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Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties

There are many medicinal plants that have been used for thousands of years. These plants can now be found in herbal products and as part of the traditional Malaysian health care system because of their therapeutic efficacy. This paper discusses the use of ten medicinal plants in the traditional medi...

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Main Authors: Alsarhan, Ali, Sultana, Naznin, Al-Khatib, Ahed, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
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Published: Lifescience Global 2014
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59921/
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.20
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spelling my.utm.599212022-04-26T03:46:39Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59921/ Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties Alsarhan, Ali Sultana, Naznin Al-Khatib, Ahed Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq R Medicine (General) There are many medicinal plants that have been used for thousands of years. These plants can now be found in herbal products and as part of the traditional Malaysian health care system because of their therapeutic efficacy. This paper discusses the use of ten medicinal plants in the traditional medicinal system of Malaysia and related scientific studies on their Pharmaceutical properties, which demonstrate their traditional uses. The plants viewed are Amaranthus spinosus L., Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr., Callicarpa arborea Roxb., Carica papaya L., Citrus grandis L., Coleus amboinicus Lour., Curcuma domestica Valeton., Psidium guajava L., Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anders., and Zingiber officinale Rosc. All the plants mentioned in this paper have therapeutic properties, which explains and validates their uses in traditional medicine. Lifescience Global 2014 Article PeerReviewed Alsarhan, Ali and Sultana, Naznin and Al-Khatib, Ahed and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq (2014) Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 10 . pp. 149-159. ISSN 1927-5129 http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.20 DOI:10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.20
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Alsarhan, Ali
Sultana, Naznin
Al-Khatib, Ahed
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
description There are many medicinal plants that have been used for thousands of years. These plants can now be found in herbal products and as part of the traditional Malaysian health care system because of their therapeutic efficacy. This paper discusses the use of ten medicinal plants in the traditional medicinal system of Malaysia and related scientific studies on their Pharmaceutical properties, which demonstrate their traditional uses. The plants viewed are Amaranthus spinosus L., Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr., Callicarpa arborea Roxb., Carica papaya L., Citrus grandis L., Coleus amboinicus Lour., Curcuma domestica Valeton., Psidium guajava L., Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anders., and Zingiber officinale Rosc. All the plants mentioned in this paper have therapeutic properties, which explains and validates their uses in traditional medicine.
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author Alsarhan, Ali
Sultana, Naznin
Al-Khatib, Ahed
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
author_facet Alsarhan, Ali
Sultana, Naznin
Al-Khatib, Ahed
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
author_sort Alsarhan, Ali
title Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
title_short Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
title_full Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
title_fullStr Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
title_full_unstemmed Review on some Malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
title_sort review on some malaysian traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties
publisher Lifescience Global
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59921/
http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2014.10.20
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