On "Tepas Terbang, " a Folk Medicine Used by 'Orang Asli'

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  • 'Orang Asli'の民間薬"Tepas Terbang"について
  • Orang Asli ノ ミンカンヤク Tepas Terbang ニ ツイテ

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A kind of rhizome named "tepas terbang, " a folk medicine for vermifuge, of 'orang asli' collected in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negri Sembilan, West Malaysia in 1971, was cultivated in the greenhouse belonging to Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences, Kyoto University and identified as Hedychium longicornutum GRIFF. ex BAKER, Zingiberaceae, after coming into bloom in 1974. The inner structure of root and rhizome of the cultivated sample was examined in comparison with those of two species, H. chrysoleucum HOOK. and H. coronarium KOENIG, which had the same habitat as the sample. These three species were distinguished one another in the inner structure of the part used as medicine.

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  • YAKUGAKU ZASSHI

    YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 104 (3), 256-260, 1984

    The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

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