European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANALGESIC MEDICINAL PLANTS IN SOUTH BOGOR REGION, BOGOR, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA – AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY

Anita, Amalia, Amelia Lestari Putri, Anastasya Refaliana Putri, Aysha Rizki Ramadani, Dedeh Deswita, Dewi Hartati, Dinar Anita Listiany, Elma Tiana, Melah Parohah, Najwa Zhafira, Nova Apriliyani, Nur Zakiyah Candrama Slami, Syaira Banun and Maulana Yusuf Alkandari*

ABSTRACT

Pain can be defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damages, or described in terms of such damages. 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 South Bogor Region, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Fieldwork was carried out from October to December 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 South Bogor Region to treat pain. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (56.7%) are most frequently used in making medicines, followed by rhizomes (16.7%), seed (10.0%), fruit (6.7%), stem, flower, and rind (respectively 3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation methods were decoction (83.3%) and infusion (16.7%). The results of this research confirm that people in the South Bogor 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, South Bogor Region, Analgesic.