Compilation of ethnomedicinal knowledge of Acanthaceae species by ethnic group in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Siti Fatimah Md.-Isa, Matelda De Avesha Sudin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Sarawak Museum Journal 2023
• Subjects: GN451-477.7 Intellectual life Including communication, recreation, philosophy, religion, knowledge, etc.; RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38319/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38319/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38319/; https://doi.org/10.61507/smj22-2023-PA67-09

With over 4 000 species worldwide, the Acanthaceae family is a large and diverse group of plants. Within the regions of Sabah and Sarawak, over a hundred species of Acanthaceae have been identified, with many of them being employed for their traditional medicinal properties. The ethnomedicinal knowl...