RAGAM JENIS TUMBUHAN OBAT POTENSIAL DI AREAL HUTAN KOTA MUHAMMAD SABKI KOTA JAMBI. (Indonesian)

Various Types of Potential Drug Plants in Muhammad Sabki Urban Forest Jambi City. (English)

The urban forest of Muhammad Sabki is one of city green open space that have many functions and potential to developed, especially plants that can be used as medicine. Medicinal plant is one of non timber forest product which is not only used by communities around the forest but also by urban communities. However, data on potentially herbal medicinal species in this urban forest have not been found. The recent research limited to the diversity of vegetation and wildlife. This research conducted for 4 months on 2017 in the area of Muhammad Sabki's Urban Forest. A total of 50 sampling units are sized 2 m x 2 m and 5 m x 5 m, created randomly on this area consider of forest homogeneity. Based on the inventory, its found as many as 149 species of plants that have potential as a medicine. However, the analysis result obtained 50% of the total species are plants that used as medicine by the communities around world. The dominant types of plants that useful as medicine in this region are members of Rubiaceae family, 9 types (6%). The parts of plant organs that commonly used are leaves, as much as 36%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hutan Kota Muhammad Sabki adalah salah satu ruang terbuka hijau perkotaan yang memiliki banyak fungsi dan potensi untuk dikembangkan, terutama tumbuhan yang dapat dipergunakan sebagai obat. Tumbuhan obat adalah salah satu hasil hutan bukan kayu yang tidak hanya digunakan oleh masyarakat sekitar hutan di pedesaan, tetapi juga masyarakat di perkotaan. Namun data mengenai jenis tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai obat di hutan kota ini belum ditemukan. Penelitian yang telah ada baru terbatas pada keragaman vegetasi dan satwa liar. Penelitian dilakukan selama 4 bulan pada tahun 2017 di dalam kawasan Hutan Kota Muhammad Sabki. Petak contoh berukuran 2 m x 2 m dan 5 m x 5 m diletakkan secara acak (random) sebanyak 50 buah mengingat homogenitas tegakan hutan di lokasi penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil inventarisasi, ditemukan sebanyak 149 jenis tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai obat. Namun dari hasil analisis diperoleh 50% dari total jenis yang ditemukan adalah tumbuhan yang dipergunakan sebagai obat oleh masyarakat dunia. Jenis tumbuhan dominan yang berguna sebagai obat di kawasan ini adalah anggota famili Rubiaceae, 9 jenis (6%). Bagian organ tumbuhan yang umumnya digunakan adalah daun sebanyak 36%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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