AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANALGESIC EFFECTS IN THE PEBAYURAN REGION, BEKASI, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
Lena Rokana Mende Bancin, Herdiyansah, Adelia Putri Pratiwi, Ferrari Axell Serreno, Rafly Izza Pirdaus, Farel Zhafif Alvaro, Rifki Abdilah, Sylvia Khoerun Nisa, Shelina Tri Ananda, Fhisna Ayu Faradina, Mia Kamelia, Revatania Putri Khoirunnisa, Keisya Amelia Matondang, Azhar Atiiqoh, Mega Annisa, Najwa Zhafira and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*
ABSTRACT
Despite recent developments in pain therapy, the medical community still needs safe, effective, and potent analgesic drugs for the treatment of various pain conditions, especially chronic pain. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicine to treat pain by people in the Pebayuran Region, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. Fieldwork was carried out from March to April 2024 using direct interviews, questionnaires, and discussions. Plant species are identified based on standard taxonomic methods, flower morphological characteristics, and where possible, using samples for comparison, as well as consultation with experts and the literature. The plant types obtained were grouped into families according to the Cronquist classification system. Plant names were checked against the Plant List (www.plantlist.org) and the International Plant Name Index (www.ipni.org). This research reports that 30 plant species are commonly used by people in the Pebayuran Region to treat pain. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (53.3%) are most frequently used in making medicines, followed by rhizomes (23.3%), stem (10.0%), seed (6.7%), rind and fruit (respectively 3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation methods were decoction (76.7%) and infusion (23.3%). The results of this research confirm that people in the Pebayuran Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of pain with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.
Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Pebayuran Region, Analgesic.
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