Medicinal Plants used by Tai Lue at the Phu Kham Village, Pua District, Nan Province (Thailand).

Accession number;99A0864499
Title;Medicinal Plants used by Tai Lue at the Phu Kham Village, Pua District, Nan Province (Thailand).
Author; CHUAKUL W (Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Tha) SARALAMP P (Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Tha)
Journal Title;Shokubutsu Bunrui, Chiri
Journal Code:L2614A
ISSN:0001-6799
VOL.50;NO.1;PAGE.81-99(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, REF.86
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;A survey on the utilization of medicinal plants used by Tai Lue at Phu Kham Village, Pua District, Nan Province was carried out by interviewing herbalists followed by collecting plant specimens and identifying the plant specimens. In addition, the plant specimens were compared with authentic specimens at two herbafia: the Bangkok Herbarium, Botany Section, Botany and Weed Science Division, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and the Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Ministry of Agriculture. One hundred and twenty three plants belonging to 58 families are reported, from which 16 kinds are newly recorded as medicinal plants. They were found belonging to 104 dicots, 15 monocots, one gymnosperm and three ferns. Sixty eight kinds are used in combination with other medicinal plants in a total of 46 different preparations whereas the other 55 kinds are used as a single remedy. (author abst.)