title: Ethno-botanical survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of malaria in Sei Kepayang, Asahan of North Sumatera.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate and collect information from traditional health healer/tribal communities on the use of medicinal plants for treatment of malaria in Sei Kepayang, Asahan District of North Sumatera.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ethno-botanical study was conducted in Sei Kepayang, Asahan District of North Sumatera in January-March 2013 through questionnaire and personal interviews, and their responses were documented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The present study enumerated 16 ethno-medicinal plant species belonging to 13 families used by the tribal communities and medicinal healers in Sei Kepayang, Asahan District of North Sumatera in treatment of malaria. Some of the recipes, methods of preparation and administration were also documented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the interviews conducted, 16 plant spesies belonging to 13 families have been identified in the treatment of malaria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia. Electronic address: syamsudin.abdillah@yahoo.co.id.
authors.forename: Syamsudin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdillah
authors.affiliation: Departement of Biological Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Risma Marisi
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tambunan
authors.affiliation: Departement of Biological Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Yanti M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Sinaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pancasila University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Yunahara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Farida
keywords: Ethno-botanical survey; Malaria; Sei Kepayang