Korean Journal of Plant Resources (한국자원식물학회지)
- Volume 11
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- Pages.18-39
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- 1998
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- 1226-3591(pISSN)
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- 2287-8203(eISSN)
Ethnophytotherapies for Treatment of and Prevention against Cancer
- Chooi, Ong-Hean (Biomedical Sciences Section Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science University of Malay)
- Published : 1998.10.01
Abstract
This paper examinies various traditional and alternative practices utilised by Malaysians for the treatment of and preventino against cancer. A list of plants used for treating cancer is given. Care for cancer patients includes food reputed to be good in promoting recovery and preventingrecurrence as well as food taboos-various food to be avoided in the belief that these types of food can induce development or recurrence of cancer.
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