INTRODUCTION Medicinal plants Malay medicine is a lot of ingredients derived from plants and herbs have been received

with enthusiasm by the Malay community in Malaysia because it is safer and does not have an adverse effect on the human body. This can be proved by the number of products marketed and Malay traditional medicines received widespread throughout the country. They believe that traditional Malay medicine and treatment is the safest method and does not have an adverse effect on the human body. Another factor of Malay traditional medicine is having a place in society, because it is cheaper compared with other medical treatment. It is estimated that currently more than 13,000 types of plants have the potential to be used as medicines for the cure of various diseases. Many of these plants in the tropics like Malaysia. According to studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, there are more than 2000 to 3000 species of medicinal plants in Malaysia have been used for traditional and modern medicine. This makes Malaysia as one of the world famous rich in natural plants and are associated with medicinal value. In the days of British colonialism , the Western medical practices so popular Malay traditional medical practice forgotten, especially by the nobility and the scholar . The Malay community, more Western medicine brought by the colonialists for their study of a disease are more scientific. But lately, the Malay traditional medicine has gained a place in the hearts of the Malay community because it does not use chemicals and poisonous. TRADITIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS Since some of the past century traditional Malay medicine and treatment has become a tradition and is the branch of medicine. It is often associated with its heyday. Shamansand medicine man of Tok was the choice of the Malay community at that time for treatment. Community recognizes them as having the skills to treat diseases related to physical, spiritual and internal. Shamans and medicine men of Tok has been used extensively by all levels of

society and become the most important for treating disease. Community strongly believes and has confidence in medical practice and treatment Shaman witch doctor and Tok. Malay traditional healers (Shaman witch doctor and Tok) depend on the knowledge and memory inherited from his teacher's hereditary. Some also said to have received the knowledge of the medical and treatment through dreams or inspired by certain ways. However, medical and treatment of this type require them to identify the true nature of the disease contained in the patient himself. Treatment is to clear the patient from the elements until the disease cured. With the natural materials used for the creation of godcure the patient. Some of the most frequently used is of the plants and herbs. Was at one time traditional Malay medicine and treatments become popular among the Malay community? This is due to the discovery of medical methods and treatment of more modern and scientific. Medicals and treatment methods are embraced by the aristocracy and among scholars. Traditional Malay medicine and treatment compete with the practice of medicine and new treatments. At the same time medical and treatment methods homeopathy, naturopati and others have begun to grow and germinate. Society, more modern medical and treatment are carried by the colonists as studies carried out on a disease are more scientific and complete. Society prefers the Malay traditional medicine and treatments that do not use chemicals and poisonous. They are more at ease with traditional Malay medicine and treatment that uses natural resources, especially from plants. PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE AND TRADITIONAL TREATMENT In the Malay traditional medicine in use basic philosophy is that health care is better than treatment. This is consistent with the concept of Islamic medicine and treatment. Therefore, every man is encouraged to have some knowledge about how health practices, whether from physical or mental. To maintain good health, a person is encouraged to exercise in the morning. This is very important to move part of the body after waking from sleep. Apart from health care in Malay traditional medicine is through practice tips. Tip consists of two aspects of the practice dantegahan instruction. Practices are in relation to nutrition instruction

many of the types, quantities and terms to those found in plants. Tips in nutrition and health aim to find the balance and prevent disease and illness. While the restrictive practice is to prevent the patient from eating certain foods during the 'treatment' is known as confinement. It aims to protect human health so constantly in good condition or to speed up healing. Most of the Malay traditional medicine practitioners to categorize the cause of diseases associated with blood and wind. Blood and wind are the two key elements of the body. Both elements present in the diet. If both are in good condition, then let the individual health. Blood is the main elements that contain nutrients for growth and physical health. Blood should be 'hot' but should not be excessive. Heat derived from the element 'fire'. If the 'fire'a person can paralyze or get cancer. Wind is also in the body, and passed through a vein. But too much wind will restrict blood flow and this will interfere with health. Accordingly Sort method is also done for the rejection of wind and stimulates blood circulation and nerves. The ordering is usually done in the body parts involved in heavy work, such as hands, feet and body back. Massaging is done by using massage oil or oil in the wind do the coconut oil and some types of plants known to have a nutrient 'hot'. The main focus in practices committed against women last ordering delivery. In addition, they are also encouraged to take the herb plants to eat and put on the body. These ingredients work to eat and to remove wind from the vein. PLANTS AND DISEASE In traditional Malay medicine and treatment, the use of plants is very extensive. It is used when the disease identified by the name of the character and essence. Many medical practitioners and traditional Malay treatments opinion medicinal properties located primarily in the roots. Root of the plant is located in the roots. They put three of plant nutrient, iron, manganese and Substance Substance Cretaceous. Iron is to strengthen the blood. Substance Cretaceous to cool the body and substance Kawi to stabilize the body's functioning

