Recent years have seen an increase in awareness
and embracing by the Thai people of their traditional
medicine. The interest of foreigners in the
indigenous medicine of Thailand has helped
in this revitalization. The current monarchy of
Thailand has been a strong advocate of the traditional
medicine. The Crown Princess has established
a foundation for the study of indigenousherbs in the treatment of cancer and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and an
organization called The Revitalization of Thai
Massage has been established to further the
advancement of the study, practice, and application
of traditional techniques.