Medicinal plants of Sabah, East Malaysia - Part I

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 340-346

  Ahmad, Fasihuddin B ^a   Holdsworth, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borneo; Dusun; Ethnomedical; Kadazan; Medicinal plants; Sabah; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ARECA CATECHU EXTRACT; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS EXTRACT; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA EXTRACT; BETEL EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA EXTRACT; BRUCEA JAVANICA EXTRACT; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM EXTRACT; COIX LACHRYMA JOBI EXTRACT; COSTUS SPECIOSUS EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DURIO ZIBETHINUS EXTRACT; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM JAPONICUM EXTRACT; HYPTIS CAPITATA EXTRACT; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA EXTRACT; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA EXTRACT; LEUCOSYKE CAPITELLATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ALOE VERA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANNONA MURICATA; ARTICLE; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BETEL NUT; BIDENS PILOSA; BLECHNUM ORIENTALE; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; BRUCEA JAVANICA; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; COCONUT; CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; COIX LACRYMA JOBI; COSTUS SPECIOSUS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DURIO ZIBETHINUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GUAVA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS; HYPERICUM JAPONICUM; HYPTIS CAPITATA; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; INDONESIA; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA; LEUCOSYKE CAPITELLATA; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; MIMOSA PUDICA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MURDANNIA NUDIFLORA; NICOTIANA; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHILIPPINES; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PHYSALIS MINIMA; PLANTAGO MAJOR; POLYGALA PANICULATA; SCOPARIA DULCIS; SENNA ALATA; SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA; STACHYTARPHETA INDICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACORUS; ACORUS CALAMUS; ALOE; ALOE VERA; ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANNONA; ANNONA MURICATA; ARECA CATECHU; ARTOCARPUS; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BIDENS; BIDENS PILOSA; BLECHNUM; BLECHNUM ORIENTALE; BLUMEA; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; BRUCEA JAVANICA; CAPITATA; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CARICA PAPAYA; CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHAMAESYCE; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; COCOS NUCIFERA; CODIAEUM; CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; COIX; COIX LACRYMA-JOBI; COSTUS; COSTUS SPECIOSUS; CURCUMA; CURCUMA LONGA; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DURIO; DURIO ZIBETHINUS; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; HYPERICUM; HYPTIS; HYPTIS CAPITATA; IMPERATA; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; JUSTICIA; LEUCOSYKE; MELASTOMA; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PUDICA; MORINDA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MURDANNIA; MURDANNIA NUDIFLORA; NICOTIANA; PHYLLANTHUS DEBILIS; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS MINIMA; PIPER BETEL; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO MAJOR; POLYGALA; POLYGALA PANICULATA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; ROSA; SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA DULCIS; SENNA; SENNA ALATA; SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA; STACHYTARPHETA JAMAICENSIS;

EID: 0141539537     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.5.340.15940     Document Type: Article

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