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Treatment of malaria infection has becoming extremely challenging due to widespread resistance of the parasite towards available antimalarial drugs. In the present
study, we investigated the antimalarial activity of five local Malaysian medicinal…

Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) or known as pegaga in Malaysia is commonly eaten raw by local as it is claimed to have medicinal purposes such as for healing of wound, and kidney diseases. Furthermore, this plant is said to have antimicrobial…

The total phenolic contents (TPC) and antioxidant activities of five popular Malay raw saladsor Ulam were investigated using DPPH radical scavenging and reducing ferric ion antioxidant power(FRAP) assays. The Ulam studied were the leaves of Cosmos…

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 study evaluated the antioxidant capacity
and total content of phenolic compounds in an ethanolic
extract of some commonly consumed raw Malaysian
plants.

Many local plants are used in Malaysian traditional medicine to treat respiratory diseases including symptoms of tuberculosis. The aim of the study was to screen 78 plant extracts from 70 Malaysian plant species used in traditional medicine to treat…

Nama tempatan: Asam gelugor
Nama saintifik: Garcinia atroviridis
Amalan: Param
Bahagian tumbuhan: Daun

Nama saintifik: Tamarindus indica
Amalan: Param, pilis
Bahagian tumbuhan: Daun dan buah

Thirteen Malaysian plants; Artocarpus champeden, Azadirachta indica, Fragaria x ananassa, Garcinia mangostana, Lawsonia inermis, Mangifera indica, Nephelium lappaceum, Nephelium mutobile, Peltophorum pterocarpum, Psidium guajava and Syzygium aqueum,…