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PROJECT PROPOSAL
AS1205A
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v. LECTURER (Lecture/Laboratory)
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i) OBJECTIVES:
1. To identify the plants that used for medicinal purposes used by Dusun
community in Kota Marudu, Sabah.
This project can increase the knowledge of students on plants that are
used by the Dusun community for medicinal purposes. The result from
this project will be helpful to other students as a reference for the future
project.
Medicinal plants a plant which has been used for medical purposes at
one time or another, and which, although not necessarily a product or
available for marketing, is the original material of herbal medicines (Han,
1997).
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Another survey was done by Kulip (1995) for the Kadazandusun ethnic in
Tambunan of useful plants for food and medicine was conducted by the
Forest Department Sabah. There are 168 indigenous species of
medicinal uses and food plants collected during the survey. 117 of them
are for medicinal purposes and the rest are for food. Of the 168
specimens, there are about 168 species in 64 families of plants.
v) REFERENCES:
Campbell, N.A. and Reece, J.B. (2008). Biology. 9th Edition. Pearson
Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco.
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RESEARCH METHODS:
1. Interviews
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2. Sample Collection
Materials
- Strung tags
- Plastic bags
- Cutter
- Knife
- Plant presses
- Old newspaper
1. After all the data was collected from the respondent, the
respondent may lead to the plants location for taking sample
process.
2. The plant sample is place inside the plastic bags with
tagging that show the data about the plant.
3. By using two wooden boards or lattice ( 30 x 45 cm ),
cardboard and newspaper, the collected samples is then arranged
like a sandwich and will be press using plant presses.
4. The straps or belts will be wrapped around the press to grip
the presses together.
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3. Drying
Material
- Electric drier
4. Mounting
Materials
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Materials
- Data label
- Pencil
- Glue
The plant specimen is incomplete without data label. The following are
important elements:
1. Scientific name
2. Determiner of the scientific name
3. Detailed location
4. Habitat:
5. Plant
6. Plant description
7. Collector name.
8. Other collectors present with the collector
9. Collection number
10. Date of collection
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Materials
- Dichotomous keys
- Published plant descriptions
- Illustrations and photographs
- Identified herbarium specimens
- Microscope
- Magnifying glass.
The process of identifying of the unknown plant material is done with the
use of dichotomous keys; published plant descriptions, illustrations and
photographs; and comparison with properly identified herbarium
specimens. The uses of microscope is important for the observation for
many diagnostic features.
- Strung tags
- Plastic bags
- Cutter
- Knife
- Plant presses
- Old newspaper
- Mounting card (acid free paper)
- Plastics wrap
- Strip
- Cardboard
- Ethanol 70%
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1.___________________________ : _____________________________
(NAME) (SIGNATURE)
2.___________________________ : _____________________________
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