Sarcouncil Journal of Applied Sciences Aims & Scope

Abstract: The people of Harapan Village who have used plants as traditional medicine. The residents believe that these medicinal plants can cure diseases. The knowledge they get from generation to generation has used plants as traditional medicine. Therefore, the population uses a lot of plants in traditional medicine. This study aims to find out the ethnopharmaceutical plants used and how to use drugs by the people of Harapan Village, Barru Regency, South Sulawesi and. This type of research is a survey research with an observational method through questionnaires and interviews with 25 respondents in Harapan Village, Barru Regency. The results of the study found 25 species, 20 families and 24 genera that were used as traditional medicine by the people of Harapan Village. The plant parts used are leaves, rhizomes, fruit and stems. The method of processing plants is by boiling and pounding / squeezing. Then how to use it by drinking, affixed / smeared. Local people of Harapan Village have used plants as traditional medicine. They believe that the medicinal plant can cure the disease. It is the knowledge gained for generations; therefore, many people use plants for this purpose. This research to find out the ethnopharmaceutical plants used as well as how to use drugs by the society. This research was conducted survey study with observational methods through questionnaires and interviews including 25 respondents of local people. The results of the study specified 25 species, 20 families and 24 genera that were used as traditional medicines. The parts used were leaves, rhizomes, flesh, and stems. The process method was by boiling, grinding, or squeezing. Then, the ways to use were by drinking, taping or applied.