Ethnobotany of Merpayang (Scaphium macropodum Miq.) Beumee K. Heyne as a Medicinal Plant on The Pengulu Ethnic Sarolangun Jambi

Rizky Febriana Lubis; Agus Hikmat; Ervizal A. M. Zuhud

doi:10.29244/medkon.24.2.179-185

Rizky Febriana Lubis⁽¹⁾ , Agus Hikmat⁽²⁾ , Ervizal A. M. Zuhud⁽³⁾

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https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.24.2.179-185

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Vol 24 No 2 (2019): Media Konservasi Vol. 24 No. 2 Agustus 2019

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Oktober 3, 2019

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Oktober 3, 2019

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Merpayang fruit (Scaphium macropodum Miq.) Beumee Ex K Heyne has long been known to have medicinal properties, one of them the Pengulu ethnic. The research aimed was to analyze the ethnobotany of merpayang utilization in the Pengulu ethnic community of Jambi. The method used in this study was qualitative. Data collection used direct interviews with informants of Pengulu ethnic community with selected by snowball sampling. Data analysis was carried out by cross checking, summarizing, synthesizing, and narrating with descriptive analysis and evaluation. The results of study showed that the Pengulu ethnic uses merpayang for traditional medicines, including heartburn, fever, laxative, hemorrhoid/Ambien, coughing, and itching. In addition to the fruit, the Pengulu ethnic uses other parts of merpayang plant, such as sap, tree skin, roots as medicines.

Keywords: ethnobotany, medicinal plant, merpayang, Sarolangun

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Rizky Febriana Lubis

brlubisr@gmail.com (Kontak utama)

Agus Hikmat

Ervizal A. M. Zuhud

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Lubis, R.F. et al. 2019. Ethnobotany of Merpayang (Scaphium macropodum Miq.) Beumee K. Heyne as a Medicinal Plant on The Pengulu Ethnic Sarolangun Jambi. Media Konservasi. 24, 2 (Oct. 2019), 179–185. DOI:https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.24.2.179-185.

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Lubis, R.F. et al. 2019. Ethnobotany of Merpayang (Scaphium macropodum Miq.) Beumee K. Heyne as a Medicinal Plant on The Pengulu Ethnic Sarolangun Jambi. Media Konservasi. 24, 2 (Oct. 2019), 179–185. DOI:https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.24.2.179-185.