Medicinal plants have played an important role in many cultures and Thai culture is no exception. Thailand is home to many varieties of plants that have been shown to have medicinal properties. Historically within Thai culture these plants have been used to cure an assortment of ailments. Knowledge about the plants has been verbally passed on and has grown throughout Thai history; this collection of information includes how and when to harvest the plants, the medical conditions that they target, and their proper usage. Over the course of the late nineteenth century, with the modernization and urbanization of parts of Thailand like Bangkok, the once extensive knowledge of traditional medicinal plants began to fade away resulting in a decrease in natural literacy - an issue that has not been fully resolved by the school curriculum. Due to the increasing importance that technology has had in the growth of the country, the government of Thailand consistently strives to modernize the educational curriculum. The Thai Ministry of Education feels that this will help improve the students’ skills pertaining to the advancing fields that they will likely experience in the work force. The challenge for schools is to teach students how essential both advancing technology and traditional skills are in their lives.