Paederia foetida is an important perennial climbing medicinal herb native to eastern Asia. It is used as a remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, rheumatism and fever in Asia. Malay called this plant ‘akar sekentut‘ and it is often eaten raw or steamed by…
Studies on vinegar from the single perspective of knowledge has been done by many people, but then, the integrated studies on it by involving prophetic traditions (sunnah) and Malay manuscripts have not been taken seriously and not being focused…
From older times, spices had played a vital role in the lifestyle of people from certain parts of the world.
Herbs and spices have been used for generations by humans as food and to treat ailments. Bio-molecules
in the plants play a crucial role in…
Traditional medicine continues to flourish within the world of modern medicine as a method of treatment of illnesses for the community. Traditional treatment methods predominantly use ingredients derived from flora (plants) or fauna (animals). These…
Water and ethanolic extracts of four Malaysian local herbs, Tenggek burung (Melicope Iunuankenda), Kesum (Polygonum minus), Curry leave (Murraya Koenigii) and Salam (Eugenia polyantha) were investigated for their total phenolic content (TPC), total…
The study was carried out to document the traditional uses of plants belonging to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) in 14 selected villages in the states of Kelantan, Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan, Peninsular Malaysia. Sixteen species in 7 genera…
Plants have been used for many thousands of years to treat human disorders and pains. To the aborigines, plants which are found in their surroundings are not only important sources of food and materials for shelter but also valuable
sources of…
In Malaysia, mainly there are three complimentary systems of medicine practiced they are the traditional Malay, Chinese and Indian systems. The traditional herbal medicines and their preparations have been widely used in Malaysia for thousands of…
We sought to determine the prevalence of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) use for knee osteoarthritis and its associated factors among patients attending a referral hospital in an eastern coastal state of Malaysia.
In Peninsular Malaysia, sea cucumbers (locally known as “gamat”) belonging to the Stichopidae family, mainly curry fish (Stichopus hermanni formerly known as S. variegatus) and warty sea cucumber (S. horrens), are exploited for their medicinal…
