Utilization Pattern and Value of Traditional Medicinal Plant Use in Jagoi Area, Bau, Sarawak

• Main Author: Jovita Elderson, Anak Ripen
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: unimas 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QK Botany
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21161/4/utilization%20pattern.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21161/

The use of medicinal plants based on traditional knowledge is widely known among the Bidayuh community in Sarawak. The local communities around Jagoi area, Bau are in the process of developing a strategic management plan to conserve their cultural heritage, the Mount Jagoi Community Forest. Based on a study carried out with the Bidayuh community of Jagoi area, a total of 117 species of plants with economic and cultural significance particularly plants with medicinal use were documented and collected. Of these, 60 species were recorded for medicinal purposes while 57 species of plants were for other uses. The plant family with the most species used are Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae (8 species each), Fabaceae (7 species), Arecaceae, Asteraceae and Dipterocarpaceae (5 species each) and followed by Piperaceae, Poaceae and Zingiberaceae (4 species each). Information were obtained by interviews with elderly informants recognized as having knowledge of their culture. Information collected included the species of plants used, their specific use, and the method of preparation or applications.