Although Dhammanamai (Dhammanamaya) in Thailand is predominantly positioned as a form of active Self-Care through Buddhist principals and Thai Traditional Medicine practices, it also applies to taking care of others. Care for others in this [ Read more … ]
In this post, we take a look at the various traditional practices and treatments involved for Thai women who want to have children. In the most general sense, a Thai woman would: regularly take Thai [ Read more … ]
Palliative care means caring for patients that have diseases that are likely to be severe, chronic, incurable, and life-threatening, finally often resulting in death. It’s typically holistic care that covers physical, mental, social and spiritual [ Read more … ]
The Thai realize that people in Thailand become increasingly older and that care for the elderly should be in the hands of family members, social institutes, and the government. In addition, the idea is that [ Read more … ]
Ya Hom (or Ya-Hom) is a popular Thai household medication, already documented in the 17th century, consisting of a manifold of herbs, often used for Wind Element diseases, such as dizziness, nausea, bloating, excessive gas, [ Read more … ]
The intrapartum period is the time spanning childbirth, from the beginning of labor up to the expulsion of the placenta. In Thailand, this stage contains several steps to be taken by the traditional midwife. Additionally, [ Read more … ]
Spirit Medicine in Thailand primarily works with the unseen — such as ghosts, angels, demons, spirits, sorcery, and the occult — through ritualistic and symbolic practices that are believed to affect natural and supernatural forces. [ Read more … ]
The Thai word Khwan denotes the “vital essence” of a human being, large old trees (especially Bodhi trees), and certain plants (such as the rice plant) or animals (such as buffaloes and elephants). The concept [ Read more … ]
Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) and Modern Medicine (Western Biomedicine) are part of Thailand’s Primary Health Care System. Nevertheless, alternative medicines are also used, which is reflected in the name of the DTAM in Thailand (part [ Read more … ]
Thai Scraping, called Khroodt, Khoodt, or Koodt in Thailand, is a practice predominantly found in Northern Thailand, and in essence it’s very similar to Chinese Gua Sha. The skin scraping treatment is done by so-called [ Read more … ]