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Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review

Plants containing medicinal and therapeutical properties have been utilized by societies around the world as their primary healthcare needs. Numbers of plants with pharmacological/medicinal benefits such as anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and antiviral have been evaluated in research studie...

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Main Authors: Akid Haris, Nico Arnoly Nawan, Corinna Au Li Mei, Suraya Abdul Sani, Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin
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Language:English
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Published: Pharmacognosy Reviews 2023
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GN451-477.7 Intellectual life Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc.
QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/097627870307
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spelling my.ums.eprints.361922023-07-21T06:58:48Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/ Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review Akid Haris Nico Arnoly Nawan Corinna Au Li Mei Suraya Abdul Sani Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin GN451-477.7 Intellectual life Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc. QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution Plants containing medicinal and therapeutical properties have been utilized by societies around the world as their primary healthcare needs. Numbers of plants with pharmacological/medicinal benefits such as anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and antiviral have been evaluated in research studies concerning the crude plant extracts and their phytochemical constituents. However, the traditional knowledge in Sabah, Malaysia is still under-documented despite the fact that it is the home for many different species of flora. Owing to the great biodiversity of different species of the medicinal plants in Sabah, a wide range of phytochemical compounds could be investigated and determined based on the traditional practices of the ethnicities there. The present review paper attempts to discuss the applications of these plants in Sabah in terms of Traditional and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (T&CAM) practices by five ethnicities namely, Kadazan/Dusun, Bajau, Murut, Lundayeh, and Rungus along with its advancements in scientific research to understand its effectiveness in treating intended illness or injuries with proper acknowledgement of the involved communities. Additionally, the economic aspects regarding the regulations and recognitions of medicinal plants and T&CAM practices in Malaysia will also be briefly discussed as natural products have now turned into a key issue in industrialized and developing nations. Pharmacognosy Reviews 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Akid Haris and Nico Arnoly Nawan and Corinna Au Li Mei and Suraya Abdul Sani and Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin (2023) Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 17 (33). pp. 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/097627870307
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English
topic GN451-477.7 Intellectual life Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc.
QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution
spellingShingle GN451-477.7 Intellectual life Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc.
QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution
Akid Haris
Nico Arnoly Nawan
Corinna Au Li Mei
Suraya Abdul Sani
Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin
Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
description Plants containing medicinal and therapeutical properties have been utilized by societies around the world as their primary healthcare needs. Numbers of plants with pharmacological/medicinal benefits such as anticancer, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and antiviral have been evaluated in research studies concerning the crude plant extracts and their phytochemical constituents. However, the traditional knowledge in Sabah, Malaysia is still under-documented despite the fact that it is the home for many different species of flora. Owing to the great biodiversity of different species of the medicinal plants in Sabah, a wide range of phytochemical compounds could be investigated and determined based on the traditional practices of the ethnicities there. The present review paper attempts to discuss the applications of these plants in Sabah in terms of Traditional and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (T&CAM) practices by five ethnicities namely, Kadazan/Dusun, Bajau, Murut, Lundayeh, and Rungus along with its advancements in scientific research to understand its effectiveness in treating intended illness or injuries with proper acknowledgement of the involved communities. Additionally, the economic aspects regarding the regulations and recognitions of medicinal plants and T&CAM practices in Malaysia will also be briefly discussed as natural products have now turned into a key issue in industrialized and developing nations.
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author Akid Haris
Nico Arnoly Nawan
Corinna Au Li Mei
Suraya Abdul Sani
Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin
author_facet Akid Haris
Nico Arnoly Nawan
Corinna Au Li Mei
Suraya Abdul Sani
Syed Umar Faruq Syed Najmuddin
author_sort Akid Haris
title Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
title_short Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
title_full Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
title_fullStr Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
title_full_unstemmed Medicinal Plant Applications as Traditional and Complementary Medicine by Sabah Ethnicities and the Regulations and Economic View in Malaysia's Healthcare Industry: A Mini Review
title_sort medicinal plant applications as traditional and complementary medicine by sabah ethnicities and the regulations and economic view in malaysia's healthcare industry: a mini review
publisher Pharmacognosy Reviews
publishDate 2023
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36192/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/097627870307
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