A Study on Compilation of Antipyretic Medicinal Plants in General Ancient Medicine Textbooks

Abstract

This study aimed to compile and categorize antipyretic medicinal plants in General Ancient Medicine Textbooks of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, by collecting the names and properties of medicinal plants. Then, the redundancy and the number of antipyretic medicinal plants were analyzed and categorized. The study compiled the antipyretic medicinal plants in General Ancient Medicine Textbooks, including General Ancient Medicine Textbooks in Thai Medicine, Thai Pharmacy, Thai Midwifery, and Ancient Medicine Recipes Textbooks. The results found that the antipyretic medicinal plants in General Ancient Medicine Textbooks in Thai Medicine and Thai Pharmacy were 238 and 35 antipyretic medicinal plants, respectively. After compilation and rechecking, the results showed 255 types of antipyretic medicinal plants. Moreover, these antipyretic medicinal plants were divided into three groups by properties as follows: 1) antipyretic medicinal plants by reducing the heat in the body, 2) antipyretic medicinal plants by Kha Thung Phis Khai process, and 3) antipyretic medicinal plants in specific fever. The results represented antipyretic medicinal plants in General Ancient Medicine Textbooks of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. These data were useful in continuing the development of antipyretic medicinal plants of Thai traditional medicine in the future.