Borneo Research Institute for Indigenous Studies, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Research Article
Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Studies on Indigenous Zingiber spp. (Zingiberaceae) from Tambunan District, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Author(s): Kulip J*, Nawan CST, Vairappan CS and Jaumin B
Studies on the ethnobotany and phytochemical on three species of wild Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) namely Z.Z. pseudopungens, Zingiber chlorobracteatum and Zingiber coloratum were conducted in Timbou Village, Tambunan
District, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Alab Mount and Mahua waterfall, Crocker Range from 1st Oct. until 7th Oct
2019. The objectives of these studies were to survey the ethnobotanical uses of the three wild Zingiber species used by
the local Dusun communities of Tambunan, to extract essential oils from the major Zingiber species and lastly to
determine the chemical components in the essential oils and to test it against bacteria. Ethnobotanical uses for these
three Zingiber species are as follow, Z. pseudopungens leaves and stem are bitter.. View More»
