Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants used in West Java Indonesia

The ethnobotanical study in this report focuses on traditional therapeutic plants utilized by local societies in the treatment of human infections. There is a need to conduct a study to record the medicinal plants associated with indigenous knowledge in Urug village, Indonesia. The reason for this research was to provide and protect the predecessors’ knowledge connected to therapeutic plant use within the community. A variety of vegetation has made substantial contributions and remained an essential part of humanity across history. This research was performed from January to February 2018 in Urug indigenous village, Bogor District, West Java, Indonesia. The main goal of this study was to document the medicinal plants that are used in the research area to cure various illnesses. This ethnobotanical knowledge was gathered with the use of semi-structural interviews, guided field walks and observations with informants. Several species were examined using the species Use value and Fidelity Level. Furthermore, 102 therapeutic plants, including 96 genera and 48 families were compiled and identified. However, Zingiberaceae (9,8%) family had the highest therapeutic plant use for several therapies in this region. The highest proportion of medicinal plants comprises herbs (40.2%) while leaves (69%) were the most often used parts in the formulation of traditional drugs. Meanwhile, decoctions (47,8%) were commonly utilized as a traditional medicine preparation method. The frequently applied ethnomedicinal plant types were Centella asiatica (1.0) while the highest Fidelity Level value for the management of sprue was Pterocarpus indicus. Also, indigenes in this survey community have traditional wisdom in the treatment of human diseases using these plants. Youth apathy poses a serious threat to these herbs, so it is important to increase awareness in the local communities with an emphasis on the sustainable use and maintenance of traditional knowledge and medicinal plants.