An ethnobotanical study on medicinal plant used by Bajau Sama ethnics along Tempasuk river Kota Belud Sabah / Nurshahirah Yasmin Masdi

An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document the used of medicinal plant among Bajau Sama ethnics at Kota Belud Sabah. This study involved 5 villages along Tempasuk River. The information about the plants was gathered between January 2018 and March 2018 from 20 informants by using semi - structured interviews. It was used to identify the commonly used plants, part used, preparation and-its administration of herbal drugs. For analysis of general use of plants, Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) was used in this study. The reported plants were collected, identified and deposited into the UITM Herbarium. The result revealed that there were 60 plants species that belonging to 33 families of plants used. Leaves has been the most dominant plant part used by the villagers (41 species). Zingiberaceae was the most commonly used of plant families with 7 species, followed by Lamiaceae, Solanaceae and Asteraceae with 4 species respectively. This study can be helpful to assist other researchers in recognizing the plant that have potential for medicinal purposes.