Bioprospecting of Kerangas Forest as Natural Medicine Material Sources: Screening Phytochemistry Compound of Kerangas Forest Tree Species

Abstract

Bioprospecting is an effort to create a value for biodiversity. Bioactivity identification of tree species is an important step to get high economic value from Kerangas forest. Screening bioactivity of plants was conducted by ethnobotanical survey and qualitative phytochemistry compound tests. Data collection in the ethnobotanical survey was conducted using a structured interview. Dried leaves and barks of selected trees from Kerangas forest were tested for qualitative phythochemistry compound. Qualitative phytochemistry analyzed by detected of color visualization. There are a total of 42 plants located in heath forest, 38 species of which are used by the people as a medicine (90.48%). There are 10 species of tree that is always found in various locations all in heath forest. 8 tree species are commonly used as a medicine by community. Result showed that parts of selected trees from Kerangas forest had various phythochemistry compounds. It can be concluded that methanol extract of Kerangas tree species have potential bioactivities. Phytochemical content of some trees species may have potential as antibacterial, antidiabetic, antiinflamation, antioxidant, anti-plasmodium, asthma treatment and vitality.