Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0050 |
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Eurycoma longifolia Jack
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Family Name | Simaroubaceae |
Local Name | Ali Umbrella |
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Traditional Usage | Tonic, fever, body pain |
Description | Morphology: Shrub or treelet about 15 feet height. Leaflet coriaceous and softly, oblong lanceolate to acute, base oblique cuneate, dark green and glabrous. Sepal ovate green, petals ovate-lanceolate and reddish pubescen. Stamens longer than calyx. Flowers very small and the fruits ellipsoid, turn to black when ripe.
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Ecology Distribution | Commonly in rocky stream banks, understory of primary and secondary forest such as in Singapore, Johor, Pahang, Perak, Penang and Indonesia. |
Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0088 |
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Euphorbia neriifolia L.
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Family Name | Euphorbiaceae |
Local Name | Indian Spurge Tree |
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Traditional Usage | Festering ear,broken & swollen body parts |
Description | Morphology: Shrubby like cactus, up to 4.5 m tall. Leaves 2-15 cm width at the apex and sub-cylindric branches.
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Ecology Distribution | Cultivated throughout India. Common in highlands in northern parts. |
Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0100 |
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum Haw.
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Family Name | Cactaceae |
Local Name | Lady of The Night, Queen of The Night |
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Traditional Usage | Sore eyes, cough |
Description | Morphology: Succulent plant. Stems erect, sprawling, profusely branched, secondary stems flat, elliptic-acuminate, margins shallowly to deeply crenate and undulate. Flowers produced from flattened portions and very fragrant. Stamens and style greenish white or white, 4 mm thick, pale yellow or white. Fruit oblong and purplish red.
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Ecology Distribution | Found in tropical America. Some are cultivated to the East area.
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Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0125 |
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Eleutherine bulbosa Urb.
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Family Name | Tridaceae |
Local Name | Bawang Sakai, Bawang Jabu |
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Traditional Usage | After childbirth, improves blood circulation |
Description | Morphology: Herbs in cluster. Leaves linearis and long. Flower whitish yellowish.
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Ecology Distribution | Found in South America and cultivated in Peninsular of Malaysia. |
Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0135 |
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Entada spiralis Ridl.
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Family Name | Leguminosae |
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Traditional Usage | As a remedy for herbs bath |
Description | Morphology: Woody climbers, smallest leaflets and spiral pods. Leaves with 4 leaflets, alternate, elliptic to obovate, base obtuse, apex caudate, dark green above, glaucous and coriaceous. Flowers in axillary dense racemes to 12 cm long, calyx 5 toothed, hairy and green. |
Ecology Distribution | Ecological distribution: Distributed in Africa, Asia and tropical America.
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Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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