Medicinal Plants of Sabah, North Borneo

Medicinal Plants of Sabah, North Borneo
Author: Christophe Wiart
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2024-06-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1040033350

Researchers in the field of natural product chemistry and pharmacology focus on discovering new drugs from medicinal plants. The medicinal plants of Sabah (North Borneo), many of which are found in all of Asia and the Pacific, represent a vast array of resources that could be used for the discovery of drugs and the development of cosmetics as well as functional food. No other book focuses on the medicinal plants from this part of the globe in such depth. The author is well known in natural products and this text will appeal to a global audience in presenting the botanical description, chemical constituents, pharmacology, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and functional food potentials of these plants. Features: Describes in a phylogenetic order the habitats, distributions, botanical descriptions, local names, uses, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and toxic effects of more than 250 species of medicinal plants of Sabah Provides a selection of botanical plates of medicinal plants endemic to Sabah, hand-drawn by the author Provides comment sections to invite further research on the topic of the development of drugs, dietary products, and cosmetics from Sabah medicinal plants

Medicinal Orchids of Asia

Medicinal Orchids of Asia
Author: Eng Soon Teoh
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319242741

This unique book brings together a wealth of data on the botanical, ethno-medicinal and pharmacological aspects of over 500 species of Asian medicinal orchids. It starts off by explaining the role and limitations of complimentary and herbal medicines, and how traditional Asian medicine differs from Western, “scientific” medicine. The different Asian medical traditions are described, as well as their modes of preparing herbal remedies. The core of the book presents individual medicinal orchid species arranged by genera. Each species is identified by its official botanical name, synonyms, and local names. Its distribution, habitat and flowering season, uses and pharmacology are described. An overview sums up the research findings on all species within each genus. Clinical observations are discussed whenever available, and possible therapeutic applications are highlighted. The book closes with chapters on the conservation of medicinal orchids and on the role of randomized clinical trials.

Coastal Environmental Profile : Sulu Sea, Sabah, Malaysia

Coastal Environmental Profile : Sulu Sea, Sabah, Malaysia
Author: Ejria Salleh
Publisher: Universiti Malaysia Sabah Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 967296272X

Coastal Environmental Profile of Sulu Sea is providing baseline information from various fields of marine science particularly marine flora and fauna within the islands and coastal areas of the Sulu Sea. This book can be used as a reference to support the development and management of Tun Mustapha Park. The authors of each chapter of this book have presented significant insights into the status of marine bio-resources and threats to marine resources. This book is also especially targeted to support the scientific database of Coral Triangle Imitative (CTI) and contribute to achieving the target stipulated in Malaysia’s National Plan of Action for CTI.

In Place of the Forest

In Place of the Forest
Author: H. C. Brookfield
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1995
Genre: Deforestation
ISBN: 9789280808933

This book describes the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be "environmentally critical" because of the massive deforestation that has taken place there since the 1960s. The conclusions indicate that great dangers arise from national policies that continue to treat this region as a "resource frontier" despite its growing resource scarcity.

Telopea

Telopea
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 940
Release: 2001
Genre: Botany
ISBN:

Traditional Medicine: Current Practice and Belief (Penerbit USM)

Traditional Medicine: Current Practice and Belief (Penerbit USM)
Author: Darlina Md. Naim
Publisher: Penerbit USM
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN: 9674611851

This book presents interesting topics on traditional practices, particularly of the Malay community in women healthcare after childbirth and during the confinement period. This tradition is still widely practiced despite the rapid modernization of the country. The traditional practice of using plants with medicinal values is still practiced in several places in Malaysia. Medicinal plant such as betel is not only evident in treating a number of diseases, but is also used as a symbol of culture, for example to the people in Aceh, Indonesia. This shows that local knowledge is the most important element in the life of a community and significant efforts to protect and preserve the knowledge must be continued. This book is an initiative to document the local knowledge of Malaysian and Acehnese society, and is dedicated to students, academicians as well as the general public