Abstract

ABSTRACTInventory of medicinal plants in Jayapura district has been carried out to obtain a database of medicinal plantsused by traditional healers (battra). Specific ecological and geographical conditions of the areae were the basisof the selection for study. This study used an exploratory survey method supported by participatory approach fordata collection or ethnobotany participatory assesment (participatory ethnobotanical appraisal, PEA). Basedon the survey, there were found three battra who have practiced as traditional healer in Jayapura district. Thebattra used medicinal plants to treat their patients. The medicinal plants used as medicine were collected froma market, self cultured or from the around yard or forest area. A total of 69 species of medicinal plants from42 families succesfully inventoried. There were 79 traditional medicine recorded which were used to heal 64 common ailments. All of the medicinal plants used were common plants that are well recognized by the Jayapurapeople and the most of them were still easily found in that area.ABSTRAKInventarisasi tanaman obat di kabupaten Jayapura dilaksanakan guna memperoleh basis data tentang tanamanobat yang umum digunakan oleh pengobat tradisional (Battra) di kabupaten tersebut. Kondisi ekologi dangeografi yang khas daerah tersebut menjadi dasar pemilihan lokasi penelitian. Dalam penelitian ini digunakanmetode survei eksploratif dengan didukung pendekatan pengumpulan data secara partisipatif atau penilaianetnobotani partisipatif (participatory ethnobotanical appraisal, PEA). Berdasarkan survei yang dilakukanditemukan tiga orang Battra yang melakukan praktek pengobatan di kabupaten Jayapura. Dalam prakteknyapara Battra menggunakan tanaman obat untuk mengobati pasiennya dimana tanaman tersebut merekaperoleh dari membeli hasil budidaya, mengambil di pekarangan atau mencarinya di hutan. Sebanyak 69 spesiestanaman obat dari 42 familia berhasil diinventarisasi. Terinventarisasi pula 79 ramuan obat tradisional untukmengatasi 64 indikasi penyakit. Hampir semua jenis tanaman obat yang digunakan merupakan tanaman obatyang dikenal secara umum oleh masyarakat dan tidak ada yang memiliki status terkikis.Kata kunci: inventarisasi, tanaman obat, Jayapura