Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?

Abstract In day to day living aromatic and medicinal plants served as medicine, first aid relief, food and seasoning, cosmetic and dyes. In religious practices they provided talisman, mind altering substance for religious divinations. Today, these medicinal and aromatic plants are gaining popular...

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Main Authors: Yaman, Maheran, Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: IIUM 2009
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spelling iium-133182013-05-28T10:38:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13318/ Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future? Yaman, Maheran Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan GV Recreation Leisure Abstract In day to day living aromatic and medicinal plants served as medicine, first aid relief, food and seasoning, cosmetic and dyes. In religious practices they provided talisman, mind altering substance for religious divinations. Today, these medicinal and aromatic plants are gaining popularity through kitchen garden, back to nature medical treatment and research grants. Since 60% of the Malaysian populations are living in the urban areas the feasibilities of these plants being part of the urban landscape around city suburbs will have a bright potential provide several effective, constructive and creative methods are implemented. This paper will explore the weakness and strengths in propagating ideas of designing the urban spaces with medicinal and aromatic aromatic plants and provide some suggestion in the implementation of the design of these plants in the urban landscape. IIUM 2009 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13318/1/Design_of_Medicinal_Plants_in_the_Urban_Landscape.pdf Yaman, Maheran and Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan (2009) Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future? Working Paper. IIUM. (Unpublished)
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Yaman, Maheran
Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan
Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
description Abstract In day to day living aromatic and medicinal plants served as medicine, first aid relief, food and seasoning, cosmetic and dyes. In religious practices they provided talisman, mind altering substance for religious divinations. Today, these medicinal and aromatic plants are gaining popularity through kitchen garden, back to nature medical treatment and research grants. Since 60% of the Malaysian populations are living in the urban areas the feasibilities of these plants being part of the urban landscape around city suburbs will have a bright potential provide several effective, constructive and creative methods are implemented. This paper will explore the weakness and strengths in propagating ideas of designing the urban spaces with medicinal and aromatic aromatic plants and provide some suggestion in the implementation of the design of these plants in the urban landscape.
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author Yaman, Maheran
Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan
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Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Ismail azlan
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title Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
title_short Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
title_full Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
title_fullStr Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
title_full_unstemmed Design of Medicinal Plants in the Urban Landscape: A Prospect for the Future?
title_sort design of medicinal plants in the urban landscape: a prospect for the future?
publisher IIUM
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13318/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/13318/1/Design_of_Medicinal_Plants_in_the_Urban_Landscape.pdf
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