Identifikasi Tumbuhan Obat dan Pemanfaatannya oleh Battra di Desa Doulu Kabupaten Karo

Abstract

Battra is a person who can blend various plants into medicines used in traditional medicine processes. This study aims to identify and analyze the medicinal plants used by Battra in Doulu Village, Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province. This study uses a survey method with a tool in the form of an interview guide. Interviews with battra were conducted in-depth to find out information about the medicinal plants they use, what parts of the plants are used, and their processing techniques and uses. The study results show that Battra in Doulu Village, Karo Regency, is still practicing traditional medicine. Battra in this village utilizes 31 types of medicinal plants. The highest plant family used was Zingiberaceae. The most utilization by battra was in herbaceous habitus, which was 39%, plant parts in the form of leaves (35%), the processing carried out by chopping (39%), and the use of medicinal plants by eating (48%).

Story of Conservation: Integrating Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Healer, and Sacred Area in Daulu–Karonese, North Sumatera

“…The existence of ethnobotanical knowledge among the Karo people has been written about by Pandapotan (2018). In particular, ethnobotanical knowledge from Daulu Village has been written down by Tarigan et al (2022) by presenting 31 types of medicinal plants studied from a forestry science perspective and focusing on traditional healing informants. The existence of this knowledge is still maintained and the existence of the in-situ habitat for medicinal plants is also continuously conserved in Daulu Village.…”

“…This article, which specifically discusses ethnobotanical knowledge among the Karo people, also presents an inventory of local wisdom in the use of ethnobotany and its relation to healers as medicine makers. (Pandapotan, 2018;Tarigan et al, 2022). Ginting (2010) has also reviewed the locations of sacrificial rituals in Daulu but did not write about it in the context of conservation and its relationship with ethnobotanical knowledge.…”

Identification of the Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used by Battra in North Bengkulu

“…In other studies, it was also shown that the use of the Zingiberaceae family by Battra such as Battra in Doulu Village, Karo Regency (Tarigan et al, 2022). Unlike the case with research in the Kakar region of Balochistan Pakistan.…”

“…In rural places, those who are truly knowledgeable and accustomed to using therapeutic plants combine medicinal herbs. Being able to comprehend traditional medicine, Battra is capable of combining and processing medicinal plants to create medicines (Tarigan et al, 2022). Through the lineage his forefathers left behind, Battra learned about conventional medicine in general.…”

Uji Antibakteri Ekstrak Rimpang Koenih Rimbo (Curcuma sumatrana Miq.) Tumbuhan Endemik Sumatra Barat terhadap Bakteri Gram Positif

“…Salah satu tumbuhan obat yang digunakan di kalangan masyarakat adalah dari family Zingiberaceae. Tarigan et al,(2022) melaporkan bahwa dari 31 jenis tanaman obat yang digunakan di daerah kabupaten Karo, Famili tumbuhan tertinggi yang digunakan adalah Zingiberaceae. Hal ini diduga karena kandungan senyawa metabolit sekunder yang terkandung di dalamnya, seperti: fenol dan flavonoid (Chumroenphat et al, 2019), minyak atsiri, kurkuminoid, alkaloid, saponin, dan triterpenoid (Hartanto et al, 2014).…”