Ethnobotanical study of traditional knowledge on plant used in traditional bath (mandi serom) among Malay midwives in Perak and Negeri Sembilan

• Main Authors: Othman, Rashidi, Abdul Razak, Nur Illani, Ishak, Nooriszai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2014
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; H Social Sciences (General); QK Botany; SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43476/1/RJBS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43476/; http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=rjbsci.2014.193.196

This study analyzed the traditional knowledge of plants used in traditional bath which known as mandiserom in Malay culture. Mandiserom is an important traditional way in postpartum practice among Malay communities in Perak and Negeri Sembilan. The study was carried out through face to face intervie...