1 (2018)Įcosystem services research trends in Indonesia: a bibliometric analysisīiodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. The ethnobotanical study of edible and medicinal plants in the home garden of Batak Karo sub-ethnic in North Sumatra, Indonesiaīiodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity: Vol. Of medicinal plants among respondents (202.00 Â± 12.32 species). Seemed that younger generation had lost their knowledge in the medicinal plants because their knowledge of medicinal plants (48.19 Â±Ĩ.35 species) was lower than the that of older generation (170.19 Â± 18.38 species), while our key informants had the highest knowledge Among the diseases, gastrointestinalĭisorders had the highest number of medicinal plants used (72 species), followed by fever (64 species), and fractures (41 species). Almost half of those plants (119 species) had leaves used as medicines. It was found that 239 species (170 genera, 70 families) of medicinal plants were used to cure 18 kinds of natural diseases and 2 kinds of Qualitatively by descriptive statistics and quantitatively by calculating the index of cultural significance (ICS) and the use value (UVs). General respondents, who were grouped into two, namely those who were 30-50 years old and >50 years old. The sample consisted of 8 key informants and 32 Simalungun of North Sumatra was conducted, using an ethnobotanical approach.

Research on the local knowledge of medicinal plants by sub-ethnic Batak Local knowledge of medicinal plants in sub-ethnic Batak Simalungun of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Silalahi M, Supriatna J, Walujo EB, Nisyawati.

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