Thai Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for Diabetes Treatment

Phumthum, Methee; Balslev, Henrik

doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1803020

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“…The most common preparation method used was decoction in water followed by oral ingestion. In this respect, our results agree with those obtained in many other ethnomedicinal studies [ 18 , 35 , 51 ]. In general, water is the most commonly used solvent for extracting medicinal compounds from plants [ 51 , 52 ].…”

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“…The second most used plant was Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. and Thomson (Menispermaceae; UV = 1.5), which is also used in other parts of Thailand and in the Philippines as a stem extract to treat jaundice, cholera, malaria, fevers, stomach trouble, indigestion, diarrhea, and infections by worms in children [ 35 , 36 ]. Furthermore, traditional healers in Malaysia, Guyana, Bangladesh, and India use this plant to treat diabetes [ 60 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Traditional Healers in Roi Et, Thailand

Junsongduang

Kasemwan

Lumjoomjung

et al. 2020

Plants

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Traditional healers in Thailand are a primary source of health care for the Thai people. Highly experienced traditional healers are generally older people and they continue to pass away without recording or passing on their knowledge. Consequently, the cumulative knowledge held by traditional healers regarding the use of medicinal plants is being eroded and could be lost. In this study, we aimed to identify and document the medicinal plants and associated ethnobotanical knowledge held by traditional healers in Roi Et in northeastern Thailand. Data and plant specimens were collected from four traditional healers of the Phu Tai people. They were selected by purposive sampling and questioned using a semi-structured interview. The interviews covered their training, the ailments treated, treatment techniques, method of preparation and in addition, several healing sessions were observed. During field walks, we searched for the medicinal plants with the healers to review and document the availability of medicinal plants at each locality and in different habitats around the villages. Use values (UV) were calculated to estimate the importance of each medicinal plant and informant agreement ratios (IAR) were calculated to understand how widely known the uses were. The four Phu Tai traditional healers knew 162 medicinal plant species in 141 genera and 63 families. The family with the most medicinal plants was Leguminosae with 15 species. The plant part that they used most commonly was the stem, which was used for 82 species (49%). The most common preparation method was decoction, which was done for 124 species (75%). The most important and widely used medicinal plants were Rothmannia wittii, which had the highest use value (UV = 1.7). Most medicinal plants were used for treating tonic (34 species (21%)). Jaundice had the highest informant agreement ratio (IAR = 0.5). The most common life form among the medicinal plants was trees (56 species (34%)). The medicinal plants were mostly collected in community forests (81 species (49%)). Considering the richness of the healer’s pharmacopeia, and the fact that their profession is not being perpetuated, this study points to the urgent need to document the traditional knowledge from the old herbalists before it disappears with the last practitioners from rural communities in Thailand.

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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Traditional Healers in Roi Et, Thailand

Junsongduang

Kasemwan

Lumjoomjung

et al. 2020

Plants

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“…TTM draws its traditional content from the Indian and Chinese systems (WHO, 2002), as indicated by the diversity of ethnic groups in Thailand’s population (Trisonthi and Trisonthi, 1995), possibly due to historic migration from neighboring countries (Phumthum and Balslev, 2018). Maintenance of unique and distinctive knowledge of medicinal plants has been seen mainly in these communities.…”

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Mitigating the Impact of Admixtures in Thai Herbal Products

2019

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Medicinal plants and their products are extensively used within indigenous healthcare systems in Thailand and several other nations. The international trade of herbal products has a noteworthy impact on the worldwide economy, and the interest in herbal products is expanding in both developing and developed countries. There has been rapid growth in the medicinal plant product market and a broadening consumer base interested in herbal products from Thailand. However, in herbal industries, ingredient substitution and admixture are typical issues wherein species of lower market value are admixed with those of a higher value. The adverse consequences of consuming adulterated drugs are invariably due to the presence of an unintended herb rather than the presence of an intended herb. It has also been argued that admixtures are intentional because of the lack of regulatory policies or centralized tests for product authentication. The consequences of species admixtures can extend from the reduced efficacy of a drug to decreased trade value. This study aims to clarify the nature and extent of species admixtures reported in the Thai herbal trade market and discuss the potential reasons for such adulteration. In the broader context of species admixtures, we strongly propose the establishment of multiple herbal crude drug repositories that can be developed to facilitate the use of comparative identity tests by industry, traders, and researchers to maintain authentic natural health product (NHP) standards and to certify the authenticity of NHPs. The proposition of the establishment of centralized testing (CT) could be a promising initiative in Thailand for the development of science and technology, and the herbal medicines produced as a result of CT could be dispensed as prescription drugs based on disease consideration instead of as health foods or nutraceuticals.

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“…Nearly 76.7% of the citizens of Thailand have reported mainly using traditional herbal medicine for their primary healthcare [4]. Around 90% of the German population uses natural remedies for certain health issues [5]. Therefore, the medicinal plants used in traditional medical treatments are significant in both developing and industrialized countries.…”

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Medicinal Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities of Murraya koenigii and its Primary Bioactive Compounds

Balakrishnan

Vijayraja²,

et al. 2020

Antioxidants

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The discovery of several revitalizing molecules that can stop or reduce the pathology of a wide range of diseases will be considered a major breakthrough of the present time. Available synthetic compounds may provoke side effects and health issues, which heightens the need for molecules from plants and other natural resources under discovery as potential methods of replacing synthetic compounds. In traditional medicinal therapies, several plant extracts and phytochemicals have been reported to impart remedial effects as better alternatives. Murraya koenigii (M. koenigii) belongs to the Rutaceae family, which is commonly used as a medicinally important herb of Indian origin in the Ayurvedic system of medicine. Previous reports have demonstrated that the leaves, roots, and bark of this plant are rich sources of carbazole alkaloids, which produce potent biological activities and pharmacological effects. These include antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and neuroprotective activities. The present review provides insight into the major components of M. koenigii and their pharmacological activities against different pathological conditions. The review also emphasizes the need for more research on the molecular basis of such activity in various cellular and animal models to validate the efficacy of M. koenigii and its derivatives as potent therapeutic agents.

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Thai Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for Diabetes Treatment

Cited by 16 publications

References 23 publications

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Traditional Healers in Roi Et, Thailand

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Traditional Healers in Roi Et, Thailand

Mitigating the Impact of Admixtures in Thai Herbal Products

Medicinal Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities of Murraya koenigii and its Primary Bioactive Compounds

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