Herbs & Plants

Medicinal plants and herbs are substitutes for modern medicine and have been widely used by people around the world. Their resources are applied in both traditional and modern preparations. Since the herbs and plants products do not use chemical and synthetic drugs, more people have begun to use natural products as remedies for treating or preventing diseases.


The rainforest in Borneo, known as the world’s oldest rainforest has an estimated 12,500 species of seed plants (Bidin and Latif, 1995) of which 2,000 species have been claimed to have medicinal properties (Latiff, 1994). Many of these plants species are either found in the wild or cultivated around the house compounds. Various plants and herbs species such as those of the Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae, Graminae, Verbenaceae and others are commonly used to treat various ailments such as diarrhea, skin problems and headache. The practices of variety of traditional medicine types are based commonly on ethnic origins.


Hence, the development and growth in ‘complementary’ medicine such as homeopathy, naturopathy, reflexology, aromatherapy, chiropractic, etc.

Lingzhi - The Wonder Mushroom

Posted by Borneo Responsible Tourism on Tuesday, October 4, 2011
FOR centuries, mushrooms have been known for their medicinal properties and among the well-known medicinal mushrooms is lingzhi, a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years.
With a conspicuous red-varnished, kidney-shaped cap anda stem resembling an elk antler, this miraculous health-enhancing fungus is one of the best tonics and energy boosters, and believed to be beneficial for those with asthma and cough as lingzhi has a healing effect on the lungs.
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