Ethno-Medicinal Plants Used for Medication of Jaundice by The Chinese, Dayak, and Malays Ethnic in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

Knowledge in the utilization of plants as medicine is local wisdom passed down from generation to generation. This study aims to make an inventory of plants that is efficacious in overcoming jaundice which is used by ethnic Chinese, Dayak, and Malay people in West Kalimantan. This research applies ethnobotany and medical ethnobiology approaches by using observation techniques, semi-structural interviews, also recording and documenting plant species to overcome jaundice. There were 23 types of medicinal plants used by ethnic Chinese, Dayak, and Malay people to overcome jaundice. The 23 types of plants obtained were tebu hitam (Saccharum officinarum L.), pisang mas (Musa paradisiaca L.), kacang hijau (Vigna radiata L.), bawang dayak (Eleutherine palmifolia (L.) Merr.), temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.), lipan-lipan (Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin), ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.), cha chen chou/ sawi (Plantago mayor L.), inai (Lawsonia inermis L), kunyit (Curcuma domestica Val.), kelapa gading (Cocos eburen Durch), belimbing manis (Averrhoa Carambola L.), ilalang (Imperata cylindrica (L) Beauv.), sia li chi o kin/putri malu kuning (Neptunia oleracea Lour.), ketepeng (Senna alata (L.) Roxb.), putri malu bunga ungu (Mimosa pudica L.), stet ma thio kin/bunga kancing (Urena lobata L.), tebu karak (Saccharum officinarum L.), kumis kucing (Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.), empedu tanah/sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. Ex Nees), pegage/pegagan (Centella asiatica L. Urban), kai kut chou/tulang ayam (Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau), and bambu kuning (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.). Key words: Jaundice, Local Wisdom, Medicinal plants.