INVENTARISASI TUMBUHAN OBAT FAMILI ZINGIBERACEAE OLEH MASYARAKAT KUANTAN HILIR KABUPATEN KUANSING

Abstract

Kuantan Hilir District in Kuansing Regency has a long history of using various types of plants in daily life. This study aimed to invent plants belonging to Zingiberaceae family in Kuantan Hilir District which have potential as medicines so that this knowledge will be inherited to the next generation. The study used the PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) method, an assessment process that is oriented towards the involvement and active role of the community in research site. Based on the results of interviews, it is known that there are 7 species of medicinal plants member of Zingiberaceae family which are used as medicinal plants by local people of Kuantan Hilir. These species are Alpinia galanga, Zingiber cassumunar, Curcuma longa, Curcuma zanthorriza, Kaempferia galanga, Zingiber officinale, and Alpinia zerumbet which are used in treating various diseases, both medical and non-medical diseases.