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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in malaysia, the kangkar pulai region
International Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 8, No. 8, Year 2012
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Description
The medicinal plants play an important role in rural health care system throughout the world in remedying and preventing various kinds of diseases. This study documented the use of plants as traditional herbal medicine in the Kangkar Pulai region Johor, Malaysia. It also identified the homogeneity of informant knowledge on medicinal plants suitable for different ailments and types of plants most favored for the treatment of each ailment in the study. The information was gathered through semi-structured interviews, discussions with key informants and informal conversations with local people and herbal practitioners. The data was calculated based on informant consensus factor (Fie) and use value (UV). Information on 40 medicinal plants species from 29 taxonomic plant families used for traditional treatment of different diseases/ailments was documented. The informant consensus factor values (Fie) showed that the local people tend to agree more with each other in terms of the plants used to treat sexual weakness (0.95), blood pressure (0.94), diabetes (0.93), delivery and female problems (0.90), hair problems and dandruff (0.87), respiratory disorder (0.86) and kidney problems (0.85). By contrast, digestive problems (0.76) and skin problems (0.71) and inflammation pain (0.70) were found to have low Fie values. Calculated values of the UV and Fie indicate that this community is knowledgeable on healing and treatment using traditional herbal medicines. © 2012 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alsarhan, Ali
Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Sultana, N.
Jordan, Amman
The University of Jordan
Abdul-Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Bin Dato
Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Aburjai, Talal
Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/ijp.2012.679.686
ISSN:
18117775
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female