Among the plants that have medicinal properties and effects of the betel leaf (Piper betel), fragrant Lemongrass (Cymbopogun nardus), Temu (Kaempferia galanga), tree nut (Arecacatechu), turmeric (Curcuma domestica), Noni (Morinda citrifolia) , white radish (Raphanussativus), ginger (Zingiber officinale), leaves ground cover (Elephantopus scaber).

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a. Betel Leaf (Sireh - Piper betel)

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Archipelago from his native India and Sri Lanka by Indian traders. There are five common types of betel is used in traditional medicine and treatment. Among them are Malay betel (village), betel China (pepper), Sireh India (Tamil), betel forest (black), betel Ghost (drugs). However, in modern medical research, eating betel can cause oral cancer, nose and stomach. This makes eating more of betel leave by the Indians and Malays. This interpretation is in the back up to the eating habits of Indian betel without following the rules and the original formula and eating too much of the day. If this condition is not corrected then it is lost because the actual function of removing confidential and betel leaves. Research and information needs to be done to encourage people to eat betel with proper procedure. This is because the recipe betel nutrients such as: Breaking the wind gathered in the system and relieves the stomach and releases the wind. Improve the system to the hormones. Cleansing the blood and dirty air. Cure hemorrhoids, ulcers, nose bleeds, sore teeth. Prevention of pregnancy. As a makes up skin care and hair care.

 Cure headache, migrane, hypertension, and diseases that can cause the head. Treating the swelling of the penis. Treating breast swelling. Reduce the production of breast milk. Treating the bright spot disease, vaginal discharge, itching confidential place. Diseases of skin, muscles, joints, and shingles. Cure irregular periods. Nerve stimulator, toner muscles and joints. Prevention of mucus in the body and blood circulation. Can eliminate the bad breath through the mouth.
b. Lemongrass (Graminae)

Lemongrass can be classed as a type of grass big pairs and big roots. Privileges lemongrass is because all its parts such as leaves, stems, roots, oils and flowers have the potential to be used as medicines. There are two types of grass commonly used by medical practitioners and traditional medicine to make the usual lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and citronella (Cymbopogon nardus ).

Lemongrass leaves have many uses. Among them are: Clean fishy on duck and lamb. lemongrass leaves wrapped in a hot iron or stones used for compresses and in areas of weak nerves, illness can muscles, joints, the swollen uterus, breaking the slime, blood and air.

 leaves of lemongrass and black seed in the ground to make 'paste' to paste on the forehead to relieve headaches, such as air cannons maternity confinement. Water boiled lemon grass is used for bathing the mother in confinement after childbirth and for muscle weakness and joint diseases. Stems and roots of grass plants used for: To help treat stomach problems and break the wind and release the air masses through the anus (fart) and mouth (belching). It can help balance hormone stability. For daily meals berlauk, add flavor dishes, and help ease the food poisoning. The mixture of spices has health benefits for the treatment of internal body systems. To help ease and launch urination. Lemongrass oil is used in the manufacture of: Cosmetics. Wind Oil treatment. Anti-mosquito and can bite. Perfumes, shampoos and lotions. Flowers Lemongrass is often used for: Prevention of human and animal pregnancy. Toner and skin moisturizer (eternal youth). Health and vitality of the womb.

c. Spice hundred Rempah Ratus Plants are known by the name of spices used for health care. Its use depends on the nature

of each type of plant. For example, red pepper, ginger (Zingiber offinale), cumin, black cumin, mustard seeds and cinnamon with a heat capacity (warm) and dry. Characteristics that are known in plants, it has used to seek to break the wind, eliminate cold, destroy the mucus and heal the flu in the traditional Malay medicine and treatment. While coriander, oak galls and a cool dry nature nut has been used for hot cure, menstrual blood flow and strengthen teeth.

EXAMPLE OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE Toothache Treatment: Take a coconut shell, baked and a plastic container or glass over it. The aim is to produce a vapor or oil ash in the container. Pain Materials: Five leaves ati-ati, 3 cm root bemban, a small spoon and a glass of water ash. Ati-ati leaves and tubers bemban pounded and mixed with ashes. And then inserte in container filled with water.

