Multidisciplinary Clinical
Approach in Thai Traditional
Medicine for Palliative Care
*Center of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University,
Bangkok, Thailand
Siriraj Medical Bulletin 2022;15(3): 202-207
Patpicha Toolsangualsri*, Nunthawan Prathumsuwan*, Sawita Prasartpornsirichoke*,
Angkana Apichatvorakit*, Pravit Akarasereenont*
Abstract
Palliative care is holistic care that takes care of physical, mental, spiritual, and social problems by relying
on a range of services delivered by a range of professionals whom all have equally important roles to play in
support of the patient and their families, so this care is an important part of integrated people-centered health
services. Consequently, understanding each other's clinical approaches is crucial which makes treatments
with high efficiency. This article was written for multidisciplinary team or applied Thai traditional practitioners
who would like to learn or understand how to use Thai traditional medicine to treat palliative patients by
applying Thai traditional medicine's core knowledge and authors experience. According to the findings, Thai
traditional medicine focuses on reducing patient discomforts, for example, pain, swelling, and numbness.
Herbal remedies and manipulations, such as court-type Thai traditional massage, hot herbal compression,
herbal patch, as well as personal’s guidance, are used to treat the condition. Thai traditional medicine
treatment also aids in the relief of physical, mental, spiritual, and social problems. In addition, this treatment
is an approach that improves the quality of life of the patient and their families.
Keywords: Thai traditional medicine; palliative care; multidisciplinary; massage; compression
Correspondence to: Nunthawan Prathumsuwan
Email: nunthawan.pra@mahidol.edu
Received: 5 April 2022
Revised: 6 June 2022
Accepted: 10 June 2022
http://dx.doi.org/10.33192/smb.v15i3.257203
202 ี ่� 15 ฉั่� 3 กรกฎาคม - กันยายน 2565
Original Article
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Siriraj Medical BulletinSiriraj Medical Bulletin
204 ี ่� 15 ฉั่� 3 กรกฎาคม - กันยายน 2565
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




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
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




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









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
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
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
5,7

























Review Article


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Siriraj Medical Bulletin











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













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

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




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
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

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







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
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Siriraj Medical Bulletin
206 ี ่� 15 ฉั่� 3 กรกฎาคม - กันยายน 2565
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

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
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
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

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
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


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




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
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



Review Article
207
Siriraj Medical Bulletin









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



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

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
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

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

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