Ethnomedical Survey of Aborigines Medicinal Plants in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia

The practice of herbal medicine had been diminishing, which may lead to the loss of valuable information about healing herbs. Therefore, an ethnomedical analysis was carried out in order to document the traditional medicinal uses of plants, which are commonly used among the Kelantanese Aborigines. A...

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Main Authors: Hamzah, Nurraihana (Author), Noor Azmi, Norfarizan Hanoon (Author), Hasmah, A. (Author), Norsuhana, A. H. (Author), Fatan, H. Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2016.
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