THAI HERBS
Laurel clockvine ( รางจืด )
Thai name : Rang chuet
English Nam : Laurel clockvine
Scientific name : Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.
Common name : Laurel clockvine
Detail
Habit : Twining shrub
Leaf : Simple, oblong or ovate, slightly lobed
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal raceme; flowers bluish purple; bracts green with reddish brown blotches
Fruit : Capsule
Medicinal Used : Leaf : antipyretic, detoxificant (first aid treatment for poisoning). However, patient must be taken to hospital immediately
Fa thalai chon ( ฟ้าทะลายโจร )
Thai name : Fa thalai chon
English Name : Fa thalai chon
Scientific name : Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f) Wall. ex Nees
Common name : Creat, Kariyat, Indian echinacea
Detail
Habit : Perennial herb, very bitter, stem acutely quadrangular
Leaf :Simple, opposite decussate, ovate or lanceolate
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal panicle and axillary raceme, small florets, white with violet markings
Fruit : Capsule, compressed; retinacula distinct
Medicinal Used : Leaf : Dried flower : Leaf and arial parts : collected before blooming; antidiarrheal, remedy for sore throat, fever, as bitter tonic
Yanang ( ย่านาง )
Thai name : Yanang
English Name : Yanang
Scientific name : Tiliacora triandra(Colebr.) Diels
Common name : -
Detail
Habit : Twining shrub
Leaf :Simple, alternate, lanceolate-ovate
Flower : Inflorescence in axillary or cauliflorous panicle, unisexual, dioecious, apetalous
Fruit : Aggregate, composed of ovoid drupelets
Medicinal Used : Root : decoction; treatment of fever. Root extract inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro
Bua bok ( บัวบก )
Thai name : Asiatic pennywort
English Name : Bua bok
Scientific name: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Common name : -
Detail
Habit : Perennial creeping herb
Leaf :Simple, alternate, kidney shaped
Flower : Inflorescence in axillary umbel; flowers small, violet
Fruit : Dry dehiscent
Medicinal Used : Fresh leaf : treatment of sore throat, thirst, antipyretic, diuretic, antidiarrheal; used externally for burns and wounds
Turmeric, Curcuma, Indian saffron, Long rooted curcuma, Turmeric, Yellow ginger ( ขมิ้นชัน )
Thai name : Khamin chan
English Name : Turmeric, Curcuma, Indian saffron, Long rooted curcuma, Turmeric, Yellow ginger
Scientific name: Curcuma longa L.
Common name : Turmeric, Curcuma, Indian saffron, Long rooted curcuma, Turmeric, Yellow ginger
Detail
Habit : Erect, terrestrial, perennial herb, rhizome tuberous, orange-yellow, aromatic
Leaf : Simple, alternate distichous, lanceolate
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal, cylindrical spike on apex of rhizome, flowers pale yellow with light green or whitish bracteoles
Fruit : Capsule, globose, 3-lobed
Medicinal Used : Fresh and dried rhizome : treatment of peptic ulcer, dyspepsia, indigestion, flatulence; contain volatile oil, curcumin.
Littleleaf sensitive-briar, Sensitive briar ( ชะเอมไทย )
Thai name : Cha em thai
English Name : Littleleaf sensitive-briar, Sensitive briar
Scientific name : Albizia myriophylla Benth.
Common name : Littleleaf sensitive-briar, Sensitive briar
Detail
Habit : Large liana with prickles at stem and branch
Leaf : Compound, bipinnate; pinnae 12-18 pairs; leaflet oblong
Flower : Inflorescence in axillary head; flowers white, aromatic
Fruit : Pod, yellow to brown, swollen at seed position
Medicinal Used : Root : sweet tasting; relieves thirst, stimulates purging. Wood also sweet tasting, relieves sore throat. Fruit : expectorant; sweetening substances are glucose and sucrose
Phaya plong thong ( พญาปล้องทอง )
Thai name : Phaya plong thong
English Name : Phaya plong thong
Scientific name : Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau
Common name : -
Detail
Habit : Scandent shrub, branchlet erect-drooping overclambering over other plants
Leaf : Simple, opposite, lanceolate.
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal dense cyme; flowers dull red with a green base
Fruit : Capsule
Medicinal Used : Fresh leaf : treatment of burns, insect bites, eczema, herpes simplex
Arabian jasmine ( มะลิลา )
Thai name : Mali la
English Name : Arabian jasmine
Scientific name : Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton
Common name : Arabian jasmine
Detail
Habit : Ascending shrub
Leaf : Compound, unifoliate, opposite, ovate, oval-ovate or oblong-oval
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal or axillary dichasium; flowers white, fragrant
Fruit : Berry, black color
Medicinal Used : Leaf : Dried flower : cardiotonic, treatment of faintness, antipyretic; ingredient in Ya-hom
Wan hang chora khe (jelly) ( วุ้นว่านหางจระเข้ )
Thai name : Wan hang chora khe
English Name : Wan hang chora khe (jelly)
Scientific name: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Common name : Aloe, Aloin, Jafferabad, Barbados
Detail
Habit : Herb with short stem
Leaf : Simple, densely rosulate, thickly fleshy, concave or rather flat above, convex beneath, containing very bitter, yellowish brown sap
Flower : Inflorescence in terminal raceme or terminal panicle with racemiform branches; flowers yellowish orange, pendulous
Fruit : Capsule
Medicinal Used : Yellow juice from leaf skin : boil gently to dry; used in traditional recipes as purgative. Fresh mucilage from leaf : contains glycoprotein, aloctin A; apply to relieve headache, very good for burns, sunburn, radiation burns, wounds and eczema; used internally to relieve peptic ulcer; possesses anti-inflammatory activity and stimulate tissue repairment. Cosmatic products as shampoo, soap
Dainty spure ( ทองพันชั่ง )
Thai name : Thong phan chang
English Name : Dainty spure
Scientific name : Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz
Common name : Dainty spure
Detail
Habit : Erect shrub, young stem guadrangular
Leaf : Simple, opposite, ovate or elliptic
Flower : Inflorescence in axillary cyme; flowers white, bilabiate, lower lip with reddish purple blotches
Fruit : Loculicidal capsule; seeds orbicular, flat, pubescent; retinacula well-developed
Medicinal Used : Leaf and root : antifungal; contain rhinacanthin and oxymethylanthraquinone
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