Traditional knowledge on medicinal plant of the Karen in northern Thailand: A comparative study

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 232-243

  Tangjitman, Kornkanok ^a   Wongsawad, Chalobol ^a   Winijchaiyanan, Piyawan ^a   Sukkho, Treetip ^a   Kamwong, Kaweesin ^b   Pongamornkul, Wittaya ^c   Trisonthi, Chusie ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Royal Park Rajapruek   (Thailand)

^c Botanical Garden Organization   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chiang Mai; Cultural importance; Distance to the nearest city; Ethnobotany; Knowledge similarity; Thai hill tribe

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AGERATINA ADENOPHORA EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA EXTRACT; BALIOSPERMUM CALYCINUM EXTRACT; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM EXTRACT; COIX LACRYMA JOBI EXTRACT; CROTON ROXBURGHII EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBELIA SESSILIFLORA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EQUISETUM DEBILE EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; GMELINA ARBOREA EXTRACT; HETEROPANAX FRAGRANS EXTRACT; HIPTAGE BENGHALENSIS EXTRACT; INULA CAPPA EXTRACT; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM EXTRACT; MILIUSA VELUTINA EXTRACT; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PARIS POLYPHYLLA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PICRASMA JAVANICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO MAJOR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ACORUS CALAMUS; AGERATINA; AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; AMENORRHEA; ANNONACEAE; ARALIACEAE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; BARK; BLEEDING; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; CINNAMOMUM; CITY; CLERODENDRUM; CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COIX LACRYMA JOBI; COMMON COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COUGHING; CROTON ROXBURGHII; CURCUMA LONGA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DYSURIA; EDEMA; EMBELIA DEBILE; EMBELIA SESSILI; EMBELIA SESSILIFLORA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EQUISETUM; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEVER; FLOWER; FOOD POISONING; GMELINA ARBOREA; GOUT; GUAVA; HEADACHE; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMORRHOID; HETEROPANAX FRAGRANS; HIPTAGE BENGHALENSIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INULA CAPPA; JAUNDICE; KNOWLEDGE; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; LAMIACEAE; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; MALPIGHIACEAE; MALVACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILIUSA VELUTINA; MOUTH ULCER; MYALGIA; PARIS POLYPHYLLA; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PICRASMA; PICRASMA JAVANICA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANTAGO MAJOR; PRIMULACEAE; PRURITUS; RASH; RICINUS COMMUNIS; RUBIACEAE; SAMBUCUS; SENNA ALATA; SKIN BRUISING; SORE THROAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRAIN; STOMACH PAIN; STOMACH ULCER; TENDINITIS; THAILAND; TINEA PEDIS; TOOTH PAIN; URETHRA STONE; VEGETATION; WOUND; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER MONTANUM;

CHIANG MAI; CULTURAL IMPORTANCE; DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST CITY; ETHNOBOTANY; KNOWLEDGE SIMILARITY; THAI HILL TRIBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885435064     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.037     Document Type: Article

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