Plants used for medicines by the indigenous Malay of Pahang, Malaysia

Title

Plants used for medicines by the indigenous Malay of Pahang, Malaysia

Description

The importance of herbs and medicinal plants in traditional healthcare practices among the indigenous Malay, and the clues that ethnobotanical information may provide to future areas of research in biodiversity utilization is well recognized in Malaysia. Keeping this in view the present study was initiated. The study aimed to look into the diversity of plant resources that are used by the local Malay in the state of Pahang for curing various ailments.

Creator

Mohd Shukor Nordin & Nor Hafizah Zakaria

Date

2016

Identifier

200827069

Publisher

International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries