Herbal formula used for menstrual disorders: case study of folk healers in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Trang province

Authors

  • Kanyatorn Yincharoen
  • Sirirat Laohaprapanon
  • Sarinrat Jitjum
  • Satitaporn Chookeaw

Keywords:

menstrual disorders, herbal formula, folk healers

Abstract

บทคัดย่อ
การศึกษาครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาตำรับยาสมุนไพรรักษาโรคโลหิตระดูสตรี กรณีศึกษาหมอพื้นบ้านในจังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช พัทลุง และตรัง โดยใช้แบบสอบถามกึ่งโครงสร้าง สัมภาษณ์หมอพื้นบ้านจำนวน 3 คน ผลการศึกษาในครั้งนี้ได้รวบรวมตำรับยารักษาโรคโลหิตระดูสตรีได้ทั้งหมด 13 ตำรับ ซึ่งเป็นตำรับยาที่หมอพื้นบ้านยังใช้รักษาผู้ป่วย แบ่งตำรับยาเป็น 4 กลุ่มอาการ ได้แก่ ประจำเดือนขาดปวดประจำเดือน ตกขาวผิดปกติ และวัยทอง มีตำรับยารักษาประจำเดือนขาดมากที่สุด 5 ตำรับ รองลงมาคือปวดประจำเดือน 4 ตำรับ วิธีปรุงยามี 3 วิธี วิธีที่นิยมใช้มากที่สุดคือ การต้มน้ำดื่ม 8 ตำรับ สำหรับสมุนไพรที่เป็นส่วนประกอบในตำรับยามีทั้งหมด 88 ชนิด จัดเป็นพืชวัตถุมากที่สุดจำนวน 83 ชนิด พืชสมุนไพรที่มีค่าการใช้มากที่สุดคือ ขิง รองลงมาคือ ขมิ้นอ้อย และจันทน์เทศ จากการศึกษาแสดงให้เห็นว่าหมอพื้นบ้านยังคงมีบทบาทสำคัญในการรักษาโรคโลหิตระดูสตรี

Abstract
The objective of this study was to study herbal formulas for menstrual disorders: case study of folk healers in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Trang provinces by using a semi-structured questionnaire. The interview was conducted with 3 folk healers. Results showed that the folk healers for all 13 herbal formulas in 4 groups of menstrual disorders such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea and menopause. 5 formulas of medicine for amenorrhea treatment are the most commonly prescribed, followed by 4 formulas for dysmenorrhea treatment. There are 3 methods of preparing the medicine. The most popular method is boiling with water for 8 formulas. In the formulas, there are 88 species of herbal ingredients, which are classified as the 83 medicinal plants. The most used medicinal plants are Zingiber officianle Roscoe, followed by Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.), Roscoe, and Myristica fragrans Houtt. This study shows that traditional healers continue to play an important role in the treatment of menstrual disorders.

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2020-04-29

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Yincharoen K, Laohaprapanon S, Jitjum S, Chookeaw S. Herbal formula used for menstrual disorders: case study of folk healers in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Trang province. J Med Health Sci [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];27(1):82-95. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jmhs/article/view/241810