Ethnoparmacology studies of jaundice in Mandar tribe in Pasangkayu district of West Sulawesi

Authors

  • Jamaluddin Jamal Deparment of Pharmacy, Matematics and Natural Sciences of Faculty, Tadulako University
  • Dewi Weni Sari Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tadulako University, Palu.94118
  • Inggrid Faustine Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tadulako University, Palu.94118

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpp.v9i2.5112

Keywords:

Ethnopharmacology, Jaundice, Mandar tribe, Pasangkayu regency

Abstract

Mandar tribe in Pasangkayu Regency still use plants for traditional medicine. One of the diseases that can be treated with traditional medicine is jaundice. This study aims to determine the utilization of traditional medicine as jaundice by Mandar tribe. This type of research is descriptive qualitative with sampling technique Snowball Sampling through interview with media questionnaire. The results of the study found 14 species consisting of 13 families, plants for treatment of jaundice is soursop, breadfruit, black turmeric, mung, turmeric, banana, kersen, reed, lemon, sambiloto, yellow root, lapo-lapo, barorang, and coconut. Parts of plants used by the Mandar, among others, other leaves, fruit, stems, roots, rhizomes, herbs. Part of the most widely used plant as a drug that leaves with a percentage of 43%.Processing plants by boiling 70%, how to squeeze 30% and consumed by way of drinking.

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Published

2019-04-19

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Ethnoparmacology studies of jaundice in Mandar tribe in Pasangkayu district of West Sulawesi. Int J of Phytopharm [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 19 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];9(2):e5112. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijpp/article/view/5112