Constipation Ingredients: 2 pieces of ripe pineapples. Pineapple that has been washed shredded cold water. Keep the container in the fridge. The water consumption of one cup is twice a day.

Ringworm Treatment: 11-13 casuarina leaves, 1 teaspoon small whiting. Puree or liquefy punches and casuarinas leaves with lime until creamed. Apply the medication earlier in the infected place 2-3 times a day depending on the magnitude of the infected area and let it dry itself. Wind disease People suffering from the wind and often feel cold to drink the following mixture every day. Such mixtures are cloves and white pepper or black pepper. Materials - the materials of the same amount should be fried until crisp and then pounded until smooth. Crude mixture was fired again until crisp and then pounded again as the previous process to complete all of the fine powder. Her watch is then mixed with half cup of warm water to drink every morning or the night before or after meals. This drug is useful to break wind in the body and warm up the cold. Cancer New attack cancer may be cured by taking a betel leaf is applied with a little whiting. The betel leaf incantation before applied to the parts covered with cancer. Cancer drugs spells are as follows: Bis'mi'llahi rahami r, r-womb, wood floors, pig blood and blood burst. Many thanks to milk so stale that La ilaha I LLA llah Muhammadu 'r-with A llah. Coughing blood Chilies tree is useful in Malay traditional medicine. Chilies trees have died and dried should be kept to keep as medicine. A person who suffers bloody cough can be cured by using dry chilies. Chilies roots no matter how much soaked in cold water overnight. The soaking water to drink every morning and night until the disease is really cured. Bad body odor that can be overcome by

familiarizing yourself eating basil leaves as a side dish. For new mothers who gives birth this salad can be launched to expedite the release of blood or dirt. High Blood High blood pressure is a dangerous disease. The disease is difficult to cure by modern medicine. Patients often treat high blood pressure are using traditional medicine. In addition to confinement they also eat the bitter medicine. Before the term hypertension is known of the Malay community recognizes it as a disease is weak. Patients are usually forbidden to eat food that is too salty, fatty foods and meat goats. One way to cure is to drink boiled grass armrest sling or child. Grass is boiled until the water about a cup left. This drink boiled water every morning and night. High fever Pain fever can be cured by using several types of sites that are a few leaves or leaves seeding in ducks, hibiscus leaves, a single red onion and a male salt. These materials are then put in the water. These ingredients cold water or rubbed on the patient. How this is done several times until the patient was relieved or decreased body temperature. Colds We do this with a little turmeric memconteng with a little whiting. Turmeric is diconteng as a sign (+) is forehead, feet, hands and chest. After that turmeric is used to remove. These drugs aim to reduce shortness of breath and prevent clogged nose. In addition to the elders, believe that children who have colds because interference from the devil or evil spirits. So the devil will go away from the child when turmeric is applied on the part of the body.

Painful urination, itching and discharge Bladder pain is pain experienced by a person during urination. This disease can be experienced

by anyone. Disease itching and discharge is the disease that often happens to women, whether married or not. Whiteness is often referred to as white blood. White is white mucus coming out of the womb. Patients who experience it will be tired and less energetic condition. The disease is more and more when a person is worried or are facing an issue with. These materials are crushed and squeezed the water. Turmeric can be added again if water extraction is not enough serums finger. This extraction of salt mixed with a male and deposited prior to drink every morning and night. Before drinking the patient should read Surah al Fatiha and blessings three times. Gastric Early gastric: How to drink goat milk and a spoonful of honey to practice the same day in the morning or evening. In addition patients are asked to eat cold rice handful that have been mixed with sugar every morning before breakfast. Diabetes This disease is a disease that is very difficult to cure by modern medicine. Patients often die as a result of wounds or sores that cannot be cured. Certain parts of the body are often removed because of wound cannot heal. Patients are forbidden to eat more sweets or too starchy like rice or bread. Patients are encouraged to eat foods such as bitter gourd bitter, boiling, shoots and other herbs. In addition patients are not allowed to eat food that brawest like sardines, canned fruits and so on. Pregnant women suffering from this disease often experience a miscarriage. Baby's birth happens when new content reaches 7 months. How medication is to use the pitcher plant. Trick is to boil all this pitcher plants follow the following measures: pitcher plant is used to get a cup of boiled water. How is the pitcher plant boiled with water 3 times more than the amount required? This broth can be drunk at any time, such as drinking tea or coffee.