Medicinal Orchids of Thailand and Myanmar

Abstract

Although Thailand had been strongly influenced by India, and it is sandwiched between China and the Malay Archipelago, its culture is sufficiently robust to produce a distinctive character in the use of medicinal orchids. It is not based on Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine or Malay herbal medicine. Of the 42 species employed, only 13 are used outside Thailand. Ten species are employed as tonics, six for liver dysfunction and the rest for various conditions.