Ethnobotanical review of medicinal plants from Thai traditional books, Part II: Plants with antidiarrheal, laxative and carminative properties.
A survey of medicinal plants used in Thailand has been made from Thai books on traditional herbal medicine. In this part of the survey, 326 plants with antidiarrheal, laxative and/or carminative properties are described. Information provided for each species includes plant part used, methods of preparation and administration and literature references to Thai books, together with indications of usage in other Southeast Asian countries and of phytochemical work which has been performed.
Panthong
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Kanjanapothi
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Taesotikul
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Taylor
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D000930:Antidiarrheals; D002400:Cathartics; D005414:Flatulence / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013785:Thailand
D000930:Antidiarrheals; D002400:Cathartics