Phytopharmacy Research

Averrhoa bilimbi is used commonly in South India for various home preparations and as a remedy for hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. It belongs to Oxalidaceae family and has high oxalate content, which causes calcium oxalate crystals deposition in renal tubules, and results in acute oxalate nephropathy (AON) when consumed in large quantities. In some villages in the Thiruvananthapuram district of India, the fruit was used in folk medicine to control obesity and lead to need of further studies regarding its antihyperlipidemic effect. We present a case report describing an admission of a male patient after ingesting large quantiy of Averrhoa bilimbi juice as a remedy for hypercholesterolemia, and was managed by drugs and haemodialysis. When used in high concentrations, the fruit can lead to acute renal failure (ARF) due to acute tubular necrosis, which results in intratubular oxalate crystal deposition. We conclude that it’s not safe to consume high oxalate-containing fruits in large quantities.

Mandar tribe in Pasangkayu Regency still use plants for traditional medicine. One of the diseases that can be treatedwith traditional medicine is jaundice. This study aims to determine the utilization of traditional medicine as jaundice byMandar tribe. This type of research is descriptive qualitative with sampling technique Snowball Sampling through interviewwith media questionnaire. The results of the study found 14 species consisting of 13 families, plants for treatment of jaundiceis soursop, breadfruit, black turmeric, mung, turmeric, banana, kersen, reed, lemon, sambiloto, yellow root, lapo-lapo,barorang, and coconut. Parts of plants used by the mandar, among others, other leaves, fruit, stems, roots, rhizomes, herbs. Partof the most widely used plant as a drug that leaves with a percentage of 43%.Processing plants by boiling 70%, how to squeeze30% and consumed by way of drinking.