Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly

ISBN-13: 9783319102405 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 84 str.

Lisa Offringa

Opis

This book provides a description of cognitive impairment in the elderly population through the lens of Thai Traditional Medicine as it is practiced in northern Thailand. It provides an overview of Thai Traditional Medicine and the memory loss presented in elderly dementia. Some medicinal plants used by traditional Thai healers to treat cognitive decline and memory issues in the elderly are reviewed.Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly provides readers with the detailed description of the in vitro screening of ten plants and those results. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing activity.

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Spis treści

Chapter 1 - Introduction                                                                          

Background                                                                                                                 

Introduction

History of Thai Traditional Medicine

The Record of Medical Ethnobotany in Thailand

Theoretical Context

Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Prevalence and Conventional Treatment of Dementia in Thailand

Natural and Cultural History of the Study Site                                    

Thailand

Chiang Mai and the Lanna Kingdom

Khon Muang

Conclusion                                                                                                                    

References                                                                                                                   

Chapter 2 - Fieldwork Methodology                                               

Introduction                                                                                                               

Selection of Traditional Folk Healers for Interviews                    

Types of Healers in Thai Traditional Medicine

Selection of Participating Healers

Description of the Interviewed Traditional Thai Healers

Methods for Data Gathering                                                                                             

Interview Protocol

Interview Questionnaire and Development

Plant Identification and Voucher Collection

Ethics of Ethnobotanical Research                                                                 

The Protection of Biological Resources and Traditional Knowledge

Protection of Biocultural Diversity in Thailand

Dissertation Project Ethics

Challenges of Fieldwork                                                                                         

Data Collection and Analysis                                                                                   

References                                                                                                              

Chapter 3 - Thai Traditional Medicinal Theory and Cognitive Decline                                                                    

Theory of Thai Traditional Medicine                                                       

Spirituality in Thai Traditional Medicine                                            

Plant Use in Thai Traditional Medicine                                                   

Groups of plants used in Thai Traditional Medicine                                        

Medicinal Plant Management and Plant Harvesting

Practices                                                                                                                                          

References                                                                                                                   

Chapter 4 - The Medical Ethnobotany of Treating Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly of Northern Thailand                                                                                          

Introduction                                                                                                               

Methodology                                                                                                              

Results                                                                                                                            

Formulas Relating to Longevity or Strength in Old Age

Culturally Specific Diseases

Maha Sannibad

Lom Mar Reng Kroot

Discussion                                                                                                                              

Plant Frequency in All Formulas

Formula Additions: Honey

Conclusion                                                                                                                    

References                                                                                                                   

Chapter 5 - Screening for Plants in Herbal Formulas from Traditional Doctors of Northern Thailand to Treat Cognitive Impairment                                                  

Introduction                                                                                                               

Interviews with Traditional Doctors

Plant Selection and Materials

Preparation of Extracts

In Vitro Experimental Protocol                                                                   

DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrozyl) Free-Radical Scavenging Assay

Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)

Total Phenolic Content (TPC) by the Folin-Ciocalteu Method

Results                                                                                                                            

DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrozyl) Free-Radical Scavenging Assay

Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)

Total Phenolic Content (TPC) by the Folin-Ciocalteu Method

Discussion and Conclusion                                                                                

References                                                                                                                   

Chapter 6 - Validation of Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge by Scientific Investigation                               

Multi-plant herbal formula testing                                                       

DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrozyl) Free-Radical Scavenging Assay

Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)

Total Phenolic Content (TPC) by the Folin-Ciocalteu Method

Conclusion                                                                                                                    

References                                                                                                                   

Chapter 7 – Conclusion                                                              

Introduction                                                                                                               

Key Findings                                                                                                                 

Anthropological

Botanical

Pharmacological

Future Studies                                                                                                                        

Conclusion                                                                                                                    

References                                                                                                                   

O autorze

Lisa Offringa, Ph.D.
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA USA

Blurb

This book provides a description of cognitive impairment in the elderly population through the lens of Thai Traditional Medicine as it is practiced in northern Thailand. It provides an overview of Thai Traditional Medicine and the memory loss presented in elderly dementia. Some medicinal plants used by traditional Thai healers to treat cognitive decline and memory issues in the elderly are reviewed.

Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly provides readers with the detailed description of the in vitro screening of ten plants and those results. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing activity.