Medicinal Plants used for Antihypercholesterolemia in Ethnic Groups of Celebes Island, Indonesia

Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat sebagai Antihiperkolesterolemia di Berbagai Etnis di Pulau Sulawesi, Indonesia

Authors

  • Nuning Rahmawati Research Center for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, BRIN Tawangmangu
  • Sari Haryanti
  • Ika Yanti Marfuatush Sholikhah
  • Dyah Subositi
  • Harto Widodo
  • Rohmat Mujahid
  • Yuli Widiyastuti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31002/jtoi.v16i2.1025

Keywords:

Peperomia pellucida, Folk medicine, Local knowledge

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the utilization of medicinal plants used by selected traditional healers who met inclusion criteria to treat high cholesterol levels in ethnic groups of Celebes Island, Indonesia. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observation, and sample collection. This study revealed 67 concoction information and identified the use of 48 plant species distributed in 32 families among 39 healers in 20 ethnic groups in Celebes Island. Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth (UV=0.21), lamiaceae (15.63%), and leaves (57.35%) were determined as the most prominent species, family, and plant part used. The most widely prescribed rule of use is internal administration (94.03%) with a frequency of 3x1 per day (44.78%) for a week to a month (56.72%). However, conservation efforts need to be initiated immediately since more than 50% of healers made no cultivation efforts

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Rahmawati, N., Haryanti, S., Yanti Marfuatush Sholikhah, I., Subositi, D., Widodo, H., Mujahid, R., & Widiyastuti, Y. (2023). Medicinal Plants used for Antihypercholesterolemia in Ethnic Groups of Celebes Island, Indonesia: Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat sebagai Antihiperkolesterolemia di Berbagai Etnis di Pulau Sulawesi, Indonesia . Jurnal Tumbuhan Obat Indonesia, 16(2), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.31002/jtoi.v16i2.1025