Ethnobotany and traditional knowledge of Acanthaceae in Peninsular Malaysia : A review
Plants are considered as a great source of various herbal medicines which are been useful in the treatment of various ailments and diseases. A great contribution of plant-based materials in the pharmaceutical field results in the growing interest on the exploitation of indigenous medicinal pla...
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Pharmacognosy Network Worldwide
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/83069/7/83069_Ethnobotany%20and%20traditional%20knowledge%20of%20Acanthaceae%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83069/13/83069_Ethnobotany%20and%20traditional%20knowledge_Scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83069/ http://www.phcogj.com/article/1269 |
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| Summary: | Plants are considered as a great source of various herbal medicines which are been useful in the
treatment of various ailments and diseases. A great contribution of plant-based materials in the
pharmaceutical field results in the growing interest on the exploitation of indigenous medicinal
plants to make a potential medicine. Several potent plant families are broadly investigated
throughout the world including the family of Acanthaceae. Acanthaceae is a large pantropical
family of flowering plants comprised of approximately 240 genera and 3250 species in the
world. In Peninsular Malaysia, Acanthaceae is one of the families with the largest number of
genera and species by which 29 genera and 158 species are respectively recorded. This study
thereby deals with the review of information on the ethnobotanical significance of medicinal
plants belong to Acanthaceae. This review covers informative data on medicinal plants, its
uses and part used based on three tribal groups of indigenous people, Malay villagers and
local market traders in Peninsular Malaysia. From the review, Acanthaceae possesses a huge
contribution to the ethnobotanical part especially to treat certain diseases. The ethnobotanical
data has also served a great contribution to the conservation and sustainability of natural
resources. By keeping this point, this present review on ethnobotany and traditional knowledge
of Acanthaceae is expected to give benefits and considered a good starting point for future
works on the pharmaceutical field, especially for Peninsular Malaysia. |
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