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    STUDI ETNOBOTANI FAMILI ZINGIBERACEAE DALAM KEHIDUPAN MASYARAKAT LOKAL DI PULAU RUPAT KABUPATEN BENGKALIS, RIAU
    (2021-04) Hafizah, Nurul; Fitmawati, Fitmawati
    Indonesia is known as a country that has many ethnicities with a variety of custom and cultures, as well as local wisdom. One of the local wisdom in Indonesia is the skills in concocting plants as traditional medicine. The relationship between botany (plants) associated with ethnic (community groups) in various parts of the world is studied in ethnobotanical science. The purpose of the research is to study the utilization of Zingiberaceae plants by local people in Rupat Island, Bengkalis Regency including botanical studies and ethnomedicine. The research was conducted from November 2020 to January 2021. The data was collected by interviewing 15 Practitioners of Traditional Medicine (POT) who have information related to the utilization of the Zingiberaceae plants. Based on the results of the interview, there were 16 species of Zingiberaceae plants used as the basic ingredients of folk remedies. The highest Value of Informant Consensus Factor (Fic) is found in the reproductive system disease category. Fidelity levels analysis shows that Curcuma domestica is the most widely used plant by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in treating diseases.