Thai Traditional Medicine

Dhammanamai as Self-Care and Care for Others
Although Dhammanamai (Dhammanamaya) in Thailand is predominantly positioned as a form of active Self-Care through Buddhist principals and Thai Traditi [ ... ]

Traditional Thai Fertility Practices and Treatment Modalities
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 genera [ ... ]

Thai Palliative Care for Incurable Illness | Dhammanamaya
Palliative care means caring for patients that have diseases that are likely to be severe, chronic, incurable, and life-threatening, finally often res [ ... ]

Elderly Care in Thailand According to Dhammanamai Principles
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 inst [ ... ]

Thai Ya Hom | Thailand’s Household Medication
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 W [ ... ]

Thai Traditional Intrapartum Care and Massage
The intrapartum period is the time spanning childbirth, from the beginning of labor up to the expulsion of the placenta. In Thailand, this stage conta [ ... ]

Thai Spirit Medicine – Working With the Unseen
Spirit Medicine in Thailand primarily works with the unseen — such as ghosts, angels, demons, spirits, sorcery, and the occult — through r [ ... ]

Tham Khwan | Calling Back the Soul and Binding it to the Body
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 p [ ... ]

What Is Thai Alternative Medicine?
Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) and Modern Medicine (Western Biomedicine) are part of Thailand’s Primary Health Care System. Nevertheless, alternati [ ... ]

Thai Scraping Treatment | Khoodt
Thai Scraping, called Khroodt, Khoodt, or Koodt in Thailand, is a practice predominantly found in Northern Thailand, and in essence it’s very simila [ ... ]