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 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…
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…
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…
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)…
In Malaysia, traditional postpartum practices have long been practised among the community. Although
the cultural aspects of postpartum practices among the Malays are widely described in the literature, no one has attempted to describe in detail the…
Although studies have shown that a large proportion of cancer patients use CAM, no study on CAM use amongst orthopaedic oncology patients has been published. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence, characteristics and factors…
