ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY OF ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC IN THE BOJONG REGION, PURWAKARTA, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Dinar Ropiah, Ika Nurmala, Sulis Salsa Pijriah, Sopie Herlina, Syifa Maptuha, Fanny Khansa Gunawan, Dhena Wildatunnisa, Muhammad Fadly Saputra Pratama, Icha Hanita, Risma Avrilliyani, Kania Pramesthi, Tasya Agrestia, Namah, Zahwa Destriani, Nailah Ramadhania Dinata and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*

ABSTRACT

Hyperlipidaemia is an ailment characterised by an expansion in at least one of the plasma lipids, including cholesterol, triglycerides, plasma lipoproteins such as LDL and VLDL alongside diminished HDL levels. Research is continuous to find more current medications and a few novel helpful targets are being investigated for hyperlipidemia. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicinal to treat hyperlipidemia by communities in the Bojong Region, Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia. Fieldwork was carried out from October to December 2024 using direct interviews, questionnaires, and discussions. Plant species are identified based on standard taxonomic methods, flower morphological characteristics, and where possible, using samples for comparison, as well as consultation with experts and the literature. The plant types obtained were grouped into families according to the Cronquist classification system. Plant names were checked against the Plant List (www.plantlist.org) and the International Plant Name Index (www.ipni.org). This research reports that 30 plant species are commonly used by people in the Bojong Region to treat hyperlipidemia. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (50.0%) are most frequently used in making medicines, followed by rhizomes (13.3%), fruit (13.3%), flowers, stem, and seed (respectively 6.7%) and rind (3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation methods were decoction (76.7%) and infusion (23.3%). The results of this research confirm that people in the Bojong Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of hyperlipidemia with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.

Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Bojong Region, Antihyperlipidemic.