Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants
Traditional medicine, particularly herbal remedies, has been used for thousands of years in maintaining health and, in recent years, as an alternative or as a complement to modern medicine. In Sarawak, the various ethnic communities have acquired this knowledge, through traditional beliefs and practices, from their elders and ancestors.
The Botany Unit of the Forest Department has been documenting the traditional uses of medicinal plants as employed by the local communities since the early 70's. To date, a total of 1,300 plants from 135 families have been recorded, each with the description of the preparatory method, its uses, the material and quantity to be utilized. This baseline data will facilitate the search for new drugs to treat mankind's diseases.
Included below are a few examples of medicinal plant:
