Current evidence suggested that Thai herbal compress might
be more efficacious than standard/recommended therapy in
patients with osteoarthritis and muscle pain. It could be
considered as an alternative option for improving symptoms
of these conditions especially when adverse effects from other
treatments such as NSAIDs are an issue of concern. Thai
herbal compress may also be used as a treatment of choice to
induce lactation as the evidence suggested that herbal compress
was more effective than usual care in promoting milk
production in postpartum mothers who had no milk secretion.
However, to consider Thai herbal compress to be incorporated
into a practice guideline for each indication, we suggest
that a consensus of standard recipe and practice need to
be established and evaluated by further well-designed RCTs.