Malaysia Borneo rainforests are one of the wonders of the natural world. They support at least 15,000 plant species , including more than 2,500 kinds of orchids Among the Great Apes: Adventures on the Trail of our Closest Relatives Paul Raffaele Malaysia has one of the worlds oldest tropical rainforest and one of the seventeen Megadiversity countries. Malaysias tropical rainforest is the home to about 12% of all plant species on earth , which has not been fully exploited and cultivated. Besides that, estimated 15,000 known plant species, 3,700 are known to be useful , 2,000 species with medicinal value and the balance remain largely unexploited. (Ramlan, 2010,pg.8) Malaysias tropical rainforest offers an effectively unquantifiable diversity of flora and fauna to encounter and explore. Malaysia is the ideal country for commercialisation of herbal products due to its herbal resources and hence there are good opportunities to supply to the worldwide. Herbs are plant whose leaves are used in cooking to add flavour to food, or as a medicine. However, there are about 2,000 species of herbs in Malaysia but only about one percent is being commercialised. Besides, Malaysia local herbal industry is lagging 20 years behind countries such as India, South Korea and China. One of the main reason why Malaysia lagging behind compare to other countries is lack of Research and Development (R&D) - lacking of scientific evidence and research on safety , efficacy and standardisation of herbal products to elevate it to a profitable business. R&D gives the meaning discovering new knowledge about products, processes, and services and then applying that knowledge to create new and improved products, processes and services that fill market needs. One of the main way to enhance commercialisation of herbal products in Malaysias herbal industry is Research and Development (R&D) through biotechnology development, discovery of variety of herbal products and improvement of planting and harvesting technologies.In general use, herbs are any plants used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume. Herbal plants are regularly discovered that are valuable in the treatment of many different ailments for more than 5,000 years. Herbs have properties that allow them to be used as stimulants and relaxants. Some are reputed to help purify the blood, such as Agrimony herb. Others like lemongrass and ginseng have multiple benefits ranging from tonics for ulcers and sores to improve stamina and lower cholesterol. Traditional people believe that foods have medicinal properties that are necessary for our internal balance. Nowadays, herbal medication is a more acceptable alternative for consumers due to lower cost when compared to modern medicine. Other than that, herbal meditation is safer and healthier due to its lower risk and side effects when compared to modern medicine. Furthermore, Dr Rasadah Mat Ali, FRIMs natural products division director states that most of kampong in our country- Malaysia, especially the older generation still use myriad brews, poultices and pastes derived from herbal plants such as Ginseng, Aloe Vera, Tongkat Ali, for everything from physical ailments to beauty concerns. Although herbs have many benefits on their own , they are best used as part of a healthy, balanced diet for the individual to obtain their full effect.