Ya Phok Drug Remedies (Herbal Poultice) From Thai Traditional Medical Texts of Phitsanulok Province
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background and objective (s): Medical texts provide important information on the wisdom of the ancient Thai people.They were aware of natural ingredients that could be used to make medications to treat illnesses.The research for this article aimed to study the methods and pharmaceutical substances found in transliterate versions of Thai traditional ya phok (herbal poultice) medical texts of Phitsanulok province.These include 87 manuals from the Art and Cultural Center of Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University.Methodology: This study used quantitative research in the study of the essence of the ya phok drug remedies, analyzed the frequency of pharmaceutical ingredients in ya phok drug remedies and summarized the analysis results.Main result: This study discovered that ya phok drug remedies could be found in 69 texts, covering 374 remedies.It was discovered that there are 31 different methods based on their properties.The most frequently found ya phok drug remedies used to treat skin disease are covered by 158 remedies.Pharmaceuticals processed before application were Ya Phok Drug Remedies (Herbal Poultice) From Thai Traditional Medical Texts of Phitsanulok Province 1
Source: Journal of Thai Studies
Author: Phakphon Sangngern
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: University of Phayao
OpenAlex ID: W4411185759