Editing Rafflesia (section)

==Uses==
In Thailand the buds and flowers of ''R. kerrii'' are considered a delicacy. They are also harvested for [[herbalism]], a concoction is believed to act as a [[sexual stimulant]] and to help for fever or backache.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rafflesia of the world|author=Jamili Nais|isbn=978-983-812-042-5|year=2001|publisher=Sabah Parks|location=Kota Kinabalu |oclc=50043098}}</ref> In the Philippines the plants are also used in folk herbalism, but the flowers are also fed to swine as [[fodder]].<ref name=Barcelona/> On Java the buds of ''R. zollingeriana'' are harvested and dried for use in ''[[jamu]]'', the ancient traditional herbalism of the island. It is unknown for what the buds are supposed to be good for;<ref name=Damayanti2014/> ''jamu'' concoctions are often complex mixtures and often are supposed to help with sexual prowess.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

These plants also have some economic use in attracting [[ecotourist]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepages.wmich.edu/~tbarkman/rafflesia/Rafflesia.html |title=''Rafflesia'' |last=Barkman |first=Todd J. |date=2000 |website=Barkman's homepage |publisher=[[Western Michigan University]] |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref><!--note: much in this homepage is inaccurate. Watch out with using it.-->

Research in Malaysia and Indonesia has made it possible to propagate the species for use in horticulture, with the famous [[Bogor Botanical Garden]] growing the first plants in the 1850s using grafts of infected vines. The Malaysian biologist [[Jamili Nais]] was the first to propagate the plants using the seeds around the year 2000.<ref name=Susatya2011/>