A STUDY ON THE WISDOMS OF THAI TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN LOM DISEASE TREATMENT BY MEDICINE IN CHAWADARN SCRIPTURE

Abstract

Treatment of Lom disease was an outstanding wisdom of Thai traditional medicine. This disease was commonly found in elderly that age was easily illness. Thus, this study aimed to determine the treatment principle and guideline of Lom disease by medicine, then medicine in Chawadarn scripture was collected to be more advanced as an alternative treatment for the public. This study is qualitative research by compiling the Wind Dhatu theory, factors of Wind Dhatu function, treatment principle, treatment guideline and herbal formula in Chawadarn scripture of Tumra Vejasart Chabap Luang (Royal Thai Treatise of Medicine of King Rama V) and Tumra Phatsart Songkroh by Phraya Pitsanuprasartvet. The results found that there were 4 principles of Lom disease treatment as followed; wind calming in the body, wind excretion, wind stimulation for increasing blood circulation, and tonic of wind and blood circulation. The pharmacological therapeutic by herbal formula were consisted with 8 methods including; oral administration, inhalation, topical route, snuff, self-herbal compress, poultice, fume inhalation and tobacco. In addition, the treatments of Lom disease were divided into 2 parts as acute and chronic Lom disease that have 326 types of herbs (271 types of medicinal plants, 19 types of medicinal animals, 33 types of medicinal elements and 3 types of others). Finally, the results of this study can be developed treatment guidelines in Thai traditional medicine for acute Lom disease in elderly.