Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia
The practice of herbal medicine had been diminishing, which may lead to the loss of valuable information about healing herbs. Therefore, an ethnomedical analysis was carried out in order to document the traditional medicinal uses of plants, which are commonly used among the Kelantanese Aborigines. A...
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| author | Hamzah, Nurraihana Noor Azmi, Norfarizan Hanoon Hasmah, A. Norsuhana, A. H. Fatan, H. Y. |
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| description | The practice of herbal medicine had been diminishing, which may lead to the loss of valuable information about healing herbs. Therefore, an ethnomedical analysis was carried out in order to document the traditional medicinal uses of plants, which are commonly used among the Kelantanese Aborigines. A detailed systematic exploration of traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants of rural area in Kelantan was carried out mainly through interviews among aboriginal households (house-to-house interviews) and traditional healers. A total of 46 species was identified as having potential medicinal efficacy in curing different diseases and illnesses. Findings from this study can be used as a pharmacological basis in selecting plants for further phytochemical and pharmaceutical-nutrition studies. |
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| spelling | usm-358182018-07-03T03:54:40Z http://eprints.usm.my/35818/ Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia Hamzah, Nurraihana Noor Azmi, Norfarizan Hanoon Hasmah, A. Norsuhana, A. H. Fatan, H. Y. RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine The practice of herbal medicine had been diminishing, which may lead to the loss of valuable information about healing herbs. Therefore, an ethnomedical analysis was carried out in order to document the traditional medicinal uses of plants, which are commonly used among the Kelantanese Aborigines. A detailed systematic exploration of traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants of rural area in Kelantan was carried out mainly through interviews among aboriginal households (house-to-house interviews) and traditional healers. A total of 46 species was identified as having potential medicinal efficacy in curing different diseases and illnesses. Findings from this study can be used as a pharmacological basis in selecting plants for further phytochemical and pharmaceutical-nutrition studies. School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/35818/1/NORFARIZAN-journal_ethnomedical_HEJ_USM-1.pdf Hamzah, Nurraihana and Noor Azmi, Norfarizan Hanoon and Hasmah, A. and Norsuhana, A. H. and Fatan, H. Y. (2016) Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia. Health and the Environment Journal, 7 (1). pp. 59-76. ISSN 2180-1126 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Hamzah, Nurraihana Noor Azmi, Norfarizan Hanoon Hasmah, A. Norsuhana, A. H. Fatan, H. Y. Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title | Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full | Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_short | Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_sort | ethnomedical survey of aborigines medicinal plants in gua musang, kelantan, malaysia |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/35818/ http://eprints.usm.my/35818/1/NORFARIZAN-journal_ethnomedical_HEJ_USM-1.pdf |