Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat Oleh Suku Tajio Di Desa Singura Kecamatan Toribulu Kabupaten Parigi Moutong

Abstrak
Medicinal plants are types of plants which in certain parts of the roots, stems, skin, leaves and their excretions are believed to cure or reduce pain. In these plants contain active substances that are efficacious for health that can be used as a cure for disease( Dalimarta, 2000). The formulation of the problem in this research is what types of medicinal plants are used and how to use them. The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the using types of medicinal plants and how to use them. This research usefulness is expected to be able to contribute data or information and knowledge about the types of medicinal plants by the community in Singura Village, Toribulu District, Parigi Moutong Regency and how to use them. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative, in order to identify the use of plants as medicine, through field observations and interviews. the number of respondents was 45 people determined using the Slovin formula. Based on the results of the study, it was known that as many as 36 types of plants were divided into 24 families that crutained used as medicine bay Singura Village community. The most using parts, are leaves as much as 47% of plant species and the most processing is taken by boiling as many as 53% of plant species. Based on the origin or place of growth, as many as 66% of plant species are found in the yard.
Keywords: Singura village, Tajio tribe, Medicinal plants, Traditional Medicine