The Survey for Establish the Geographic Positioning the Efficient Herbal Products Processing extract and Development to be the Medical Treatment from Mountains Zone, in Roi–Et Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to explore herbs in forest terrain in Roi Et province; 2) to determine geographic coordinates of the herbal area in Roi Et’s forest terrain; and, 3) to process herbal extracts and develop herbal products made from herbs in Roi Et’s forest terrain. The research site included four districts in Roi Et province located in forest terrain: Nong Phok District, Pho Chai District, Moei Wadi District, and Phon Thong District. The key informants consisted of 64 people who are scholars, local healers, and consumers of herbal medicine, together with 24 specialists, 20 practitioners, and 20 general people. The research techniques used were surveys, observation, interviews, and an audio recording of focus group discussion. The tools used were smart phones, Global Positioning System (GPS)devices, voice recorders in both field and off-field research, employing cultural qualitative research methods in collecting data. The data has been validated and analyzed using descriptive analysis.

          The results showed that

1.         1. The herbs found in four districts of Roi Et’s forest terrain are Bustard cardamom, Cardamom, Green chireta, Phlai, and Wan Sao Long (amomum bifoliumjack).
2. 2. The geographical coordinates of the herbal area in Roi Et’s forest terrain have been determined by the angular measurements of latitude and longitude based on the distances from each herb in Roi Et’s forest terrain to the determined position. It is found that the latitude and longitude coordinates for Bustard cardamom are: 16°18'13" N, 104°13'17"E.; Cardamom are: 16°22'18" N, 104°6'41"E.; Green chireta are: 16°18'0"N, 103°58'40"E.; Phlaiare:16°23'22"N, 104°9'26"E.; and, Wan Sao Long are: 16°18'18"N, 104°13'26"E.
3. 3. The extracting process of Bustard cardamom, using 95% ethanol in extraction procedure, reveal essential substances as follows: Propylene glycol 95.22%, Camphor 1.88%, Borneol 0.13%, and Bornyl acetate 2.77%. In the Cardamom extracting process, using steam distillation procedure, show essential substances as follows: Alpha-Pinene 0.13%, Beta-Pinene 0.10%, Camphhene 0.12%, Bata-Myrcene 2.70%,2-Octanone 0.18%,3-Octanol 0.29, (-) beta-Pinene 0.29%,Benzene,1-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) 1.85%,dl-Limonene 1.76%,1,8-Cineole 0.85%,Benzene methanol 33.01%,Linalool l 3.25%,Trans-Anethole 11.73%,Eugenol 41.74%, and alpha-Caryophyllene 0.53%. The extracting process of Green chaeta, using spray drying method, reveal essential substances as follows: Andrographolide (AP1), Neo-Andrographolide (AP4), Deoxyandrographolide,14-deoxy-11, and 12-didehydroandrographolide (AP3). In Phlai extracting process, using steam distillation method, reveal essential substances as follows:(E)-4-(3,4’-dimethoxyphenyl)-but-3-en-1-al and two phenylbutenoid dimers, that is (8)-trans-3- ( 2,4,5trimethoxyphenyl) -4- [ (E) -3,4-dimethoxystyryl] -cyclohexene ulaG cis-1,2-bis[ (E) -3,4dimethoxy styryl] cyclobutane1; and, four phenylbutenoid monomers, that is (E)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-yl-acetate, (E)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)but-2-en-1-ol, (E)-2-hydroxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-al, and (E)-2-methoxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol. The extracting process of Wan Sao Long, using steam distillation method, show essential substances as follows:(E)-but-1-enyl-4-methoxybenzene 85%, Limonene 2.2%, β pinned 2.1%, and Camphor 1.8%. The herbal extraction process comes in the forms of Bustard cardamom, Cardamom, and Green chorea capsules, and Phial and Wan Sao Long essential oils. The herbal product development results in different intriguing products such as yellow oil (herbal essential oil), Lou Mei soup spices, Wan Sao Long perfume, and Green chireta tea.