Jujube in Malay Medical Manuscript: A Comparison from Scientific and Islamic Perspectives
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JSKM-2024-2201-07
- Author:
NAJIHAH MOHAMAD SABRI
1
;
NUR AZIRA TUKIRAN
2
;
RAIHANAH ROSLAN
3
Author Information
1. Department of Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (AHAS KIRKHS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
2. International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Level 3, KICT Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Jujube, Bidara, Malay medical manuscript, remedies, scientific, Islamic perspectives
- From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
2024;22(No.1):63-70
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Jujube known as ‘Bidara’ in Malay customs is a beneficial plant to humans. Nowadays, it is being domestically produced
into varieties of products to fulfill human needs. However, as time passed, Jujube was only seen as a source for business
products while ignoring its real benefits. Thus, this paper aimed to illustrate its benefits as stated in the transliterated
books of Malay medical manuscripts, with solid support from scientific and Islamic perspectives. As a common ingredient
for remedies, jujube has been documented in old manuscripts such as Kitab Tib MSS 2151, Kitab Tib Muzium Terengganu,
The Medical Book of Malayan Medicine, and Kitab Al-Rahmah Fi al-Tibb Wa Al-Hikmah. Past journals and articles
were analyzed to describe the benefits of jujube from scientific and Islamic points of view which are derived from the
Quran and Hadith. In the selected Malay medical manuscripts, jujube was prescribed as a remedy for dysentery, loss of
appetite, sore throat, smallpox, and scorpion sting. Scientific findings have broadened the discoveries of its medicinal
advantages with the presence of properties such as anti-diarrheal, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic,
antioxidant, anticancer, and antiallergic. Islamic views which are derived from the Quran, Hadith, and scholars’ books
mainly circulate its benefits as a cleansing agent, black magic defense mechanism, and medicine for certain illnesses.
To conclude, this paper will review the benefits of jujube from the ancient Malay medical manuscript, which is parallel
with the Islamic perspective and supported by scientific findings.
- Full text:14.2024my0560.pdf
