Ethnobotany of medicinal plant at Namorambe Village, Deli Serdang North Sumatra

Abstract

The Ethnobotany of medicinal plants by the community of Namorambe Village, Pancur Batu District, Deli Serdang Regency has been going on for generations.Namorambe is a village dominated by the Karo ethnic group.This study aims to determine the type, percentage of species, method of processing and use of medicinal plants.The research method was carried out by means of in-depth interviews with people who use medicinal plants.Sampling was done by purposive sampling of 42 respondents.There are 50 types of medicinal plants consisting of 29 families which are often used by the people of Namorambe Village.The types of medicinal plants most widely used by the community are from the family Zingiberaceae (8 species), Solanaceae (4 species), Myrtacea (3 species), Euphorbiaceae (3 species).The families Arecaceae, Laminaceae, Malvaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, and Rutaceae each with 2 species, and the other families each with 1 species.The results of this research can become a data base for potential medicinal plants that can be developed in a sustainable manner.