Traditional Medicine

Pengenalan Sejak dari dulu lagi, tumbuh-tumbuhan telah digunakan secara meluas sebagai makanan dan juga ubat-ubatan. Antara tumbuhan yang berpotensi dalam perubatan tradisional adalah tumbuhan Rosell. Kelopak bunga Rosell bukan sahaja mempunyai nilai perubatan tetapi boleh juga menghasilkan pelbagai produk makanan antaranya jem, sos dan minuman. Nama tempatan tumbuhan ini adalah …

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Introduction Plants have been long used as food and medication. One of plants that has potential as medicinal plant is Roselle. It is also can be used in food industries such as for production of jams, sauces and beverages. Roselle is locally known as asam kumbang, asam susur and asam …

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Introduction Stevia (Stevia rebaudianaBertoni) is an herbaceous perennial plant of the Asteraceae family. It is native of Paraguay, where it grows wild in sandy soils. They were used by indigenous peoples in Paraguay and Brazil since before recorded history.1Stevia rebaudianaleaves contain non-cariogenic and non-caloric sweeteners, whose consumption could exert beneficial …

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   Introduction Health care and nutrition has currently become a major interest to public. They believe that their health could be improved and sustained by consuming health supplement or traditional or combination of both products. This interest leads to a great number of traditional and health supplement products are widely …

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Recognition Malaysia is well-known for the diversity of medicinal herbs used from generations to generations. Tongkat Ali is one of the notorious herbs has been used widely in traditional medicine products and beverages. There are four herbal species called as Tongkat Ali in Malaysia which are; Eurycoma longifolia (Simaroubaceae family) …

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Introduction Kacip Fatimah is a herb that grows on forest floors. The most common species normally found in Malaysia are var. Alata, var. Lanceolata dan var Pumila. Kacip Fatimah is also locally known as Selusoh Fatimah, rumput Siti Fatimah, akar Fatimah, kacit Fatimah, kacip Patimah, kunci Fatimah, pokok pinggang, rumput …

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Introduction Foot patch is a product in the form of an adhesive pad which can be applied directly onto the sole of the foot. Classification of foot patch : Category Explanation Medical Device Foot patch is classified as medical device when the intended purpose/ indication of the product is to …

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Pengenalan Penggunaan produk ginseng sering dipaparkan dalam iklan media, keratan suratkhabar dan majalah kesihatan. Ginseng merupakan herba yang popular dalam perubatan tradisional orang cina. Awalnya, ginseng banyak digunakan dalam masakan. Ramai yang menggunakan akar ginseng bersama dengan daging ayam semasa membuat sup untuk penjagaan kesihatan. Kaum Cina telah mula menggunakan …

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Introduction/Name The use of ginseng products are often featured in media advertisment, newspaper and health magazines. Ginseng is a popular herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Ginseng is widely used in cooking. Many people boil ginseng root with chicken for health purposes. The Chinese have been using ginseng as a medicinal …

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Introduction Slimming pills (or diet pills) and weight loss products can be sold as over-the-counter (OTC) medicines or available as prescription medicines. Most of the OTC diet pills or weight loss products make claims that they are effective but their claims are not backed-up by scientific evidence. In fact, these …

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