Studi Etnobotani Tumbuhan Herba oleh Masyarakat Karo di Kawasan Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser (Studi Kasus di Desa Telagah Kecamatan Sei Bingai Kabupaten Langkat)

Abstract

Research on the ethnobotany studies herbaceous by Karo Community in Gunung Leuser National Park area (case study in the village of Sei Bingai Telagah Langkat District), has been conducted from May to June 2010. The purpose of this study was to determine the types of herbaceous and their utilization by the community in the village of Karo Telagah, Sei Bingai, Langkat District. The result showed that 101 species of 48 families used at Karo people for diffrent purposes, such as foods/beverage, medicines, mystic/magic, yards, and dyestuffs. Utilization of the largest is for the need of medicines (68 species), mixture materials food / beverage (35 species), mystic / magic (19 species), yards (12 kinds), dyestuffs (1 species). From the results of research conducted in order to plant value (UV) is the highest there is in Perteguhan Bahing (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is 611 with UVs at 13 and RUV 0.467%. Conducted in order to plant value (UV) is the highest there is in Pamah Semilir Bahing (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is 773 with UVs 12.88 and RUV 0.594%. Index of Cultural Significance (ICS) is the highest there is in Perteguhan kiung Flower (Impatiens balsamina L.) is 75. Index of Cultural Significance (ICS), the highest there is in Pamah Semilir is Galoh (Musa paradisiaca L.) is 96. Knowledge society Karo in the village of Telagah utilization of herbaceous from generation to generation tends to decrease. The highest level of degradation there is in perteguhan in age group I respondents 20-35 years amounted 60.68%.