singkawang. Aplikasi ini menggunakan metode AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) yang memiliki kriteria berupa jarak, akses, hobi dan fasilitas dengan menggabungkan google maps pada website yang telah diinputkan oleh user yaitu wisatawan. Dari hasil pengujian berupa blackbox testing dan dengan membandingkan hasil perhitungan antara sistem dan manual hasil yang didapatkan yaitu aplikasi telah berjalan dengan baik, tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil perhitungan pada sistem dengan manual. Aplikasi Rekomendasi pemilihan objek wisata Kota Singkawang dengan menggunakan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dapat menjadi sebuah alternatif rekomendasi yang dapat digunakan oleh wisatawan dalam pemilihan tujuan objek wisata.
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