European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS ADMINISTERED FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN THE SAGALAHERANG REGION, SUBANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Callista Putri Ryanna, Famia Restikayanty, Dziqro Mulya Sapitri, Fadilla Nur Istiqomah, Avrillia Shasi Kirani, Eka Himatul Ulya, Wulan Mutiara Sari, Restri Putri Nimarliana, Eva Meilia Azmi, Juliana Eddis Indiani, Salsabila Hikmatu Sadiah, Dinar Anita Listiany, Putri Dwiyanti Suryanto, Aysha Rizki Ramadani,
Nur Zakiyah Candrama Slami, Nabila Dwi Khaerunisa and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is one of the serious medical conditions that dramatically increases the chances of various related health problems. Currently, researchers are starting to look for new antihypertensive compound candidates derived from natural ingredients that have been empirically proven to have antihypertensive effects. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicinal to treat hypertension by communities in the Sagalaherang 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 Sagalaherang Region to treat hypertension. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (50.0%) are most frequently used in making medicines, followed by rhizomes (13.3%), fruit (13.3%), flowers, stem, and seed (respectively 6.7%) and rind (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 Sagalaherang Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of hypertension with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.

Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Sagalaherang Region, Hypertension.