Plant Science Today, ISSN 2348-1900 (online) OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE HISTORY Received: 17 May 2022 Accepted: 27 August 2022 Available online Version 1.0 : 28 October 2022 Version 2.0 : 28 October 2022 Version 3.0 : 03 December 2022 Additional information Peer review: Publisher thanks Sectional Editor and the other anonymous reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work. Reprints & permissions information is avail- able at https://horizonepublishing.com/ journals/index.php/PST/open_access_policy Publisher’s Note: Horizon e-Publishing Group remains neutral with regard to jurisdic- tional claims in published maps and institu- tional afiliations. Indexing: Plant Science Today, published by Horizon e-Publishing Group, is covered by Scopus, Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, Clarivate Analytics, NAAS etc. See https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/ index.php/PST/indexing_abstracting Copyright: © The Author(s). This is an open- access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/) CITE THIS ARTICLE Madiyawati M, Fauzi F, Yulianti R, Dwiastuti R, Tanduh Y. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Natai Sedawak village, Sukamara Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Plant Science Today. 2023; 10(1): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1895 Abstract The aim of the study was to inventory ethnobotanical potential of medicinal plants used by the people of Natai Sedawak and to know the diversity of the medicinal plant species in the forest of Natai Sedawak Village. This study used an exploratory survey method and data collection techniques with interviews and direct observations in the field. The study concluded that in the village of Natai Sedawak, 62 species of medicinal plants were found whose roots, stems, seeds, fruit, flowers, leaves, bark and sap are being used for various medicinal purposes by the local people. Keywords Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, questionnaire survey Introduction Indonesia's tropical forests, consisting of various types of ecosystems, are a repository of biodiversity for more than 239 types of food plants and more than 2039 types of medicinal plants that are useful for health and treating various diseases of humans and livestock. The population of Indonesia is more than 220 million people, most of whom live in rural areas and live around forest areas (as local communities). In general, they have the ability, life experience and traditional wisdom in managing natural resources as well as their utilization. The link between biodiversity and local systems that live in the community can be seen in the daily life of traditional communi- ties in meeting their needs for food, clothing, shelter, medicine and spiritu- ality (1-4). In Indonesia, although modern health services have developed, the number of people who use traditional medicine remains high. According to the 2001 National Socio-Economic Survey, 57.7% of Indonesia's population did self-medication without medical assistance, 31.7% of them used tradi- tional medicinal plants and 9.8% chose other traditional methods of treat- ment. Indonesia has a culture of traditional medicine, including the use of medicinal plants for a long time and has been preserved from generation to generation. However, the existence of cultural modernization can cause the loss of traditional knowledge possessed by the community (5, 6). This trend also occurs in traditional communities in Indonesia. Every tribe in Indonesia has traditional knowledge which is usually passed down from generation to generation, which is generally done orally. The tradition- al knowledge possessed by each tribe in Indonesia needs to be documented through ethnobotanical studies so that the knowledge of the use of plants PLANT SCIENCE TODAY ISSN 2348-1900 (online) Vol 10(1): 1–4 https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1895 HORIZON e-Publishing Group Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Natai Sedawak village, Sukamara Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Milad Madiyawati * , Fouad Fauzi, Reri Yulianti, Rini Dwiastuti & Yusintha Tanduh Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palangka Raya, Indonesia *Email: milad.madiyawati@for.upr.ac.id RESEARCH COMMUNICATION