UTILIZATION OF PLANTS AS MEDICINE BY NGALUM TRIBE IN KOTYOBAKON AND OKELWEL VILLAGES IN OKHIKA DISTRICT, PEGUNUNGAN BINTANG REGENCY, PAPUA PROVINCE
Sisilia Ningdana1), Beatrix Irene Sanderina Wanma1)2)

1) Biology Study Program,Ottow Geissler Papua university
2) Gadja Mada University Biology Doctoral Program
*wanmabeatrix4[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Communities in Papua Province greatly depend on nature for their lives, including utilizing plants as traditional medicine. The Ngalum tribe lives in Kotyobakon and Okelwel villages, Okhika District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency. These villages have a high biodiversity. This research aims to find out the types of plants used as medicine, the parts of the plants used, and the procedure for processing the plant as traditional medicine. This research was conducted in February - December 2021. Data were collected from observations, interviews, and documentation. Data obtained were in the form of qualitative data. They were collected, sorted, grouped, and arranged in tables. The researcher found 35 types of medicinal plants from 25 families. The parts of plants used as medicine were leaves, bark, stems, shoots, flowers, fruit, seeds, roots, and rhizomes. Plants were processed using simple methods such as boiled, traditional steam bath, pounded, used directly, consumed as vegetables, washed, or consumed directly. The community of the Ngalum tribe could easily obtain medicinal plants around yards, roadsides, gardens, and primary forests near their residential areas

Keywords: plants, traditional medicine, Ngalum Tribe, Okhika District.

Topic: Biodiversity