Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice is still popular among the Malaysian population nowadays although western or allopathic medicine is the first line of treatment. Dissatisfaction with health services and therapeutic effects of…
Centella asiatica (L.) is a perennial, creeper, faintly aromatic and a valuable medicinal herb of both Old World and the New World. It is widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of World. The use of Centella in food and…
Plant-based drug discovery has drawn the attention of researchers, especially the one used as traditional medicines. Centella asiatica is traditional Ayurveda medicine widely used in India and across Asia for treating a variety of diseases. T
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)…
This qualitative study aimed to examine cultural differences in knowledge, attitudes and practices related to erectile dysfunction (ED) utilizing focus group discussion
CBS (Culture-Bound Syndromes) adalah satu penyakit yang dipengaruhi oleh budaya serta kejadian yang tidak disangka-sangka, berlaku dalam kalangan etnik, dan kawasan tertentu. Dalam konteks masyarakat Melayu di Kelantan, Malaysia, sindrom ini telah…
Penyakit saka seringkali dihidapi oleh masyarakat Melayu dan boleh diklasifikasikan sebagai salah satu sindrom dalam CBS berdasarkan simptom penyakit tersebut. Ramai pengkaji pula yang mengklasifikasikan ”saka” dalam kategori CBS berdasarkan faktor…
