Study of ethnobotany as herbal plant in Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province

Abstract

Plants in Aceh Besar District are used as medicine, food and other consumer goods. Efforts to disseminate knowledge and use of medicinal plants are things that need to be done. One of the jobs that must be done before spreading the use of medicinal plants is by introducing them to the community. The purpose of the study was to determine the species of medicinal plants based on the parts of the plant organs used by the community and to determine the utilization and use of medicinal plants by the people of Aceh Besar district. Exploratory survey data collection methods and Participatory Rural Appraisal methods. Analysis of the data obtained was carried out descriptively with a quantitative approach. The results showed that the most widely used plant parts were the leaves and shoots (20.7%), while the plant organs that were the least utilized by the community were the bark and tubers (5.7%). The people of Aceh Besar District use medicinal plants by boiling, mashing, eating, squeezing, smearing, burning and slicing before serving. The people of Aceh Besar Regency are included in the community group that uses medicinal plants on a family scale.

Introduction and Use of Plants as Medicine for the People at Gampong Limpok, Aceh Besar District

“…The use of medicinal plants in society has existed since ancient times as a method of traditional medicine (Panjaitan et al, 2021). Various cultures around the world have developed knowledge about the healing properties of various types of plants (Fadhilah et al, 2023). In many societies, the use of medicinal plants is still being practiced today, both as an alternative and a complement to modern medicine (Khadka et al, 2021).…”