Persicaria minor (Huds.) from the family Polygonaceae is a common medicinal plant found in South East Asia. In Malaysia the plant is locally know as kesum. The kesum leaves are often consumed as ulam raw medicinal plants consumed with daily meals)…
This study is an initiative to unveil and validate the past wisdom of Malay traditional herbal medication. Extensive list of potential medicinal herbs and plants in Malay Peninsula is well documented by British botanist, Burkill in 1936. However, the…
Usage of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) has gained popularity over the past few years. However, very little is known about TCAM use among Malaysian cancer patients. This study aimed to identify the determinants of TCAM…
The global market for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is projected to reach US$5 trillion by 2050. With increased global efforts to integrate complementary and alternative therapies into modern medicine, there is a need for health…
Eurycoma longifolia Jack (known as tongkat ali), a popular traditional herbal medicine, is a flowering plant of the family Simaroubaceae, native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and also Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. E. longifolia, is one of…
The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM; 補充與替代醫學 bǔ chōng yǔ tì dài yī xué) has been rapidly increasing among cancer patients. However, this pervasiveness is still largely unexplored among Malaysian cancer patients. The current study…
