Diversity and abundance of medicinal plants in Penggaron tourism forest of Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Nowadays, the need for medicinal plants as raw materials of traditional medicine is increasing. This study aims to determine the plant species that potential as medicine and its abundance in Penggaron Tourism Forest. Study sites were in the mixed forests and pine forests of Penggaron tourism forest. Vegetation sampling was carried out using a plot method with a size of 10 x 10 m for tree strata, 5 x 5 m for shrub strata and 1 x 1 m for grass or herbaceous strata. Each species of medicinal plant found was identified up to species level and determined their benefit. The medicinal plants found in the study site was 24 species, consisting of 15 families. The most commonly found plant species i.e., the Familia Asteraceae (Chromolaena odorata, Crassocephalum crepidiodes, and Elephantopus scaber), Malvaceae (Hibiscus tiliaceus, Sida rhombifolia, and Urena lobata) and Zingiberaceae (Alpinia galanga, Zingiber officinale, and Zingiber montanum). The habitus of found medicinal plants were 25% tree, 25% shrubs and 50% herbs/grasses. Medicinal plants in the Penggaron forest have not been widely used by people around the forest.

Abundance and Distribution of Medicinal Plants in Madapi Forest Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu

“…One species of Asteraceae, Chromolaena odorata was the most abundant. This species is common medicinal plants in Thailand and widely distributed in the tropics region [14] Table 2 shows the abundance of medicinal plants from the each section. The most abundant species in the sites were D. esculentum and followed by C. hirta, C. odorata, S. mahagoni, E. valerianifolius, E. elatior, Coffea sp., C. asiatica, A. moluccana, and B. multiplex.…”

“…However, this species has lots of health benefits and is commonly used by people in ethnopharmacological uses such as treatment fotr stomachache, coughs, and colds, toothache, malaria, Advances in Biological Sciences Research, volume 13 diarrhea, skin infection [23]. Utami and Rahadian [14] reported that this species was one of the most prevalent medicinal plants found in Penggaron tourism forest of Central Java, Indonesia that benefit as anti-inflames and anti-diabetic. Rohman et al [24] reported that the Tengger tribe located in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java utilized C. odorata as an insect repellent.…”

Computational Study of Telang Flower Extract (Clitoria Ternatea) as an Anti-Inflammantory Drug

“…[8] [27] Several studies mention the benefits of this plant, among others to treat insomnia, rheumatism, asthma, ulcers, nourish the heart, reduce inflammation. [9] [22] Healing wounds, even overcoming the symptoms of diabetes. [10] Various pharmacological activities of C. ternatea were reported in Vol 01 2022, pp 8-17 e-ISSN: XXXX-XXXX DOI: https://doi.org/10.54482/ELECTROLYTE/ DOI: https://doi.org/10.54482/ ELECTROLYTE/ literature such as antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diuretic, local anaesthetic, antidiabetic, insecticidal, blood platelet aggregation inhibiting and vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties.…”