The Treasure of Belum

Google 'hutan belum' and the result is 1,910,000 hits as at 20 Sept 2009. I did not go through all of the website but I am pretty certain that they all are connected to the 290,000 hectares virgin jungle spanning the state of Perak in Peninsular Malaysia. The name of the forest, Belum, which in the English Language literally means 'not yet' is estimated to be millions of years old.
The book is about preserving, not throwing away, the medicinal practice of the aborigines living in the area using Belum's flora and fauna. It compiles the medicinal values of 65 species of plants and 20 species of mushrooms alonsgide their medicinal values according to the Jahai aboriginal tribe. Its 160 pages is replete with photos and information meant to put on record the tresaure of the people that have been and to some extent still are being practiced.
Khazanah Alam Hutan Belum, ISBN 978-967-9970-40-1.