Ethnobotanical study on plant materials used in Malay traditional post-partum bath (Mandi Serom) among Malay midwives in Kedah

• Main Authors: Abdul Razak, Nur Illani, Othman, Rashidi, Pahang, Josephine Tening
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerLink 2018
• Subjects: BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge; H Social Sciences (General); Islamic garden; QK Botany; RS Pharmacy and materia medica; SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/65749/1/65749_Ethnobotanical%20Study%20on%20Plant%20Materials.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65749/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-8471-3_88

A study was carried out on the traditional knowledge of plants used in mandi serom, a traditional post-partum bath among the Malays in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. In Malay culture, mandi serom is an essential treatment after childbirth. Information was obtained from 15 Malay midwives (bidan kampu...