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"In August 2005, Indonesian rain forests were burning so intensely that they smothered the neighboring malaysia peninsula in a choking haze, threatening public health, and raising fears for its economy.26 malaysia sought crisis talks with its bigger neighbor as much of peninsular malaysia, including the capital, had been shrouded in thick smog for a week, presenting the country with its worst pollution crisis since 1997, when smoke mainly from Indonesian forest fires blocked out skies across Southeast Asia." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Proudly bearing a spiky fruit, he explains that in malaysia, the best durians are freshly fallen (as opposed to Thailand, where they're cut off trees before falling). We open it right up. It's a kuning durian, says Voon, handing me a piece of salmon-colored meat. The interiors ofkun-ings, unlike the better-known yellow-fleshed varieties, range from neon orange to deep carmine. This one has an intoxicatingly nutty, almondlike taste, and only the faintest odor. It's infinitely better than the putrescent stink bombs found in Manhattan." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The earliest cultivation of the banana is said to have originated in malaysia over seven thousand years ago. Bananas then traveled to India, where they were discovered by Alexander the Great in 327 b.c. and continued to travel throughout the Middle East, eventually finding their way to Africa. In 1516, a Portuguese Franciscan monk brought banana roots with him to the Canary Islands and, soon afterward, they found their way throughout the Western Hemisphere. In the early 1900s, bananas began to be imported into the United States from Cuba." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"It is native to Southeast Asia and ubiquitous in malaysia. This herb has recently been introduced into the United States, but it has a long history of medicinal use in Asia. All parts of the plant are used medicinally. While its primary use in Asia is as an aphrodisiac, it also has many other folk uses. Traditional Malaysian folk medicine practitioners use it to treat malaria, eliminate parasites, and to treat cancerous tumors, particularly those of the lung and breast. There is scientific evidence that the historical folk use is on target." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"Some of the evidence for this is archaeological, but we can also get a good idea of how our ancestors may have lived by looking at various contemporary indigenous cultures that have not yet been overly influenced by contact with Western civilization: the Kogi of Colombia, the Bushmen of the Kalahari, the Penan in malaysia. These people often know many simple truths that we appear to have forgotten. They smile at our attachment to things, and at the energy we put into trying to be masters of our world. In general, they are content with life." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"One of the largest islands in the world, Borneo is a geopolitical triumvirate comprising Malaysia's Sarawak and Sabah, Indonesia's Kalimantan and the tiny sultanate of Brunei. Countless fruits that are unavailable elsewhere thrive in this remote center of endemism. In recent decades, the island's rain forests, formidable hotbeds of diversity, have suffered devastating losses from logging. Fortunately, many of the region's most valuable fruits are being grown and studied by conservationists." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"There's far less acne in Kenya, Zambia, malaysia, and rural Japan than is common in Western societies. But if there was any doubt left about the diet-acne connection it should have been erased by the seminal research paper published in the Archives of Dermatology in 2002 by respected Natural Prescription for Acne Paleo Diet: No grains, dairy, beans, or soy; high in protein (fish, grass-fed meats), vegetables, fruits (especially berries), nuts, and omega fats See also: Saw palmetto for acne, page 256 Clearogen as directed (www.clearogen." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"In the course of 1999, stock markets in Asia (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea) and Latin America (Chile and Mexico) all made spectacular gains. It was a truly spectacular worldwide stock market boom. 600 -i 0 -I-1-1---1-1-r 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Figure 1." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Malaysia sought crisis talks with its bigger neighbor as much of peninsular malaysia, including the capital, had been shrouded in thick smog for a week, presenting the country with its worst pollution crisis since 1997, when smoke mainly from Indonesian forest fires blocked out skies across Southeast Asia. Asthma attacks soared, and tourists were holing up in their hotels or seeking refuge in air-conditioned shopping malls at one of the busiest times for the country's tourism industry. Talk about the right climate for world terrorism." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"We're not going to send you to malaysia," she says, rolling her eyes. They will, however, send me to Hawaii... Leaving the Big Island airport, my taxi driver starts singing "Welcome to Hawaii" into a little microphone over a backing track of slack-keyed guitars. His voice crackles through an amplifier he's set up on the dashboard next to a hula doll in a grass skirt. As we skim along the winding road on the Kona coast, the sky and ocean merge into a blue infinity. Lush greenery bursts out of the black hardened lava. At a traffic light, a panoply of trumpet-shaped flowers perfumes the air." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Others scared trees into bearing fruits. In malaysia, sorcerers would strike the trunks of durian trees with a hatchet, saying, "Will you now bear fruit or not? If you do not, I shall fell you." A man in a nearby mangosteen tree would shout back, pretending to be the voice of the durian fruit, "Yes, I will now bear fruit; I beg of you not to fell me." We didn't really understand fruits, but we knew we could mess with them. We also respected—and feared—their powers. The Indonesian Galelareese tribe believed that anyone who ate a fallen fruit would stumble and fall." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The products themselves continue to be manufactured entirely in East and South-East Asia (specifically, in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand). In marketing terms, however, Haw Par Healthcare Limited fairly successfully makes the best of both worlds, East and West. Its corporate literature asserts: 'Tiger Balm is not an ancient Chinese concoction, but a modern efficacious medication." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"ASEAN, an organization of ten southeastern Asian countries (Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, malaysia, and Singapore), in August 2006 announced its intent to create a unified regulatory system to harmonize ASEAN cosmetic regulations. This initiative, like China's, is intended to attract major global players and investments, and allow ASEAN countries' products to compete internationally." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Origin & history The melinjo is a poorly known food plant indigenous to Indonesia, malaysia and Thailand. It is a traditional forest food of Indonesia that has probably been used for many centuries. The plant is now cultivated to a limited extent. Specimens are often seen in botanical gardens in warm regions. Parts used Leaves and seeds (nuts). Cultivation & harvesting Trees are mainly propagated from seeds. They require a tropical climate and several years to become productive. Leaves and fruits are also wild-harvested." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.) "This colonial period was not a happy one, as large numbers of local people were exploited or killed to centralise and monopolise the supply of spices from the famous East Indies (including India, Sri Lanka, malaysia and Indonesia - and later also the Caribbean and West Indies). These spice monopolies were gradually broken (especially by the French) when plantations of pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon and other valuable spices were established on tropical islands such as French Guiana, French Polynesia, Reunion, Seychelles and Madagascar." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.) "Origin & history The large tropical region that stretches from India eastwards to malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. It is commonly planted as an ornamental and street tree in most warm parts of the world. The wide diversity of traditional uses shows that this palm was probably of considerable importance to rural people as far back as ancient times. Parts used The stem sap, young leaves and starchy stems. Cultivation & harvesting Trees are somewhat weedy and are easily propagated from seeds." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"It's already begun. In malaysia, young architects have come up with a design for a home outfitted with giant solar panels that open like petals as the day warms, shading the home and capturing electricity, and then fold back up as the evening cools, bringing the colder night air into the house and making the surrounding garden a pleasant place to sit, drink tea, and stargaze. In Harare, Zimbabwe, architects have created a biomimetic [see Biomimicry, p. 99] building that resembles an African termite mound." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the leading producers, in the order of importance, are: (1) the Ivory Coast; (2) Brazil; (3) Ghana; (4) Malaysia; (5) Indonesia; (6) Nigeria; (7) Cameroon; (8) Ecuador; (9) Columbia; (10) Dominican Republic; (11) Mexico; (12) Papua New Guinea.28 Even more forastero cacao is grown than ever, a consequence of the discovery of disease-resistant plants in the upper Amazon, so the forastero now accounts for 80 percent of world production; 10 to 15 percent is trinitario; and criollo comes in a poor third." - Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe, The True History of Chocolate (Get the book.)

