Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Jah Hut peoples in Malaysia.
BACKGROUND
An ethnobotanical study was carried out among the Jah Hut people who live in the central part of peninsular Malaysia.


METHODS
The information on the medicinal plants was obtained from interview with a traditional medicinal man. The traditional uses and remedies were documented. The literature searches were carried out for the evaluation on the current status of investigations on these plants.


RESULTS
In this study, we present 16 species of plants, which are commonly used among the Jah Hut people to cure some common diseases.


CONCLUSIONS
This study is important to preserve the knowledge of medicinal plants used by Jah Hut people. The surveys of phytopharmacological literatures of these plants have great pharmacological and ethnobotanical significance.
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Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine. in_kahwai@yahoo.com
D004463:Ecology; D019448:Ethnobotany; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D028321:Plant Preparations