Malaysian Herbs in Contraception: Public Perception
Abstract
Medicinal plants have been used in Malaysia for a long time ago. These plants have been marketed as herbal product and used in the traditional healthcare system because of its positive therapeutic effects. This paper discusses particularly several types of Malaysian herbs that are traditionally used for contraception and scientific studies related to its pharmaceutical properties showing its use among the public for its anti-fertility effects. Even though several methods of contraception has been promoted for family planning, yet, the perception of the public on the usage of synthetic steroidal contraceptives due to its serious adverse effects has made them focus on indigenous plants. Contraceptives drug-containing oestrogen and progesterone have proven to be effective and popular, however, the side effects of these drugs have sparked the idea of scientists to develop newer molecules from medicinal plants. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate in-depth qualitative research on conceptions and concerns about traditional contraceptive methods using Malaysian herbal ingredients among people.
Keywords: Malaysian herbs, properties, traditional, contraception, perception
Abstrak
Tumbuhan perubatan telah lama digunakan di Malaysia. Tumbuhan ini telah dipasarkan sebagai produk herba dan digunakan dalam sistem penjagaan kesihatan tradisional kerana kesan terapeutiknya yang positif. Makalah ini membincangkan terutamanya beberapa jenis ramuan herba Malaysia yang secara tradisional digunakan untuk kontraseptif dan kajian ilmiah yang berkaitan dengan khasiat farmaseutikal yang menunjukkan penggunaannya di kalangan masyarakat untuk kesan anti-kesuburan. Walaupun beberapa kaedah kontrasepsi telah dipromosikan untuk merancang keluarga, namun persepsi masyarakat terhadap penggunaan alat kontraseptif steroid sintetik kerana kesan buruknya telah menjadikan mereka lebih fokus pada tanaman asli. Estrogen dan progesteron yang mengandungi ubat kontraseptif terbukti berkesan dan popular, namun, kesan sampingan ubat-ubatan ini telah mencetuskan idea para saintis untuk mengembangkan molekul yang lebih baru daripada tumbuhan perubatan. Oleh itu, adalah perlu untuk menyelidiki penyelidikan kualitatif mendalam mengenai konsepsi dan kebimbangan mengenai kaedah kontraseptif tradisional yang menggunakan ramuan herba Malaysia di kalangan masyarakat.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JSKM-2022-2001-12
Kata kunci: Herba Malaysia, khasiat, tradisional, kontrasepsi, persepsi.
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