Propagation of Bajakah and Akar Kuning to Support Bioprospecting of Traditional Medicine from Peat Swamp Forests: Prospect and Challenges

Bajakah and akar kuning are known as traditional medicine from peatlands, which usually extracted their natural habitats. Over extraction illegal cutting have become a threat to the extinction of both species. Therefore, propagation cultivation those medicinal plants necessary be conducted outside forest areas meet demand raw materials minimize risk species extinction. The experiment stem two bajakah (Uncaria acida Salacia sp.) (Fibraurea tinctoria) were separately in different nurseries. results showed that cuttings woody liana could produce more than one new shoot. shoots U. sp. grew after eight weeks, with survival rate 96% 50%, respectively. F. tinctoria six weeks was 83.3%. These indicate can propagated cultivated support bioprospecting plants. Despite some challenges, such limitation population at pole stage habitats, it is an initial step long process bioprospecting.