Potential of plant roots as traditional medicines of the dayak desa tribe in Pakak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

The use of plant roots as traditional medicine for Dayak Desa tribe is carried out from generation to generation, but has not been documented properly. This study aims to identify the types of plants used, parts of plants used, and the way they are processed by Dayak Desa tribe, from Kayan Hilir District, Sintang Regency, Indonesia. The survey was conducted in March 2018 and information was collected from the community through interview and field observation. Information was recorded through semi-structured interviews with 100 informants. Data analysis was done by compiling and classifying the medicinal plants based on its family, benefits and how to use them and location from where they were obtained. Then data were documented calculated in term of percentage of families and the percentage of the way to use them. The results showed that twenty five medicinal plants were more commonly belongs to families of Araceae, Fabaceae, and Poaceae with a percentage of 8% each. The most used part of the plant used by Dayak Desa tribe was the roots after with percentage 60%, and are discussed in this manuscript.