| Herbal Forest Establishment Objective |
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Established in year 1998 with an area of12 hectares, Herbal Forest function to provide collection of medicinal plants used by local and other medicinal plant in general. It also can function as a “museum” of medicinal plant where the garden is opened visitors all over the world who would like to know the usage of these plants. Plant collections found here are made up of present wild plant in the garden, medicinal plant from other places and medicinal plants which originated from other countries that had been long introduced in the state.
Until year 2000, the Herbal Forest collection have reached 600 species. In year 2008, the Herbal Forest collection have reached more than 700 species. Between the famous medicinal plant found here are Tongkat Ali, Kacip Fatimah, Cekor, Halia, Serai, Mengkudu, Selasih, Cinnamon and others. Some plant here are usually found around the house such as Hibiscus, Bunga Tahi Ayam, Senduduk, Pokok Kapal Terbang, Sireh, Kesom, Pinang and Pisang. They are displayed here to edubcate visitors on the real value of medicinal plants to mankind. |





















HERBAL FOREST