Folk Wisdom of Thai Traditional Medicine and Its Use as Products
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Thai herbal medicine, Herbal products, Thai folk wisdom, Natural productsAbstract
Thailand has a long history of folk wisdom of traditional medicine, which is used for the treatment of various diseases. This article provides examples of some Thai traditional medicines, which have an important role in disease treatment, for example, the plant Andrographis paniculata for the treatment of COVID-19. Other traditional medicines including Pueraria mirifica, Garcinia hanburyi, Croton sublyratus, Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa are also mentioned in this article. Structures of the biologically active compounds are also provided for individual herbal medicines. This article points out the importance of Thai folk wisdom derived from our ancestor, and the folk wisdom of Andrographis paniculata has displayed an important role again for the treatment of COVID-19. Therefore, we should appreciate the reputation of Thai folk wisdom. Moreover, this article also mentions the history of research on chemistry of natural products in Thailand.
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