Scientific validation of eight medicinal plants used in traditional medicinal systems of Malaysia: A review

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Khatun, Mst Afsana ^a   Harun Or Rashid, Md ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^b  

^a Lincoln College   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Malaysia; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS; ALOE VERA; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; EURYCOMA; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON ARISTATUS; PIPER SARMENTOSUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 79960447076     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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