The fundamental belief of health care and medical treatment of Thai
people was deeply connected with Thai Traditional Medicine. The
drastic change of economics, social, and the rapid flow of religious
cultures and modern medical treatment has influenced health care for
the Thai people. Modernization has diverted people and their faith
from local traditional wisdom. Modern medical treatments have
provided better health care services to society, more than in the past,
but anyhow, there are still dangerous diseases and illnesses that
remain incurable and those that still have no treatment. Thai people
are privileged with the right to choose and therefore many have
sought other options for medical treatment where none is provided by
modern medicine, such as Thai Traditional Medicine and Chinese
Medicine. Interest in medicinal plants among the general public in
Thailand has grown dramatically and there is increasing promotional
support by governmental and non-governmental organization in
researching medicinal plants commonly used in Thailand. A lot of
these medicinal plants are utilized as foods in Thai cooking and also
as medicine in primary health care