Thai Traditional medicines uses the concept that our bodies are
comprised of four elements: Soil, Water, Wind and Fire. When these
*Corresponding author: Group Captain Prayosh Suntonvipart
Department of Cultural Science, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
elements are either lacking or in excess, sickness or diseases occur.
The use to herbals aims to restore balance of the four elements. The
cause of constipation is mainly due to the wind element