STUDI ETNOFARMASI SUKU KAILI MOMA DI KECAMATAN KULAWI, KABUPATEN SIGI, PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGAH
Abstract: This study aims to
inventory and to know the ways of utilization as well as parts of the plants
which have been used by people of Kaili Moma Tribe in Kulawi Subdistrict, Sigi
Regency, Central Sulawesi. This research is a descriptive study which used qualitative
methods and purposive sampling technique through open-ended interviews to 87
people of Kaili Moma Tribe using questionnaire. The results of this study
showed that there were 51 species of plants, classified into 29 familia, used
as remedies (traditional medicine) for the treatments of 41 types of disease.
The most widely used plants came from family Lamiaceae with percentage of
17%. The parts of plant used by the
people included leaves, fruits, stems, tubers, roots, rhizomes, seeds, herbs,
flowers and thorns. Part of the plants most frequently used as remedies is leaf
with percentage of 49%. Ways of the plants utilization were very diverse, such
as boiling; squeezing, and pounding. The people use them in ways of drinking,
eating, rubbing, and affixing them to the affected part.
Keywords: Ethnopharmacy;
Medicinal Plants; Kaili Moma Tribe
Penulis: Muhammad Yusuf
Islami, Nurlina Ibrahim, Arsa Wahyu Nugrahani
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd170556
