Traditional medicine continues to flourish within the world of modern medicine as a method of treatment of illnesses for the community. Traditional treatment methods predominantly use ingredients derived from flora (plants) or fauna (animals). These…
Kepandaian orang Melayu dapat dilihat dalam pelbagai bidang ilmu dan salah satunya ilmu berkait pengubatan tradisional. Sumber pengubatan tadisional dalam bentuk dokumentasi dapat dilihat melalui teks-teks perubatan yang teridiri daripada Kitab Tib…
Tumbuhan herba merupakan sumber perubatan tradisional masyarakat Melayu pada zaman dahulu. Setiap bahagian tumbuhan herba seperti akar, daun, pucuk, putik, bunga, kulit kayu, batang dan buah mempunyai nilai terapinya sendiri yang mampu dikomersialkan…
The increasing popularity and use of traditional and complementary medicine (TCAM) in both developed and developing countries, including Malaysia, have raised significant public health policy issues. However, currently, there is a paucity of baseline…
The elderly consume many medications including traditional medicines. In 1986, it was found that 29% of elderly took traditional medicines although in 1996, the National Health Morbidity survey reported a 2.3% prevalence. However, studies from other…
Medicinal plants have many traditional claims including the treatment of ailmentsof infectious origin. In the evaluation of traditional claims, scientific research is important.The objective of the study was to determine the presence of…
This paper describes a female patient with major depressive disorder with psychotic features, who underwent mainstream psychiatric treatment complemented with ruqyah shar’iyyah (incantations based on Qur’an and prophetic traditions) healing in…
