Accession No
Z 41828.26
Description
Sudu aya (possibly the flower of the Mesua ferrea). Used as a kind of ubat beranak (drug or medicine).
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malay Peninsula
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 41828.26; Skeat II: 276
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Flower; Sudu Aya
Local Term
Sudu aya; ubat beranak
Measurements
Weight 0.004552kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card reads, 'Officinal drug - *'Ubat Beranak' [...] 26 - sudu aya - ?flowers of the mesua ferrea'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
No. 26 of a set of 47 drugs.
Catalogue card also reads, 'Z no. issued 29 01 1986', and 'Formerly various tree-barks etc.etc.[sic] were added to make the total to 100, but now they are said to be forgotten.'
Event Date 29/1/1986
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Mesua ferrea, is the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron tree.
Event Date 3/2/2022
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Sudu aya (possibly the flower of the Mesua ferrea). Used as a kind of ubat beranak (drug or medicine).
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:78890
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