Kajian Etnobotani dalam Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat Tradisional di Kecamatan Pana Kabupaten Mamasa, Sulawesi Barat

Abstract. This study aims to: 1) determine the types of plants used as traditional medicine; (2) knowing parts (organs) to treat diseases; (3) know how process medicinal plants; and (4) diseases that can be treated using in Pana District, Mamasa Regency, West Sulawesi. research is a descriptive with an exploratory nature. Data was collected through interviews, observation identification. The results showed from 7 informants interviewed, 35 plant species 22 families were obtained. Parts are generally one or all form tubers, roots, stems, leaves shoots. processing directly, which eaten without being processed first by pounding, boiling, watering, grating, kneading, soaking, burning. Diseases jaundice, typhoid, breast cancer, nerves, fever, ulcers, uterine brain kidney, burns, common wounds, gout, vaginal discharge, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, cholesterol, tuberculosis (TB), diabetes, rheumatism, headache, asthma, dengue cough, smallpox, infection, speed up labor, remove spots on body, neutralize toxins, lower blood pressure.Keywords: plants, medicine, pana district, mamasa regency, west sulawesi.