Ethnographic and plant utilization: A case study of the Penguluh Tribe, Jambi Province, Indonesia
This title will be presented on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 14.45-14.55 GMT+7.
Abstract
This title will be presented on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 14.45-14.55 GMT+7.
The Penguluh Tribe is a local community residing in the karts mountain region of Bukit Bulan in the Limun Subdistrict of the Sarolangun District. The Pengulu neighborhood consists of four villages: Napal Melintang Village, Meribung Village, Mersip Village, and Temalang Village. The Penguluh tribe inhabits the Bukit Bulan region of Limun Subdistrict, Sarolangun District, in the Limun River basin. There are 8,651 men and 9,025 women living in the Limun Subdistrict, which has a population of 18,150 (BPS Limun). The Bukit Bulan Penguluh Tribe is found in four villages, namely Napal Melintang, Meribung, Mersip, and Temalang. The majority of the population of the Penguluh tribe is Muslim. The language used by the Penguluh people is generally Jambi Malay, but in everyday language, the community uses the village language, namely Padang dialect Jambi. The Penguluh tribe subsists through agriculture, gardening, gold panning, trading, and the collection of forest and non-timber products. The majority of the Penguluh population is supported by agriculture and plantation. Ethnobotanical data in the form of local knowledge of the Penguluh Tribe regarding the utilization of food and medicinal plants, including primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews with informants related to food and medicinal plant species utilized by the Penguluh Tribe using a snowball sampling technique. The knowledge system of the Penguluh tribe community is characterized by the discovery of artefacts (ancient writings or images) in Kandang Kerbau Cave, Air Lului Cave, Kasai Cave, Sekdes Cave, Lumut Cave, Limau Kape Cave and Mesiu Cave. The procedures for clearing land are Biang cokiak, Sawal Ngulang Anak, Comin Bangkai, Apik Bangkai, Kijang Baanyuik. The livelihood system of the Bukit Bulan tribe is farming, gardening, panning for gold, trading and collecting non-timber forest products. The village community still uses traditional methods to treat various diseases such as durian (Durio zibethinus), the leaves are used as a potion to treat fevers and the fruit is also used for food.
