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Indonesian indigenous plants as a source of antioxidants to treat gastrointestinal
disorders

Gastrointestinal disorders are the most common illnesses that affect people nowadays. Its
prevalence and incidence have increased over the last decades. The majority of the people
in Indonesia are still using indigenous plants as medicine to treat these infections or
diseases. This study was aimed to determine the potential of Indonesian indigenous plants
in treating gastrointestinal disorders. The plants were inventoried through searching
articles such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect and Indonesian medicinal plants
books. The keyword search term used was “gastrointestinal,” “Indonesian,” “medicinal
plants,” “antioxidant activity,” and “phenolic compound,”. A total of fifty-one species of
indigenous Indonesian plants of 32 families were recorded as being used by the
Indonesian population to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Gastrointestinal disorders that
heavily utilize indigenous plants are diarrhoea, constipation, gastric ulcer and gastritis.
Indonesian indigenous plants containing bioactive compounds such as alkaloids,
flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, terpenoids and phenolics that can serve as a source
of antioxidants to treat gastrointestinal disorders. There were five Indonesian indigenous
plants with the most potential as a source of antioxidants to cope with gastrointestinal
disorders: Zingiber officinale L, Annona muricata, Phyllanthus niruri, Curcuma longa and
Curcuma xanthorrizha.