ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY OF ANTIHISTAMINE IN THE BUNGURSARI REGION, PURWAKARTA, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Aditiya Rizky Putra Abimanyu, Adinda Khoirun Nissa, Anjela Dian Putri Rahayu, Ayu Wandira, Deden Sukandar, Dida Fahdona Azzahra, Ferdyan Pranata Saputra, Ilham Bintang Pratama, Iqbal Firmansyah, Jihan Rosmayati, Ramdani Nur Ilham, Reza Rizky Yuniar, Rizky Marsada, Sigit Roma Rezki Harahap, Tiurida Pandiangan, Wipena Fariza and Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*

ABSTRACT

Allergic diseases are a common disease, yet the cases and severity increasing by years. The WHO reported that approximately 20% of the world population suffers from IgE-mediated allergic diseases. The disease is caused by mast cell degranulation triggered by the presence of allergen. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicine to treat allergies by people in the Bungursari 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 study reports that 30 plant species are commonly used by people in the Bungursari Region to treat allergies. Among the various plant parts used, leaves (50.0%) are most often used in making medicine, followed by rhizome (13.3%), fruit (13.3%), stem, seeds, and flower (6.7% respectively), and rind (3.3%). Meanwhile, the most frequently used preparation method was decoction (76.7%) and infusion (23.3%). The results of this research confirm that people in the Bungursari Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of allergies with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.

Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Bungursari Region, Allergic.