Studies on Some Medicinal Plants in the Campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia

by

Jamie @ Jeyamary Kolintiar
B. For. Sc.
1999

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Meng Tsai
Co-supervisor: Dr. Nathan Ganapathi

The use of traditional medicine in relieving symptoms of disease and in curing various infections dated back to many centuries. Traditional medicine continues to play an important role in Malaysian society and is expected to play a more important role in the future. The local inhabitants in our country have utilized all the plant specimens that have been collected. For most places in the country, there is not even a complete inventory of medicinal plants. Several plant species that have potential for traditional medicine were collected from various parts of the Universiti Putra Malaysia campus. The study has shown that there are roughly more than 300 species of medicinal plants that can be found in the campus. Only 50 plants were studied and collected to find out its importance and uses as medicines. Medicinal plants in the campus covers about 30% of the whole area. The major types of medicinal plants grown in the campus are shrubs. The most common species found here are mainly from the family of Verbenaceae, Caesalpiniaceae and Zingiberaceae. This includes Vitex pubescens, Curcuma longa and Cassia fistula. Some of these plants are propagated naturally while some are planted. Besides identification and selection of medicinal plants, the locations were also been marked in a campus map.

Citation:
Kolintiar, J. 1999. Studies on some medicinal plants in the campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia. B. For. Sc. Project Report. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia. 149 leaves. (http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Palace/1170/abjamie.html)