TAILIEUCHUNG - Local herbs used in concoction for herbal rice preparation by kelantan siamese community in Malaysia

This study was piloted to survey and record the type and parts of herbs used in the concoction. The current study was conducted via in-depth interview with local people from three village in Kelantan namely Kampung Kuang, Tanah Merah, Kampung Pasir Puteh, Tumpat dan Kampung Mentua, Tumpat, Kelantan. | VNU Journal of Science Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 34 No. 2 2018 1-11 Local Herbs Used in Concoction for Herbal Rice Preparation by Kelantan Siamese Community in Malaysia Karunakaran T. Aweng . Faculty of Earth Science Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Jeli Campus Locked Bag No. 100 17600 Jeli Kelantan Received 22 June 2017 Revised 19 October 2017 Accepted 16 May 2018 Abstract Herbs play a critical role mainly as food source and supplementary source of natural medicine. In Malaysia there are numerous communities and ethnic groups who are still performing the use of herb as a part of their daily cuisine. One such community in Malaysia is the Siamese community of Kelantan located on northern part of Kelantan adjoining to Thailand. This community has historic tradition of consuming herbs with medicinal value. They consume a large number of herbs as concoction in rice cooking also known as herbal rice . This study was piloted to survey and record the type and parts of herbs used in the concoction. The current study was conducted via in-depth interview with local people from three village in Kelantan namely Kampung Kuang Tanah Merah Kampung Pasir Puteh Tumpat dan Kampung Mentua Tumpat Kelantan. Total 45 herbs belonged to 24 families were documented. The parts of herb being consumed and used in concoction were leaves stem stalk flower and rhizome. Keywords Herbal rice concoction herbs Siamese in-depth interview. 1. Introduction beverages dyeing repellents natural fragrances and as natural cosmetic products 1 . However Herbs and spices are intrinsic element of it is evident that herb in food is a good and safe Asian values in various aspects. Even though way to achieve substantial amount of nutrition herbs are common extend of their uses as parts required by the human body through a of the Asians livelihood are vast compared to balanced and varied diet that consist of herbs any other culture. Such herbs not only serves and other green food. In overall nutrition .

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• Herbal rice
• In depth interview
• Earth and environmental sciences
• Earth science
• Kelantan siamese community
• Herbal rice preparation
• Bacterial leaf blight
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• oryzae
• Herbal extract
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