School of Pharmacy, Masterskill University College of Health Sciences, Taman Kemacahaya 11, Jalan Kemacahaya, Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2010 Feb 7;6:5. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-6-5.
A qualitative ethnomedical survey was carried out among a local Orang Asli tribe to gather information on the use of medicinal plants in the region of Kampung Bawong, Perak of West Malaysia in order to evaluate the potential medicinal uses of local plants used in curing different diseases and illnesses.
Sixteen informants ranging in age from 35 to 65 years were interviewed. A total of 62 species of plants used by Orang Asli are described in this study based on field surveys and direct face to face communication. These plants belonged to 36 families and are used to treat a wide range of discomforts and diseases.
The results of this study showed that majority of the Orang Asli, of Kampung Bawong are still dependent on local plants as their primary source of medication. As the first ethnomedical study in this area, publishing this work is expected to open up more studies to identify and assess the pharmacological and toxicological action of the plants from this region.
Preservation and recording of ethnobotanical and ethnomedical uses of traditional medicinal plants is an indispensable obligation for sustaining the medicinal and cultural resource of mankind. Extensive research on such traditional plants is of prime importance to scientifically validate their ethnomedical claims.
为了评估当地植物在治疗各种疾病和不适方面的潜在药用价值，在马来西亚霹雳州班望村进行了一项针对当地原始部落的定性民族医学调查，以收集该地区药用植物使用情况的信息。
本研究共采访了 16 名年龄在 35 岁至 65 岁之间的知情者。基于实地调查和直接面对面交流，本研究描述了奥朗阿斯利人使用的 62 种植物。这些植物属于 36 个科，用于治疗各种不适和疾病。
本研究结果表明，班望村的大多数奥朗阿斯利人仍然依赖当地植物作为主要药物来源。作为该地区的第一项民族医学研究，发表这项工作有望开启更多的研究，以确定和评估该地区植物的药理学和毒理学作用。
保存和记录传统药用植物的民族植物学和民族医学用途是维护人类药用和文化资源的不可或缺的义务。对这些传统植物进行广泛的研究对于科学验证其民族医学主张至关重要。
