ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECTS IN THE SERANGPANJANG REGION, SUBANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Nabila Putri Pinata, Yulia Marshalova, Randini Rahmadani, Ratu Balqis Hidayati, Eka Kristin Aditya, Sabrina Putri Nurhikmah, Vallerina Berlian, Pahlevi Muhammad Noor, Elsa Asri Liana, Rosmala, Rahma Septiani, Intan Kirana Natalia, Kania Meilani Putri, Farhah Laili Fauziyah, Dindin Zaenudin, Rizqi Lukmanul Hakim, Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri*

ABSTRACT

Hypertension (HT) is a common progressive disorder leading to numerous chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, renal disease, diabetes and accounts for about 50% of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Research is continuous to find more current medications and a few novel helpful targets are being investigated for HT. This research aims to document and preserve the use of ethnomedicinal to treat HT by communities in the Serangpanjang Region, Subang, West Java, Indonesia. Fieldwork was carried out from November to December 2025 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 Serangpanjang Region to treat HT. 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 Serangpanjang Region still rely heavily on medicinal plants for their health care system, especially for the treatment of HT with the most frequently used parts of the leaves and their use in decoctions and infusions.

Keywords: Traditional medicine, Ethnomedicinal plants, Serangpanjang Region, Hypertension.