Be Familiar with the Medicinal Plants in Campus Environment: Habitus, Usage, and Part Used

Abstract

This study aims to list the kinds of medicinal plants in Universitas Lancang Kuning Riau and identifying the habitus of medicinal plant, the usefulness and the part used. The study was conducted for 8 months, i.e. from November 2017 to June 2018. The research method is survey. Determination of survey location is done by cluster sampling, which is grouping location based on faculty. The observation was done by cruising method, that is observing and recording all kinds of medicinal plants and identified based on the guidelines which are the results of research that has been published in scientific journals and books of the types of medicinal plants and properties. The types of medicinal plants identified in the Universitas Lancang Kuning are 109 species, consisting of 12 kinds of habitus and habitus of the most are trees. Usefulness of plants found is to treat various diseases and maintain health, also has other uses, namely as landscape elements, flavorings/food seasonings, natural dyes, as vegetables and food, and fruit producers. The parts used are roots, tubers, stem, bark, sap, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, bamboo shoots, whole parts of plants, and the most widely used are leaves.