Judul: Etnobotani Masyarakat Sekitar Kawasan Cagar Alam Gunung Simpang (Studi Kasus di Desa Balegede, Kecamatan Naringgul, Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat).
Abstrak: The relationship between human and their environment, especially related to the use of plants known as ethnobotany. Plants utilization by local communities that based on local culture produced typical knowledge known as traditional knowledge. A change in lifestyle of a society can threaten the existence of traditional knowledge held by the community. This study aimed to determine the type of plants utilization and traditional knowledge in the form of plants used by communities in the surrounding area of Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve. This research was conducted at Miduana Hamlet, Balegede Village, Naringgul Subdistrict, Cianjur Regency, West Java in January, February, and May 2010. Tools and materials used in this study include questionnaires, digital camera, transparent plastic size 40x60 cm, newspapers, hanging labels, plant identification books, alcohol 70%, the data area of Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve, and demography of Balegede Village, while the object was Miduana Hamlet’s community and surrounding vegetation. Data collected include primary and secondary data. Primary data included the data of plants used by the respondents. This data was collected through semi-structured interviews on 30 respondents, direct observation, and making herbarium. Respondents selected using snowball sampling technique. The secondary data included the condition of Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve and demography of Balegede Village. Data analysis was performed by classifying the use of plants to 13 groups of usage, calculating the percentage of habitus and the percentage of parts used, and analyzes preference ranking and use value. The communities of Miduana Hamlet used 191 plant species from 69 families that classified into 13 group of usage. They used 62 species for food, 74 species for medicinal purpose, 43 species for ornament purpose, 19 species for indigenous utility, 14 species for building materials, 12 species for cattle feeding, 12 species for aromatic purpose, 9 species for firewood, 14 species for ropes, wickerwork, and crafts, 4 species for dyes, 4 species to exceed pest, 4 species for beverage, and other uses as many as 7 species. Although traditional knowledge of plants used in Miduana Hamlet already decrease, there were some people who still keep the values of traditional knowledge that was visible from the activities of plants used, conservation efforts to utilized plant, and still doing some traditions related to respect for the rice (Oryza sativa).
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Judul: Kajian Etnobotani Masyarakat Kampung Adat Dukuh Kabupaten Garut, Jawa Barat
Abstrak: The people of Dukuh Cultural Village Garut Regency, West Java are a group of community who live in traditional life pattern, respect the culture and tradition of their ancestor and stay in simply way. The usage of plants traditionally by local people is decrease keep pace with the modern development. This condition may occur to the people of Dukuh Cultural Village. Therefore the study concerning the ethnobotany of local people at Dukuh Cultural Village should be done. This study was conducted during June and September 2009 using literature study, interview and questioner, survey and field invent methods. This study was the early documentation of indigenous knowledge of Dukuh Cultural Village people. It is hopefully the result can be delivered and developed by young generation of Dukuh Cultural Village and people in general. The study invented 292 species of plants from 81 families of plants. The most family that invented was Fabaceae with 28 species. Those plants were categorized into 12 groups according to their usages. There are 101 species of food plant, 34 species of firewood, 47 species of buildingmaterial plant, 19 species of aromatic plant, 150 species of medicinal plant, 24 species of handicraft-material plant, 8 species of bio-pesticide, 33 species of cattle feeding, 16 species of ritual purpose-plant, 51 species of ornamental plant, 7 species of coloring-material plant and 3 species of drink-material plant. The result shows 194 species (66,44%) are cultivated plants, 74 species (25,34%) are wild plants, 24 species (8,22%) are categorized as the wild and cultivated plants. The location where the species of plants were invented consist of garden (148 species; 30,08%), yard (136 species; 27,64%), un-irrigated field (82 species; 16,67%), forest (71 species; 14,43%), edge of street (34 species; 6,91%) and rice field (21 species; 4,27%). The part of plants dominated used is leaf (110 species ; 22,45%) while fruit-skin (1 species ; 0,2%) is the lest. The total of habitus was dominated by herb (146 species; 50%). The bush is the minority (2 species; 0,68%). The main commodities are rice (Oriza sativa) as the main plant, clove (Syzygium aromaticum) and teak (Tectona grandis) as the main plant for increasing the local people’s economic. The food plant consists of vegetable, fruits and carbohydrate production-plants. The species of plants that are used for building and firewood are relatively same, only the parts of plants are different. Teak (Tectona grandis) and kihiyang (Albizia procera) are species that mostly used by the local people to build their houses. Aromatic plants has functions for additive and flavor substance of food, room camphor and clothes camphor. One of the important usages is for medical purpose. The practice of traditional medical that easy to see is medical treatment of pregnant, puerperal and post puerperal woman by an indigenous medical. The ornamental plants are taken from the forest, both inside of forest area and outside of area. The plants for ritual purpose are usually used in expressing of gratitude to God and religious event. The cattle feeding plants are used to feed goats and sheep. Bio-pesticide is for eradicating the plants’ pest. The
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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