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Abstract
Introduction: Plants have been the primary source of medicines before modern drug
was established which has been used for generations. Experimental: An
ethnopharmacological survey of herbal remedies used in cancer treatment was carried
out in Enrekang Indonesia. A questionnaire was distributed to traditional healer in
each village. Collected information included the names of plants, used parts, types of
cancer for which these plants were used and their preparation method. Results:
Collected data has shown that 14 formula (approximately 32 plants) are utilized for
treatment of cancer and many similarities about the formula composition. Leaves were
the most commonly used parts, while decoctions were the main method of preparation.
Conclusion: This study showed that many herbal remedies are still used the herbalist
in Enrekang South Sulawesi for treatment of cancer, some of them have been
approved scientifically while other are not identified. Synergism effort between
traditional healers and scientific should be encouraged in the discovery of new
anticancer compounds.
Keywords: Ethnopharmacology, anticancer, traditional use, herbal remedies
INTRODUCTION
Regency of Enrekang as included in one of the pripince in South Sulawesi Indonesa
located at 314'36"- 350'00" SL and 11940'53"-12006'33" EL and is at an altitude of
442 m above sea level, with an area 1,786.01 km. Enrekang is a unique land, adjacent
to four regencies with many ethnics (Bugis, Toraja, Mamasa, Palopo and Majenne)
[1]. These diversities causes rinsed many tradition including folkloric herbal medicine.
Howerer, herbal remedies have waned over hundreds of years with their own method.
Alternative medicines and herbal remedies in the past become populer before sythetic.
Endless of thecnology and knoledge of medicinal plant first used in herbal tea,
powders, syrups, infusions, ointmants, liniments and decoction [2]. As a tropis country,
Indonesia has the second biggest biodivesity in the world. [3]
Fig. Map of the regency of Enrekang
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Decoction
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[1] E. Sriputri, Bentuk duni pada situs liang datu Kabupaten Enrekang (studi komparasi),
Arkeologi, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 2013.
[2] B. Saad, H. Azaizeh, O. Said, Tradition and Perspectives of Arab Herbal Medicine: A
Review, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2 (2005) 475-479.
[3] Elfahmi, H.J. Woerdenbag, O. Kayser, Jamu: Indonesian traditional herbal medicine
towards rational phytopharmacological use, Journal of Herbal Medicine, 4 (2014) 51-73.