A Study of The Tengger Tribe's Use of Medicinal Plants in East Java, Indonesia, from The Perspective of Ethnopharmacology

Abstract

Ethnopharmacy is a strategy that
focuses on exploring and documenting an ethnic
group's or community's local knowledge of the
usage of a medication for medical purposes. The
Tengger tribe is one of the few in Indonesia that still
has ancient medicinal expertise. This study
examines medicinal plant species and traditional
knowledge about degenerative diseases and other
disorders in the Tenggerese population of Ngadas
Village in TNBTS, Indonesia. Approach: The
Snowball Sampling approach is used in this study,
which starts with Purposive Sampling to identify
essential samples. Next, the data is evaluated
qualitatively. Results: This study describes 29
traditional medicinal plants divided into 15 groups
that are used to cure 14 different ailments. The
inventory of the 29 selected medicinal plants reveals
that the leaf part, preparation as a decoction, and use
as a drink are the most prevalent outcomes. The
most widely utilized family in traditional medicine
is Asteraceae. Conclusion: The Tengger tribe
population continues to use plants to treat a variety
of ailments today. The reported medicinal plant
species will serve as a basic reference in
phytochemistry for future research into new active
chemicals as well as conservation methods. In this
sense, it is critical to prioritize the conservation of
traditional medicinal plants and indigenous medical
knowledge in the Tengger tribal area of Ngadas
Village in order to conserve them for future
generations.
Keywords: Ethnopharmacy, Tengger Tribe, Ngadas
Village, Indonesia