Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and wounds by the Agusan Manobo of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Authors

  • Mark Lloyd Granaderos Dapar Ph.D. in Biology Student The Graduate School University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines +639177020333 Alexander von Humboldt Junior Researcher Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany +491631715440
  • Ulrich Meve Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
  • Sigrid Liede-Schumann Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
  • Grecebio Jonathan Duran Alejandro Director and Professor The Graduate School University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Professor and Head Researcher College of Science & Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Philippines Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and Visiting Scientist Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Keywords:

Agusan Manobo, Cuts, Ethnomedicinal, Sibagat, Wound

Abstract

Abstract (English)

This study was conducted to investigate the ethnomedicinal plants used by the Agusan Manobo as potential drug leads for the treatment of cuts and wounds. Despite the prominence of the locality on medicinal plant use, the area was previously ignored due to distance and security threat from the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army. Oral medicinal plant knowledge was documented.

Methods: Ethnomedicinal survey was conducted from October 2018 to February 2019 among 50 key informants through a semi-structured questionnaire; open interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to gather information on medicinal plants used as a treatment for cuts and wounds. Nonparametric inferential statistics Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were set at 0.05 level of significance to determine if there was a significant difference of ethnomedicinal knowledge among respondents when grouped according to location, social position, occupation, educational level, civil status, gender and age. Quantitative ethnomedicinal data was obtained from Family Importance Value and Relative Frequency of Citation.

Results: Present documentation enumerates 48 species of medicinal plants belonging to 45 genera and 26 families used by the community and their only tribal healer for the treatment of cuts and wounds. Asteraceae (7 species) was the best-represented family and Piper species were cited to be the most frequently used medicinal plant species. Statistically, the medicinal plant knowledge among respondents was significantly different (p < 0.05) when grouped according to occupation, educational level, civil status, gender, and age but not when grouped according to location (p = 0.234) and social position (p = 0.580).

Conclusion: The current study documents the medicinal plant knowledge of Agusan Manobo in the treatment of cuts and wounds. The traditional medicinal systems of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) are sources of knowledge for bioprospecting. More ethnobotanical studies should be encouraged before the traditional knowledge of indigenous people vanishes.

Author Biographies

Mark Lloyd Granaderos Dapar, Ph.D. in Biology Student The Graduate School University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines +639177020333 Alexander von Humboldt Junior Researcher Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany +491631715440

Ph.D. in Biology Candidate, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Alexander von Humboldt Junior Researcher, Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Ulrich Meve, Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

PD Dr.

Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Professor

Grecebio Jonathan Duran Alejandro, Director and Professor The Graduate School University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Professor and Head Researcher College of Science & Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences University of Santo Tomas España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Philippines Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and Visiting Scientist Department of Plant Systematics University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

Director and Professor,
The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Professor and Head Researcher,
College of Science & Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and Visiting Scientist,
Department of Plant Systematics, University of Bayreuth, Germany

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Published

2020-03-16

How to Cite

Dapar, M. L. G., Meve, U., Liede-Schumann, S., & Alejandro, G. J. D. (2020). Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and wounds by the Agusan Manobo of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 19, 1–18. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/1777

Issue

Vol. 19 (2020)

Section

Research

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