会议名称：“2024世界木材日”研讨会暨第六届国际林联（IUFRO）林产品文化研究组讨论会
会议时间：2024年3月21-22日

报告嘉宾：Mae Ann R. Batuyong教授
嘉宾单位：马里亚诺·马科斯国立大学

报告题目：Medicinal Plants Used by Isneg Community in Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines and their Conservation Status

报告摘要：
One of the identified indigenous people (IPs) in the Province of Ilocos Norte originating from the Cordillera Region—the Isnegs who particularly have relied on indigenous traditional knowledge, medicinal plants, and ritual plants in treating non-chronic diseases, as well as practices that have passed down from generations. Hence, documenting the application of the plants used in the community is essential to preserve the knowledge as it has been part of the culture among Isnegs.  
In this study, information on medicinal plants used by the Isnegs was obtained using a semi-structured interview followed by group discussions, field observations, and guided field walks with 30 key informants comprised of tribal chieftains, traditional healers, community elders, and IPMR. from the three barangays of Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte. The conservation status was assessed based on the international and national listing of threatened species. A Certification Precondition Permit No. IKSP-RO1-2023-10 and Ethics Review Board No. MMSU-2023-320 were obtained before the conduct of the study.
A total of 44 species belonging to 22 families were identified as ethnomedicinally important. There was strong agreement among the key informants regarding ethnopharmacological uses of plants for the diseases of the ear or mastoid process, with ICF values ranging from 0.95 to 1. Regarding the plant parts used, the leaves (54%) are the most used to treat different kinds of ailments. Pounding (33%) is also the preferred preparation for medical undertakings. Conservation assessment revealed that two plants are endemic: Alpinia haenkei C. Presl and Strobilanthes pauciflora (Merr.) Y.F. Deng, under the family Zingiberaceae and Acanthaceae, respectively. Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq was assessed as Near Threatened, and the remaining species as Least Concern, Not Determined, or Data deficient. The results of this study present the rich ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Isneg community, which could serve as a useful source of information to improve community healthcare and environmental conservation and management. 

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