Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers for the Treatment of Various Diseases in Ondae Sub-ethnic of Poso District in Indonesia

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10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.089How to use a DOI?

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Ondae sub-ethnic, ethno-pharmacological, local knowledge

Abstract

Exploration and inventory of medicinal plants and their use in the community based on local wisdom need to be conducted. This ethno-pharmacological study was undertaken to documenting the medicinal plants and herbal formula utilized by traditional healers in prevention as well as treatment of various diseases in Ondae sub-ethnic of Central Sulawesi of Indonesia. The research was conducted in five selected villages located in Poso District of Central Sulawesi. Traditional healers were selected using purposive sampling based on many inclusion criteria. Data collection was done by direct interviews with traditional healers using a structured questionnaire, observation, and medicinal plants specimen collection. Totally, there are 66 medicinal plant species distributed among 34 plants family used by traditional healers in Onda’e sub-ethnic whereas Euphorbiaceae is the most widespread family used. As of 146 herbal formula are determined among 5 selected traditional healers to prevent and cure ailments. Leaf (34.6%) is recognized as the most common plant part used followed by herbaceous plant parts (21.5%), while flower (0.6%) is the least plant parts utilized in Ondae sub-ethnic. A tumor (cancer) and child healthcare are the most general disease handled by traditional healers in Onda’e sub-ethnic. Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants utilization both for preventing and healing diseases still exist in fifth selected villages among Onda’e sub-ethnic of Central Sulawesi especially by traditional healers. Good documentation on the database is expected to be one of the ways to prevent the loss of this local knowledge. Recommendation: Further investigation of laboratory experimental research needs to be conducted to provide scientific data on the safety and efficacy of medicinal plants utilized by traditional healers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nuning Rahmawati
AU  - Yuli Widiyastuti
AU  - Rahman Purwanto
AU  - Siti Sri Lestari
AU  - Ikhsan Hi. Amir Sene
AU  - Yulianti Bakari
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/22
TI  - Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers for the Treatment of Various Diseases in Ondae Sub-ethnic of Poso District in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 460
EP  - 468
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.089
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.089
ID  - Rahmawati2020
ER  -