King Chulalongkorn , known as King Rama V
(1868-1910 A. D.), favored Thai massage and maintained
a team of masseurs in the royal entourage during his famous
tours into the countryside to observe first-hand the living
conditions of his people. In 1870 A. D., the King appointed
a committee of royal academics to gather and revive all texts
related to traditional Thai medicine, massage and yogi stretching
postures. The revived royal texts were used in the school of
medicine founded by the King. Later on, the well-known
professor of the medical school , Phraya Pitsanu Prasartved,
acknowledged the lack of medical texts available for the
general population to heal themselves. He obtained permission
from Prince Dumrong Rachanupap, Head of the National
Library, to revise and compile the royal medicinal texts into
a complete version. The task was completed in 1907 A. D