Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective

Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective

The therapy is known from the time of extreme antiquity, dating back more than 2,500 years ago and still being practiced nowadays. This fact testifies to its efficiency in various health problems. In some cases, traditional medical practitioners use leeches for therapeutic healing treatment which is...

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Main Authors: Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah, Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin, Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin, Lee, Seong Wei, WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin
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Language:English
Published: Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/
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spelling ukm-110242017-11-24T08:47:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/ Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah, Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin, Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin, Lee, Seong Wei WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin, The therapy is known from the time of extreme antiquity, dating back more than 2,500 years ago and still being practiced nowadays. This fact testifies to its efficiency in various health problems. In some cases, traditional medical practitioners use leeches for therapeutic healing treatment which is known as ‘cupping’. Such remedial method is quickly gaining acceptance amongst the local folks which is now becoming a thriving business. Some have made this treatment as their main business even though the therapy is quite recent for people in this country. This article discusses the process of cupping by using leech in the Islamic perspective and also the uniqueness of the hirudin protein in leeches respectively. Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/1/IJIT-Vol-10-Dec-2016_7_68-77.pdf Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah, and Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin, and Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin, and Lee, Seong Wei and WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin, (2016) Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective. International Journal of Islamic Thought ( IJIT ), 10 . pp. 68-77. ISSN 2232-1314 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/volume-10-dec-2016/
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description The therapy is known from the time of extreme antiquity, dating back more than 2,500 years ago and still being practiced nowadays. This fact testifies to its efficiency in various health problems. In some cases, traditional medical practitioners use leeches for therapeutic healing treatment which is known as ‘cupping’. Such remedial method is quickly gaining acceptance amongst the local folks which is now becoming a thriving business. Some have made this treatment as their main business even though the therapy is quite recent for people in this country. This article discusses the process of cupping by using leech in the Islamic perspective and also the uniqueness of the hirudin protein in leeches respectively.
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author Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah,
Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin,
Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin,
Lee, Seong Wei
WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin,
spellingShingle Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah,
Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin,
Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin,
Lee, Seong Wei
WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin,
Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
author_facet Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah,
Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin,
Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin,
Lee, Seong Wei
WanYusoff Wan Shaharuddin,
author_sort Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah,
title Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
title_short Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
title_full Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
title_fullStr Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed Local (Malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an Islamic perspective
title_sort local (malaysian) leech as alternative healing treatment and an islamic perspective
publisher Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11024/1/IJIT-Vol-10-Dec-2016_7_68-77.pdf
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