European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANTIHYPERURICEMIA EFFECTS IN THE PATOKBEUSI REGION, SUBANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Fidela Cahya Camilla, Alya Nidaul Husna, Arif Kurnia Rahman, Divia Maulidatun Annisa, Elmi Fuvida, Iin Nur'aini, Inayah Salehah, Mardani Syaputra, Nabila Azmi Fauziah, Nadia Nur Arifah, Putria Zulaikha, Reyhan Radithya Bilo, Rosita Putri, Safana Nur Asfarani, Salwa Aulia Putri T, Syaira Banun and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*

ABSTRACT

Gout is the most common arthritis with increasing incidence and prevalence throughout the world. Currently, researchers are starting to look for new antihyperuricemic compound candidates derived from natural ingredients that have been empirically proven to have antihyperuricemic effects. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicinal to treat hyperuricemia by communities in the Patokbeusi Region, Subang, 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 Patokbeusi Region to treat hyperuricemia. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (56.7%) are most frequently used in making medicines, followed by rhizomes (20.0%), seed (10.0%), fruit (6.7%), stem, and rind (respectively 3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation methods were decoction (80.0%) and infusion (20.0%). The results of this research confirm that people in the Patokbeusi Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of hyperuricemia with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.

Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Patokbeusi Region, Antihyperuricemia.