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Ayurvedic Herbs / Thai Herbs - Medicinal Plants - L
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There are numerous medicinal plants in current use in Thailand.
Ayurvedic medicine and Thai traditional
medicine, each finding many uses and deserving to be exhibited to the
enthusiasts who wish to know about the characteristics of its stem, flower,
fruit together with the research work undertaken, it is impossible to
exhibit all, or even the majority, of them. For this reason some common
medicinal plants which received research attention both locally and
internationally have been selected. In addition, some which
have so far attracted little attention from
researchers have also been included owing to their recognition in
Ayurvedic Medicine and traditional medicine in Thailand
as well as some Asian countries.
The information
has been
searched from the literature, selected and edited in order to be presented in
this site, which will familiarize the reader with general characters of such plants. No botanical details are given
owing to the nature of this
work and also to limited space. Sketches of the plants, however, are
given to enable the reader to recognize them. It should be noted that
all Thai, Sanskrit, Latin and English common names of the plants
appearing in this site are transliterated into English with the sound in
mind, and not according to the official rules. In addition, owing to
the limited space the traditional
usage of each plant is meant to be representative, and by no means comprehensive.
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Ayurveda Herbs - Thai Herbs
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An
erect leafy plant, usually prickly towards the base.
The seeds yield a greenish
yellow, semidrying oil. They are used for coughs and as a
decoction for insomnia. The seeds are also reported to possess
hypnotic and antipyretic properties.
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A
small, erect, softly pubescent herb.
The seeds contain flavonoids,
kaempferol-3-a-L-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-ß-glucopyranoside and
kaempferol- 7-O-rutinoside,
saccharides,
ciceritol (manninotriose,
a-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->6)-a-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->2)-4-O-methyl-
chiro-inositol), D-glucose,
D-fructose, sucrose, raffinose,
stachyose and
verbascose, and sterol,
24-methylene-25-methylcholesterol.
The paste of the seeds is a cleansing application
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It's
principal constituents are
Leptadenol
, n-triacontane,
acetyl alcohol, ß-sitosterol,
ß-amyrin acetate,
lupanol 3-O –diglucoside
and leptidin. The plant is stimulant
and restorative and shows anti-bacterial activity against
gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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The plant is a narrow bulbous herb with few
narrow subequal fleshy scales.
It has soothing, astringent and anti-inflammatory
properties. The bulbs are sweet, bitter, refrigerant,
galactagogue, expectorant,
aphrodisiac, diuretic, antipyretic and tonic. They are useful in
agalatia, cough, bronchitis,
vitiated conditions of pitta, seminal weakness,
strangury,
burning sensation, hyperdipsia,
intermittent fevers, hematemesis,
rheumatalgia and general disability.
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It
is an erect, herb, cultivated for its oily seeds. Leaves narrow
and entire. Flowers are large, blue or bluish violet and entire.
Flowers are large, blue or bluish violet and
pentamerous in terminal panicles.
Stamens 5 and alternating with staminodes.
Fruits capsular, with five cells, each containing 2 seeds. Seeds
are yellowish or blackish brown, small, flattened, oval, with
smooth and shining seed coat and small albumen. It is cultivated
throughout India.
It is used internally in habitual constipation,
functional disorders of the colon resulting from the misuse of
laxatives and irritable colon, as a demulcent preparation in
gastritis and enteritis. Externally, the powdered seeds or the
press-cake are used as an emollient, in poultices for boils,
carbuncles and other skin afflictions.
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A special process makes the
iron easy to
assimilate for the elderly. A powerful
hematinic indicated in anemia, it stimulates the appetite
and has a general vitalizing effect. |
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