Inventory study of plants collection in the Medicinal Thematic Garden, Cibodas Botanic Gardens

Abstract

Abstract CBG’s plant collection managed and displayed in the garden based on the taxonomic classification system and thematic system. Plant collection that managed as a thematic system displayed and managed as a thematic garden. The aim of this study is to conduct an inventory study of CBG medicinal thematic garden collections and to do a literature study about the potential medicinal use of plant collection in CBG medicinal thematic gardens. Data collected through surveyed, checked and validated in the information system of CBG plants data collection from CBG Registration Unit. Recorded medicinal use of surveyed plant collection was identified by the literature study. Data were analyzed descriptively. The result of the study showed that there were 26 species from 23 genera and 22 families of medicinal plant species in CBG medicinal thematic garden. Based on ICD-10-WHO, CBG medicinal plant collections can treat 14 ICD-10-WHO diseases. From these 14 diseases, eight diseases can be treated by five CBG medicinal plant collections. These species were utilized as a medicinal plant by using part of the plant (root, leaves, bark, flowers, fruit, seeds, sap) or the whole plant through pounded or boiled processing, and mixed it with other ingredients.