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Health & Beauty From the Rainforest: Malaysian Traditions of Ramuan

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I found information in this book to be both educational and informative. It would be very beneficial to introduce some of these health and beauty aids into our lives. Beautifully written and excellently presented with beautiful glossy photos.

Health and Beauty from the Rainforest is filled with rich history about Malaysia. You will learn all about the people, cultures and medicinal ways.

The way the people treat their beauty, mind, body and soul is amazing. I love that they use all natural things from the rainforest. (I am now actually jealous I do not live there!) Everyone could learn a lot from them in this fantastic book.

The book is absolutely stunning as it is filled with breathtaking photos. The photos help you get even more understanding out of it.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes learning about history and wants to live a healthier life.

My interest in Malaysian culture was piqued after watching Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods on TV. I decided to go to Amazon.com and see if they had anything on the subject. This book stood out amongst the rest. It not only teaches us of the Malaysian traditions, but also the traditions of ramuan "healing mixture of medicinal plants and plant parts". The book lists the various plants and herbs in the rainforest, along with their healing properties. There is also a botanical glossary which gives us the local name of the plant, the scientific name, and other names the plant is known by. For instance, lets take buah pala, its scientific name is myristica fragrans, It is more commonly known as nutmeg. Of course, now I wonder how it got the name nutmeg. Was Meg acting goofy when she ate the plant?

Whoever picked out the photos in this book did a spectacular job. They are gorgeous! I especially liked the photos of the people and the rainforest. If you are into geography, cultures, medicinal healing, or just like to look at beautiful photos, then I give this book a big thumbs up!