Malay Traditional Medicine

Malay traditional medicine have in common with traditional Chinese medicine. It is divided into two aspects, the practice of instruction and practice restrictions. Instruction practices related to the type, quantity and nutritional value found in plants (such as herbs). Patients need to comply with all instructions in the instruction of the practice because it helps achieve a balance and prevent disease as well as slow the aging process. Meanwhile, prohibiting practices such as taboos role because patients are not allowed to partake of certain foods to maintain good health so that always and speed up the healing process. Malay medicine practiced by the medicine man, or Tok Dusun linking the cause of disease in the blood of those pertaining to the wind. According to rule healer, our blood need to be in the 'hot' but it should not be excessive. Blood that is too 'hot' or too 'cool' will cause disease.Wind is channeled through a vein into the human body. Thus, excessive wind that can not be transmitted will restrict travel in the veins affect health. In short, the blood and the wind plays an important role in Malay traditional medicine. Healthy individuals need to achieve a balance in the blood and air. To reduce wind or launch channel 'air' in the body, techniques and highly effective method of massage is said to reject the wind and also stimulates blood circulation and nerves. The technique is usually performed on the arms, legs and back of the body. Oil massage should be applied to certain areas. In addition, wind oils made from coconut oil also has a 'goodness' to help launch high blood and air in the body. Ordering method is often used to help women just after childbirth. Ingredients can also be applied to plants and eaten to help remove air from the vein.Just like Chinese medicine, encourages the use of Malay traditional medicine plants of the shaman and tok proportional orchard roots opinion, especially plants that root cause various advantages. Malay traditional medicine practitioners listed three kinds of substances in plants such as steel (strengthens blood), manganese (to stabilize the functioning of the body) and lime (cool down).