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    Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants utilized by the local people of Balbalayang, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur
    (Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2025-05) Baguioen, Camille Kate A.
    Documentation of ethnobotanical use of medicinal plants in the local area is significant in preserving the traditional practices and the medicinal plant itself. However, no recent research has been written on the ethnomedicine use by the local people in Sugpon unlike other neighboring municipalities in Ilocos Sur province. Hence, this study aimed to document the medicinal plants used by the local people in Balbalayang, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur. A semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 informants and 5 members in focus group discussion from April 11 to 27, 2025. The demographic profile of informants is predominantly of females (82.86%) aged 60 years old and above (74.29%). Farming and housekeeping are their common occupation while their educational attainment is well balanced. The majority of the informants are coming from Bago tribe (51.43). Based on the data collected, a total of 31 medicinal plant species distributed in 20 families were used to address 27 diseases in 8 different modes of administration. The family Lamiaceae is best represented by three species (11.11%), followed by Zingiberaceae, Poaceae, Asteraceae, Annonaceae, and Euphorbiaceae with two species (7.41%). Vitex spp. and Origanum vulgare are the most commonly used medicinal plant species with UV of 0.429. The leaves (78.43%) were the most frequently used plant part, and decoction (79.04%) was the most preferred form of administration to treat various diseases, such as cough, which most commonly applied to 13.85% of medicinal plant species. The majority of the informants used medicinal plants for less than a year in treating mild illnesses. Notably, elders dominantly the dominant source of information regarding of the uses of medicinal plants. Keywords: ethnobotanical, ethnic tribes, medicinal plant, traditional knowledge,