Abstract
Medicinal plants have been used traditionally for thousands of years and gain their place today as pharmaceuticals in the medical industry. The medicinal value makes them the most important resource to human being as early as in the ancient time, and as well were used in perfumery until the golden age of Islam. However, today some of them face the threat of extinction due to lack of awareness in forms of uncontrolled use, logging and forest burning. As an initiative to delve into the deep, this study conducts an intertextual approach to interconnect between classical Arabic texts and contemporary sources. This study focuses on plants mentioned in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy in terms of risk of extinction listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As a result, this study found that there are a total of five species categorized in the list. Two of them are critically endangered which is at a high risk of extinction and another two are vulnerable and a species is least concern which is low risk of extinction. This study recommends creating of awareness to the community about the values and benefits of plants that are useful to human, as well as responsibility of doing conservation to maintain its sustainability for future generations.
Highlights
Medicinal plants have been used traditionally for thousands of years and gain their place today as pharmaceuticals in the medical industry
As an initiative to delve into the deep, this study conducts an intertextual approach to interconnect between classical Arabic texts and contemporary sources
This study focuses on plants mentioned in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy in terms of risk of extinction listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Summary
PENGENALAN Mustahil manusia dapat meneruskan kelangsungan kehidupan sekiranya tidak terdapat tumbuhan di bumi dan pergantungan manusia dengan tumbuhan bermula dari permulaan wujudnya manusia di dunia. Manakala kategori kedua pula adalah tumbuhan yang disebutkan dalam hadith akan tetapi pada zaman Rasulullah SAW ianya terbatas hanya digunakan sebagai wangian namun setelah ratusan tahun berlalu, kajian demi kajian dilakukan khususnya dalam bidang perubatan, terbukti bahawa tumbuhan tersebut mempunyai khasiat tersendiri dan berpotensi merawat pelbagai jenis penyakit manusia yang kemudiannya digunakan secara farmaseutikal dengan meluas dalam industri perubatan pada masa kini. Hal ini kerana fiqh yang ditekankan dalam hadith adalah rukhsah menggunakan wangian bagi wanita yang berkabung.[20] Al-Ṭībī pula menjelaskan selain fungsi tersebut ia juga digunakan bagi wanita yang bersuci setelah selesai nifas dan kanak-kanak yang menghadapi radang kerongkong sebagaimana disebutkan dalam hadith.[21] Berdasarkan penelitian, Ibn Ḥajar menjelaskan bahawa qust bukan sahaja terhad sebagai penawar kepada 2 jenis penyakit ang dijelaskan dalam hadith namun lebih daripada itu kerana ahli perubatan membuktikan bahawa qust dapat merawat pelbagai penyakit lain seperti melancarkan haid, melawaskan kencing, membunuh cacing dalam usus dan membangkitkan syahwat.[22]. Saussurea costus di wilayah Himalaya menurun selama 10 tahun dan belum ada usaha pemuliharaan yang signifikan dilakukan sehingga kini.[30]
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