Medicinal herbs in Malaysia
Plants below appear in FloraLexicon’s regional index for Malaysia (merged ethnobotanical slice). Use them as a starting point—always verify identification and local regulations.
Traditional and medicinal use varies by species and source. Follow links to each plant’s page for indexed use categories, or open a name hub when the same label may refer to more than one species.
Common names recorded in Malaysia
Each label opens the name hub for that spelling in FloraLexicon’s index.
- Adas manis
- Asam kumbang
- Bawang besar
- Bawang putih
- Biji chia
- Biji rami
- Buah pelaga
- Bunga kon ungu
- Bunga markisa
- Cendawan lingzhi
- Chia
- Dandelion
- Daun pudina
- Elderberry
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Ginseng Amerika
- Ginseng India
- Ginseng Korea
- Ginseng Peru
- Halba
- Halia
- Hiperikum
- Jelatang
- Jintan hitam
- Kamomil
- Kayu manis
- Kayu manis Ceylon
- Kayu manis kasia
- Kelor
- Ketumbar
- Kucai
- Kunyit
- Kunyit putih
- Lada hitam
- Lada panjang
- Lavandin
- Lidah buaya
- Maca
- Melissa
- Oregano
- Peppermint
- Pokok neem
- Rooibos
- Roselle
- Rosemary herb
- Safron
- Salvia
Indexed species for Malaysia
- Allium cepaFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium sativumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Allium schoenoprasumFamily Amaryllidaceae
- Aloe veraFamily Asphodelaceae
- Arthrospira platensisFamily Microcoleaceae
- Aspalathus linearisFamily Fabaceae
- Azadirachta indicaFamily Meliaceae
- Camellia sinensisFamily Theaceae
- Cinnamomum cassiaFamily Lauraceae
- Cinnamomum verumFamily Lauraceae
- Coriandrum sativumFamily Apiaceae
- Crocus sativusFamily Iridaceae
- Curcuma longaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Curcuma zedoariaFamily Zingiberaceae
- Echinacea purpureaFamily Asteraceae
- Elettaria cardamomumFamily Zingiberaceae
- Foeniculum vulgareFamily Apiaceae
- Ganoderma lucidumFamily Ganodermataceae
- Ginkgo bilobaFamily Ginkgoaceae
- Hibiscus sabdariffaFamily Malvaceae
- Hypericum perforatumFamily Hypericaceae
- Ilex paraguariensisFamily Aquifoliaceae
- Lavandula × intermediaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lavandula angustifoliaFamily Lamiaceae
- Lepidium meyeniiFamily Brassicaceae
- Linum usitatissimumFamily Linaceae
- Matricaria chamomillaFamily Asteraceae
- Melissa officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha × piperitaFamily Lamiaceae
- Mentha spicataFamily Lamiaceae
- Moringa oleiferaFamily Moringaceae
- Nigella sativaFamily Ranunculaceae
- Ocimum basilicumFamily Lamiaceae
- Ocimum tenuiflorumFamily Lamiaceae
- Origanum vulgareFamily Lamiaceae
- Panax ginsengFamily Araliaceae
- Panax quinquefoliusFamily Araliaceae
- Passiflora incarnataFamily Passifloraceae
- Piper longumFamily Piperaceae
- Piper nigrumFamily Piperaceae
- Rosmarinus officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia hispanicaFamily Lamiaceae
- Salvia officinalisFamily Lamiaceae
- Sambucus nigraFamily Adoxaceae
- Taraxacum officinaleFamily Asteraceae
- Thymus vulgarisFamily Lamiaceae
- Trigonella foenum-graecumFamily Fabaceae
- Urtica dioicaFamily Urticaceae
- Valeriana officinalisFamily Caprifoliaceae
- Withania somniferaFamily Solanaceae
- Zingiber officinaleFamily Zingiberaceae