reseach on herbs at belum...

base on online reseach, i found few herbs that they used as a medicine..

1. DAUN CEMRUI

Its herb leaves were used to treat cough. It has a bitter taste and grown up in the coral of deep jungle.

2. BUNGA PADMA (Raflesia arnoldi)

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This giant flower was used to maintain woman who had postpartum. The petal was boiled with water and taken twice daily. The stem of this plant was used to treat backbone pain.

3. DAUN KETUNG

the scientific name is Paederia tomentosa. The the smell is like the gas bloating. Similar with the smell, this herbs were used to treat bloating.

4. AKAR LEHENG

call this as AKAR BERINGIN (Ficus benjamina). They cut the root and used it in common cold treatment.

5. KELADI KELAWUNG (Colocasia)

The stem of leaves was used to treat worm infection. The leaves can be cooked as vegetable to maintain the post partum woman.

6. DAUN SIRIH BERHALA (Piper crocatum)

People used it by boiling with water and apply it to the affected area as antiseptic in conjunctivitis. The phenol constituent of this herb will inhibit bacterial growth.

7. GETAH AKAR AGUI

The latex of this root was used to treat scabies.

8. DAUN LAGUH

Known as Cotton (Gossipium depuratum). Suku jahai used it to heal the wounds and lose the celoid. It seemed like beta-naphthalene gossypol constituent act as anti-inflammatory and anticeloid agent.

structure of gossypol

9. DAUN SEREPUT TUNGUL

This herbs look merambat in the lereng of hill. People used it to relief allergic symptom like itching by applying to the affective area or using when they were showering.

10. DAUN CAMPAK TUNGUL

This leave was used to treat Small Pox (Campak).

credit to : http://mnh20.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/the-mystery-of-royal-belum/