Andrographis paniculata (Family: Acanthaceae) is a well-known medicinal plant used in the Indian traditional system of medicine for the treatment of many chronic diseases. The present study was aimed to quantify secondary metabolites, determine…
Betel leaf (Piper betel ) is known for its vast medicinal properties. Piper betel is a mouth freshner,cardiac tonic and possess various other activities such as antifungal, antioxidant, carminative, digestive, antiplatele, CNS depressent,…
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rakyat di samping berupakan sumbangan terhadap perubatan tradisional yang masih wujud dan diamalkan
dalam kalangan generasi tua masyarakat Bajau di pantai…
Masyarakat Melayu, walau pun sudah lama berabad menerima agama Islam, tetapi pengaruh kepercayaan sebelumnya masih melekat terutama sekali kepercayaan anemisme dan HinduBuddha. Hal ini dapat melihat dalam budaya perubatan tradisional Melayu yang para…
Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menilai peranan pentadbir tempatan dalam perkembangan perubatan dan kesihatan negeri Kedah bermula dari era pemerintahan Sultan Abdul Hamid sehingga pelantikan Penolong Penasihat British pada tahun 1909.
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…
Studies on vinegar from the single perspective of knowledge has been done by many people, but then, the integrated studies on it by involving prophetic traditions (sunnah) and Malay manuscripts have not been taken seriously and not being focused…
This is a case of a 65 year old lady who presented with Cushing’s syndrome secondary to ingestion of a complementary and alternative medicine that has been adulterated with exogenous glucocorticoids. In a clinical consultation, it is important to…
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…
