Ethnomedicine of Tetun ethnic people in West Timor Indonesia; philosophy and practice in the treatment of malaria.

Background: Interactions between humans and diseases for a long time have encourage people to construct concepts related to the disease and create strategies to prevent and treat the disease.

Objectives: To document philosophy and practice of ethnomedicine of Tetun ethnic people in the prevention and treatment of malaria.

Methods: This research was a field study using ethnobotany and anthropology approaches.