Table 3 :

Common indications for using herbal medicines during pregnancy

Indications	Users n-=108 n(%)	Types of herbal medicines
Facilitate labour	97 (89.8)	Coconut oil
		Unidentified herbs prepared by aborigines
		“Sanggul Kacip Fatimah”
		“Kembang Semangkuk” (Scaphium macropodum) flower
		Coconut juice
		Boiled juice of “durian” skin
Promote baby’s physical health & intelligence	9 (8.3)	“Tongkui” root
		Ganoderma
		Sea weed
		Gingko (Gingko biloba) fruit
		“Mengkudu” (Morinda elliptica) juice
		“Mata Kucing Keling” fruit
		“Tamar” fruit
Prevent retained placenta	1 (0.9)	“Ketam Uri”
Abortion	1 (0.9)	Unidentified herbs prepared by traditional midwives
		Pineapple fruit
		“Celaka” (Plumbago zeylonica) root