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POTENTIAL OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES:A POSSIBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?67help heal or alleviate insomnia. Plants like clinging vinewere seen as having a character like cancer and werefelt to be good for cancer treatment.Local name Latin name Used part Color Medical use for…Bambu kuning Bambusa vulgaris S. Tree (Batang ) Yellow JaundiceDaun Ungu Graphtophillum pictum L. Leaf Purple, like a hemorrhoid HemorrhoidsSambang darahExcoecariaconchinchinensis L.LeafRed like bloodBayam merah Iresine herbstii H. Leaf Red like bloodAnemia (Increasesblood)Anemia(Increases blood)Delima hitam Punica granatum L. Fruit Black Anti black magicTemu lawakCurcuma xanthorrhizaRoxb.Table 1: Plants with medicinal qualities in relation to their colors.Under-groundroot (Umbi )YellowSecang Caesalpinia sappan Wood RedJaundiceAnemia(Increases blood)Local name Latin name Used part Shape Medical use for...Pisang Musa paradisiaca L. Flower Shaped like a heart Heart diseaseCabe jawa Piper retrotravtum V. Fruit Shaped like a penisTable 2: Plants with medicinal qualities in relation to their shapes.Importance orincreasing malepotencyLocal name Latin name Used Part Character Medical use for…Benalu Scurulla philippensis C. All partsAll parts,Putri malu Mimosa pudica L. especially therootsTable 3: Plants with medicinal qualities in relation to their characters.It eats other plants,(behaves like cancer)When something touchesits leaves, they go to sleepCancerInsomniaThe Batak of Sumatra: The Principle of Dalihan NaToluThe Batak is a collective term used to identify anumber of ethnic groups, predominantly found inNorth Sumatra, whose family systems are patriarchal.The term includes the Toba, Karo, Pakpak,Simalungun, Angkola and Mandailing groups, each ofwhich has its own distinct but related languages andcustoms (adat). Toba people typically assert theiridentity as “Batak”, while other “Batak” may explicitlyreject that label, preferring instead to identify asspecifically Simalungun, Karo, etc. The Batak Tobapeople, also called Toba people or often simply“Batak,” are the most numerous and are oftenconsidered the classical “Batak”. They speak the TobaBatak language and live mainly around Lake Toba,including on the lake’s Samosir island. The research forthis paper took place on the island and nearby areas.The Work of the 2010/2011 API Fellows