Suku Dayak Kenyah di Desa Punan Gong Solok Kecamatan Malinau Selatan Hilir mempunyai tradisi yang sampai saat ini masih dipertahankan. Salah satu tradisi yang masih dipertahankan adalah memanfaatkan tumbuhan sebagai pengobatan tradisional. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pemahaman generasi muda mengenai pemanfaatan tumbuhan sebagai obat tradisional Suku Dayak Kenyah di Desa Punan Gong Solok Kecamatan Malinau Selatan Hilir. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Penyajian data melalui observasi dan wawancara terhadap 24 responden generasi muda Suku Dayak Kenyah di Desa Punan Gong Solok dengan rentang usia (17-35 tahun) yang di dukung dengan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Oktober 2023. Subjek penelitian generasi muda Suky Dayak Kenyah di Desa Punan Gong Solok dengan rentang usia (17-35 tahun). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa semakin muda usia semakin kurang pemahaman generasi muda terhadap pemanfaatan tumbuhan obat tradisional Suku Dayak Kenyah.

Kata Kunci: Pemahaman Generasi Muda, Tumbuhan Obat, Suku Dayak Kenyah  

The Dayak Kenyah tribe in Punan Gong Solok Village, South Hilir Malinau District has traditions that are still maintained to this day. One tradition that is still maintained is using plants as traditional medicine. The research goal was to determine the younger generation's understanding regarding the use of plants as traditional medicine for the Dayak Kenyah Tribe in Punan Gong Solok Village, South Hilir Malinau District. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. Presentation of data through observations and interviews with 24 young generation respondents from the Dayak Kenyah tribe in Punan Gong Solok Village with an age range of 17-35 years supported by documentation. The research was conducted in October 2023. The research subjects were the young generation of the Dayak Kenyah tribe in Punan Gong Solok Village. The results showed that there were more young people from the Dayak Kenyah tribe who did not understand the use of traditional medicinal plants, some of the younger generation from the Dayak Kenyah tribe did not understand the use of traditional medicinal plants from the Dayak Kenyah tribe and the smallest percentage was the younger generation who understood the use of traditional medicinal plants. Dayak Kenyah tribe. So, the younger the age, the less understanding the younger generation has regarding the use of traditional medicinal plants from the Dayak Kenyah tribe. Keywords: Understanding of the Young Generation, Medicinal Plants, Dayak Kenyah Tribe