THAI TRADITIONAL MEDICINE WISDOM IN HYPERTENSION TREATMENT
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https://doi.org/10.14456/nrru-rdi.2022.56Keywords:
Wisdom, Thai traditional medicine, Hypertension treatmentAbstract
This research aimed to collect and record the wisdom of Thai traditional medicine used to treat hypertension from 10 Thai traditional medicine practitioners and 36 Thai traditional medicine clients. Both groups of participants were chosen purposively. Data were collected using an interview form that was checked for directness from experts where all questions had accuracy greater than 0.5. Data were collected from 10 Thai traditional doctors by means of two informal interviews, not less than one month apart, and in-depth interviews with 3-5 clients for each practitioner. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The results showed that most Thai traditional medicine practitioners maintained that hypertension was caused by a disorder of wind and fire elements. Therefore, the treatment was focused on balancing those elements. Four methods were found to treat hypertension: 1) dispensing herbal medicines with Sukhum flavor, such as Yahom Thepajit or Yahom Nalwagod; 2) massaging by lightly touch, such as foot massage, relaxing massage around the neck and shoulders, head and face massage; 3) poulticing by cold-flavored herbal paste, such as The Creat (Andrographis paniculata Wall. ex Nees), Blue trumpet vine (Thunbergia laurifolia Linn.), Sabah snake grass (Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau) and Bamboo grass (Tiliacora triandra Diels); and 4) applying a herbal compress. Most Thai traditional medicine clients used the treatment together with modern medicine healthcare, because they believed that Thai traditional medicine helped control their blood pressure levels and relieve complications. Therefore, efficacy and safety should be studied for further support of Thai traditional medicine treatment.
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