"In the past, this fluke was limited to Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. However, with worldwide travel and the importation of contaminated foods and animals, this intestinal fluke is now infecting people worldwide and is spreading rapidly." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"A study from malaysia reports that oral DMSO reduced relapse rates for peptic ulcer (page 349) significantly better than placebo or the ulcer drug, cimetidine." DMSO is sometimes used by physicians as a vehicle to help absorb other therapeutic agents through the skin. Where is it found? DMSO is derived from trees as a manufacturing byproduct from the processing of paper. Metabolites (breakdown products) of DMSO, such as the sulfide and sulfone forms, are naturally present in the human body. However, the role of these in the body is not clear." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Habitat: The plant is indigenous to China, malaysia, and Indonesia. Other Names: Combretum, Jungle Weed ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS Pyrrolidine alkaloid betaines: stachydrines, 4-hydroxysta-chydrines, combretin-A (betaines drawn from the proline) Catechin tannins Flavonoids: including vitexin, saponaretin, orietin EFFECTS The drug has mild choleric and astringent effects. INDICATIONS AND USAGE The drug has been used for cholecystopathy, dyspepsia, and liver disease. It is obsolete as a drug and only found in combination preparations." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.) "Cultivated mainly on Java, in malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Production: Curcuma is cultivated and harvested in the second year of growth. After the rhizome has been washed, the main thick root is isolated, cut and dried at a temperature of 50°C." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.) "Habitat: malaysia, Indonesia. Production: Dragon's Blood resin is the resin of Daemonorops draco. Other Names: Dracorubin, Sanguis Draconis, Draconis Resina ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS Ester resins (dracoresin): benzoyl ester of dracoresinotannol Dracoresen Flavane quinones: including dracorubin (dracocarmin), dra-corhodin, both colored an intense red EFFECTS Dragon's Blood has an astringent effect. INDICATIONS AND USAGE The resin is used for diarrhea, digestive disorders and as a coloring agent." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.) "Habitat: malaysia, Indian subcontinent. Production: Chaulmoogra seeds are the seeds of various Hydnocarpus varieties. Chaulmoogra oil is the fatty oil extracted from the seeds. Other Names: Hydnocarpus ACTION AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS: HYDNOCARPUS SPECIES SEMEN Fatty oil (30-40%, bitter-type consistency) Proteins (25%) Cyanogenic glycosides Flavolignans COMPOUNDS: HYDNOCARPUS SPECIES OLEUM Triglycerides: chief fatty acids D-hydnocarpic acid, D-chaul-moogric acid, D-gorli acid (cyclopentene fatty acids) EFFECTS The drug has sedative, febrifuge and dermatic effects." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.)

"Malaysia Country in Southeast Asia consisting of West malaysia on the Malay Peninsula (extending south of Thailand) and East malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its capital and largest city is Kuala Lumpur. Malta Republic in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, made up of five small islands. fa Malta, strategically located, has belonged to a succession of civilizations, including the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. In 1800, the British established control of Malta, which has continued to maintain close ties with Britain since its independence in 1964." - E. D. Hirsch, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (Get the book.)

"It is widely grown in malaysia, Laos and Thailand. Galangal is particularly popular in Thai cooking. Since the Middle Ages the fresh or dried rhizome has also become known as a spice in eastern Europe and Russia. Parts used The rhizome (without the roots but usually with short pieces of stem and young buds attached). It superficially resembles fresh ginger but can be distinguished by the pinkish colour. Cultivation & harvesting Galangal is widely cultivated in tropical regions." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Habitat: The plant is indigenous to malaysia and China. Production: Plumbago herb is the dried aerial part of Plumbago zeylandica. actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Naphthalene derivatives: chief component plumbagin (0.04%), including as well 3-chlorplumbagin, isoshinanolone, 3,3'-biplumbagin, elliptinone (6,6'-biplumbagin), droserone, 3,6'-biplumbagin (chitranone), zeylanone, isozey- lanone, maritinone, 2-methyl naphthazarine EFFECTS No definitive data available." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"AMLA Botanical Name: Emblica officinalis (synonym: Phyllanthes emblica) Family: Euphorbiaceae Common Names: Amalaki, emblic myrobalans, Indian gooseberry Taste/Energy: Sour, sweet, cool, dry Part Used: Fruit Location/Cultivation: Amla is native to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, southern China, and malaysia. It commonly is cultivated throughout India, below elevations of three thousand feet. Safety Rating: ? ? ? Properties: Adaptogen (mild), anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, aperient (mild laxative), diuretic, and lowers cholesterol." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

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