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Penelitian tentang studi etnofarmakologi tumbuhan akar kuning (Menispermaceae) di Kecamatan Tangse Kabupaten Pidie Provinsi Aceh bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis tumbuhan akar kuning dan mendapatkan informasi tentang etnofarmakologi tumbuhan akar kuning di Kecamatan Tangse. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari bulan Maret hingga Mei 2022. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Purposive sampling, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) dan Metode Snowball. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 11 desa terpilih di Kecamatan Tangse. Kelompok responden yang dipilih yaitu tokoh adat, tabib, pencari tumbuhan akar kuning, ibu rumah tangga dan pengepul tumbuhan akar kuning. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat dua jenis tumbuhan akar kuning yaitu Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. dan Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. yang dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat Tangse. Bagian yang paling banyak digunakan adalah batang. Tumbuhan akar kuning oleh masyarakat Tangse dimanfaatkan sebagai obat tradisional untuk menyembuhkan penyakit lambung, asam urat, hipertensi, diabetes melitus, kolesterol, kanker, malaria, gondok beracun, stroke, dan jantung. Adapun cara pengolahan dan pemanfaatan batang tumbuhan akar kuning yaitu dengan cara diseduh dan direbus kemudian diminum.

Kata kunci: tumbuhan akar kuning, Fibraurea tinctoria, Coscinium fenestratum, etnofarmakologi, Kecamatan Tangse.

The research of ethnopharmacology study of yellow root (Menispermaceae) in Tangse District, Pidie Regency, Aceh Province, aimed to determine the species of yellow root and obtain information about the ethnopharmacology of yellow root in the Tangse District. This research was conducted from March to May 2022. The methods used were the Purposive Sampling method, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and the Snowball Method. This research was conducted in 11 selected villages in Tangse District. The selected respondent groups include traditional leaders, healers, yellow root seekers, housewives and yellow root collectors. The results showed that there were two of yellow root, such as Fibraurea tinctoria Lour. and Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. which were used by the Tangse community. The most widely used part is the stem. The yellow root by the Tangse community is used as a traditional medicine to cure gastric disease, gout, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cholesterol, cancer, malaria, toxic goiter, stroke, and heart disease. Processing and utilize the stems of yellow root by brewing and boiling then drinking. Keywords: yellow root, Fibraurea tinctoria, Coscinium fenestratum, ethnopharmacology, Tangse District.