ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED TO TREAT ALLERGIC IN THE BOJONG REGION, PURWAKARTA, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
Asshasyfa Ibrahim, Cindy Audiny, Dhivira Azfari Pratama Hidayat, Amira Ramadani, Alya Ratna Irfadillah, Julia Khoerunnisa, Melah Parohah, Muhammad Sopyan Nur, Najwa Zhafira, Lianto Ajeng Prabowo,
Rian Ahmad Zaenudin, Rizal Iskandar, Rizky Fauziyah Manshur, Syaira Banun, Winda Widi Astuti, Zhahira Hikmatuz Zahra, Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*
ABSTRACT
In recent years, allergic diseases have occurred frequently, affecting more than 20% of the global population. The current first-line treatment of anti-allergic drugs mainly includes topical corticosteroids, as well as adjuvant treatment of antihistamine drugs, which have adverse side effects and drug resistance after long-term use. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicine to treat allergies by people in the Bojong Region, Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia. Fieldwork was carried out from April to May 2026 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 study reports that 30 plant species are commonly used by people in the Bojong Region to treat allergies. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (50.0%) are most often used in making medicine, followed by rhizome (13.3%), fruit (13.3%), stem, seeds, and flower (6.7% respectively), and rind (3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation method was decoction (76.7%) and infusion (23.3%). The results of this research confirm that people in the Bojong Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of allergies with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.
Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Bojong Region, Allergic.
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