Paper Title :Morphometric Analysis of Long Pepper (Piper Retrofractumvahl.) in Madura Island and its Potensial as Herbal Medicine
Author :Jamilatus Sa’diyah, Retno Mastuti, Rodiyati Azriyaningsih
Article Citation :Jamilatus Sa’diyah ,Retno Mastuti ,Rodiyati Azriyaningsih ,
(2018 ) " Morphometric Analysis of Long Pepper (Piper Retrofractumvahl.) in Madura Island and its Potensial as Herbal Medicine " ,
International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) ,
pp. 87-91,
Volume-6, Issue-2, Spl. Iss-1
Abstract : Long Pepper (Piper retrofractumVahl.) is a medicinal plant from tropical regions which is an indigenous plant of
Indonesia. This plant has economic values related to its benefits as herbal medicine. Madura Island has been established as
one of the development area of long pepper in east Java. Ironically, the morphometric analysis of this plant in various
regions and its potential as herbal medicine are not yet widely known. The aims of this study are to analyze the
morphological aspects of long pepper in Madura Island and explain its potential as herbal medicine. This study was
conducted on 17 long pepper production centers throughout Madura Island, while observation were made on five year old
plants in each region. The data obtained are analyzed using PAST program. The results show there are two cluster of long
pepper based on its morphometric proximity, i.e. long pepper cluster I is Banyuates, Kadur, Raas, Ketapang, Talango, and
Gayam, while cluster II are Burneh, Bangkalan, TanjungBumi, Tragah, Kokop, Sokobanah, Bluto, Guluk-guluk, Larangan,
Manding, and Blega. All dried fruit in these regions were used as the main ingredients of “Jamu Madura” for many kinds of
mild and severe diseases
Keywords - Herbal medicine, Madura, Morphometric analysis, Piper retrofractum.
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-6, Issue-2, Spl. Iss-1
Copyright: © Institute of Research and Journals
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