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increased global awareness of environmental issues, including the proper use and conservation of natural resources. Thailand, in an effort to quit, has tried to make full use and protection of existing natural resources including medicinal plants. To resolve the country’s health, the government has resorted to using herbal medicines, providing maps of basic health for the people. Despite the fact that most of Thai medicinal plants research in the past has been the isolation of active substances used as a benchmark of modern medicine, it is recognized that conversion is an appropriate development of local drug is also important.

The inherent principles of traditional Thai medicine is based on knowledge of the offer:

First Business drugs. This covers the basic knowledge of each ingredient in drugs from plants, animals can be derived from minerals. Traditional practitioners should be well informed about the name, description, color, smell and taste of each drug.

2nd Drug attributes. In Thai medicine, drugs are divided into groups according to their pharmacological effects. Taste assigned to be made believe that the drug is correlated with their ability to cure certain diseases. For example, drugs are called with a cooling taste to cure diseases caused by the fire element, while those with a pronounced taste for the restoration of the wind element prescribed. individual drugs are recognized as belonging to a bitter sweet, bitter, spicy, nutty, salty or acidic.

Third group of drugs. To facilitate the prescription of drugs in Thai traditional medicine, where a recipe of 30-40 ingredients, there are a number of pharmaceutical ingredients can be combined. This can bi ingredients with similar attributes or different, or they can medications together, some units are combined. Each group can consist of two drugs minutes before nine ingredients. An example of such institutions as “two of licorice licorice Thai (milfoil Albizia) and Spanish licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

4th Drug distribution and mixing. In traditional Thai medicine, refers to a different drug for two or more ingredients in an appropriate form. The ingredients of each recipe can contain, in three main categories, namely, the main drug (s) have been selected on the adjuvant (s) and flavoring agents. In rule 25 forms are recognized. These include the most common preparation such as tablets, decoctions, maceration alcoholic scents, envelopes and suppositories. In addition to these traditional forms of administration, the Ministry of Health two most modern forms of traditional medicine, i. e. permit tables and capsules. The Conservatives are also allowed to be used in the traditional form of medicine.

In addition to the principles described above, other factors must be taken into consideration. These are:

First Specific knowledge of pharmaceutical ingredients. perhaps been more of a plant identical drugs, common or local names, traditional healers should be able to identify the correct way to distinguish between useful and harmful species. The knowledge on the part or parts to be used by medicinal plants, important. Other relevant information includes forms of the drug ingredients are necessary. Some ingredients are best used fresh, while others are used in dried form. Some ingredients may be detoxified prior to use.

2nd Cans. The appropriate amount of each ingredient is usually measured in the old system of measures. An example of weight measurement system is traditional Thai ofr below.

In Chang (1200 g) = />
An EMT-Lueng (60 g) = 4baht
1 baht (15 g) = 4
salueng
Salueng 1 (3 75 g) = />
1 feung (1875 g) = 4
PAI
PAI 1 (0468 g) = />

Traditional systems of measurement of lengths and capacities available.

3rd Vehicles. They are used in liquid pharmaceutical formulation to dissolve or extract the active ingredients of pharmaceutical ingredients. In many cases, they may act to potentiate the effects of major pharmaceuticals. Vehicles of the traditional form of drugs used are water, spirit, and lime, for example. The efficacy of the elixir on the choice of used car from.

Methods of preparing the fourth. Of the 25 forms already mentioned, in practice, only four or five are common and are described briefly below.

The production of pharmaceuticals

All ingredients must first be washed and cut into small pieces if they are used for expenses. When dry ingredients are necessary, fresh ingredients are thinly sliced and dry sum.

Fluid extracts

Both fresh and dried ingredients can be prepared in the above statement. The method is suitable for ingredients that are soluble in water, but may, in their original form unappetizing. To prepare an extract of plant material in a vase, a clay pot of enamelled steel or stainless steel can be placed. Water is added as in the recipe, or until it just covers the ingredients. The mixture is then boiled for 2-30 minutes, depending on the type of ingredients used.

Infusion

A simplified version of the method described above, the process includes the addition of boiling water over chopped ingredients in a small cup or glass container with a lid. The mixture is set aside to shoot for 3-5 minutes after which the supernatant is decanted together.

Alcoholic maceration

This method is mainly for the extraction of water insoluble components from the dry ingredients used drugs. Air-dried drugs are weighed, wrapped in a piece of muslin and placed in a glass container with an airtight lid. A sufficient quantity of the Spirit (28-40 degrees proof) is then added to the ingredients only. With all the days of agitation, the process of maceration is allowed in the rule, an appointment for a period of 1-5 weeks.

Pills

To prepare tablets, binders such as honey or syrup can be used. Dried and finely powdered ingredients are placed in a bowl and a small quantity of honey is added gradually. This mixture is then kneaded into a big ball. The mixture can be shaped into small round balls by hand or using a special tool. The tablets are finished and dried sun for 1-2 days. The pills will be made this way may, in closed containers to be kept a long month.

As indicated above, techniques of composition of medicines in traditional Thai medicine are in most cases simply held with the minimum for a sophisticated equipment, so they can e practiced at household and community level . With the development of today’s technology could, however, the methods of local drug production to be significantly improved so that drugs effective, safe and acceptable to modern production.

Tamarind
Scientific name: Tamarindus indica Linn.
Family:
GEGUMINOSAE
Common name: Ma-khaam

The pulp is used as a laxative in traditional medicine in Thailand, while mature seeds are used as anthelmintics toasted seeds to wire in children. The flesh contains 12 to 15 per cent of organic acids such as tartaric acid, citric acid and lactic acid.

Plaunoi
Scientific Name: Croton />
Family:
DUPHORBIACEA
Common name: Plaunoi

Indian Senna
Scientific name: Cassia angustifolia Vahl
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Common name: Ma-khaam-Khaek

Asian pennywort
Scientific name: Centella asiatica Urban
Family: Umbelliferae
Common name: Bua-Bok

Plai
Scientific name: Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common name: Plai

The juice of fresh rhizomes hammered long been used to relieve strain. The powder is derived from the dried rhizomes used in traditional medicine as anti-asthmatics.