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A Survey of Medicinal Plants in Tropical Rain Forest from Hua Khao Copyright © 2014, American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information publisher American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture ISSN: 1995-0748 JOURNAL home page: http://www.aensiweb.com/AEJSA 2014 April; 8(5): pages 1-11. Published Online 2014 28 June. Research Article Medicinal Plants in Tropical Rain Forest from Hua Khao Subdistrict, Singha Nakhon District, Songkhla Province, Thailand Oratai Neamsuvan, Narumon Sengnon, Umad Haddee, Wittawat Mard-E and Warunyu Sae-Tang Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat yai, 90110, Thailand Received: 25 April 2014; Revised:: 20 May 2014; Accepted: 25 May 2014; Available online: 28 June 2014 © 2014 AENSI PUBLISHER All rights reserved ABSTRACT Phytogeographically, southern Thailand is covered by tropical rain forest which high plant diversity is existing. Nevertheless, scanty study of medicinal plant diversity has been performed. This study aimed to survey medicinal plants from tropical rain forest of Hua Khao Subdistrict, Singha Nakhon District, Songkhla Province. It was carried out during July 2012–December 2012. Semi-structure interviews were performed to 5 key informants. The main criteria for consulting were plant vernacular name, plant part used, preparation, route of administration and properties. Plant identification and voucher specimens were done. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and interpretation. Totally, eighty-two species belonging to 69 genera and 48 families were recorded. Rubiaceae was the family with most species used (6 species). The most frequently utilized plant part was underground part (32.73%). Medicinal plants found could be categorized into 31 groups according to their properties, among them antipyretic drugs were mostly found with species utilized (20.80%). Decoction and oral were mostly used as drug preparation method and administration route, respectively. Local properties of 19 medicinal plants were consistent to their report on pharmacological activities. This study is useful for compilation of local knowledge on medicinal plant use for further planning in drug development, sustainable use or conservation of medicinal plants. Key words: Medicinal plant, rain forest, Hua Khao Subdistrict, Songkhla, Sating Phra Peninsula INTRODUCTION species, respectively. The northeast, Umnatchareon and Maha Sarakham province were studied and Thailand locates in the world tropical zone. The found with 99 and 31 species, respectively [30,43]. country is the collective center of rich biological The west, Kanchanaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan diversity among three floristic regions: Indo- province were studied and found with 32 and 51 Burmese, Indo-Chinese, and Malesian. As a result, species, respectively [11,28,3]. Aforementioned Thailand comprises different types of plant studies, the concerning areas are dominant by mixed communities such as tropical rain forest, mixed deciduous forest, hill evergreen forest, dry evergreen deciduous forest, dry evergreen forests, hill forest and Dipterocarp forest. However, survey of evergreen forest, coniferous forest, swamp forest, medicinal plants from rain forest is still scanty. mangrove forest and beach forest [40]. It is found Southern of Thailand, it is mostly covered by that there are about 10,000 species of vascular plants tropical rain forest [40]. However, only one study has in Thailand, of which less than 2% are known to use been performed [25,45,38,17]. Consequently, there by Thai people [36]. Among them, they are mostly are many areas never been surveyed for medicinal utilized as traditional drugs [19,47,28,39,7,1,3]. plants. Hua Khao subdistict, Singha Nakhon district, In Thailand, there are many forest areas which Songkhla province is an example of interesting area were surveyed for finding medicinal plants. The lacking for any studies. north, Chiang Mai and Nan province [42,31,24] were Hua Khao subdistict, Singha Nakhon district, studied and found with 183 and 216 medicinal Songkhla province is composed of 2 types of forest: Correspondence Author: Dr. Oratai Neamsuvan, Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat yai, 90110, Thailand. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0066811420012 Fax.: 006674282709. 2 Dr. Oratai Neamsuvan et al, 2014 / American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 8(5), April, Pages: 1-11 mangrove and rain forests. Previously, A survey of Geographically, the central area is lain on with medicinal plants from mangrove forests has been mountainous range and flanked by plain. The plain is already done [29,2,13,14], but rain forest still has not connected to Songkhla lake bank. Hua Khao been investigated. Nowadays, this forest is usually subdistrict is inhabited by about 14,627 people. employed by local healers for collecting drug Most of them are Muslims. The main occupations are materials. In addition, it is also accessed by fishery and trading. lumbermen and then bared for rubber agriculture. In this study, tropical rain forest in Hua khao This is one of causes for species losing from the area. subdistrict was selected. Its geographical area is a Thereby, this study aimed to survey medicinal plants mountain range covering about 3.94 square in rain forest from Hua Khao subdistict, Singha kilometers. Two representative parts of the area were Nakhon district, Songkhla province. The advantage selected; Hua Khao Dang and Hua Khao Yai of this study would be the knowledge collection of mountain. Hua Khao Dang mountain is the important medicinal plants and their folk uses before losing area because it was the settle place of ancient town forever. Moreover, it would be the basic information and the first central city of Songkhla province. There for further research in herbal drugs. has been the old temples setting at the foothill of this mountain especially, Suwan Khiri temple. This Materials and Methods temple was the ceremonial place for drinking an oath of allegiance of ancient political officials to pay Study area and local healers: respect to the Songkhla governor. Suwan Khiri Hua Khao subdistrict locates in Singha Nakhon temple has constructed herbal garden for local district, a portion of Sating Phra Peninsula, Songkhla healers since the old days. In addition, the study area province. It is bordered to the north by Ching Kao is a large rain forest on Sating Phra Peninsula. subdistrict, to the south by Songkhla lake, to the east Therefore, it is the reason for being still a favorite by Gulf of Thailand and Songkhla lake, and to the forest for collecting medicinal plants from healers west by Sating Moh subdistrict (Fig. 1). The total in Singha Nakhon districts and adjacent areas area is approximately 18.6 square kilometers. nowadays. Fig. 1: Study area. A. Thailand map represents Songkhla province (a+b), and (a) represents Sating Phra Peninsula part B. Sating Phra Peninsula map represents Singha Nakhon district C. Singha Nakhon district map represents Hua Khao subdistrict Field study: in the study area. Their folk knowledge in herbal The field study was conducted during July utilization was extracted by interviewing. The semi- 2012–December 2012, once a month. Five local structured interviews were used for asking about healers were selected for studying. All of them were local names of medicinal plants, plant parts used, recognized by people and local public health officers drug preparations, using methods and their 3 Dr. Oratai Neamsuvan et al, 2014 / American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 8(5), April, Pages: 1-11 properties. The folk healers were interviewed at their species (25.61%), herbs with 6 species (7.32%) and house and also during field surveying. Consistence of epiphytic plants with 4 species (4.88%). plant use was confirmed by at least 2 informants for Disease/ symptom to treat: reliable data. Eighty-two medicinal plants were categorized into 31 groups according to disease or symptom Herbarium specimens: treated (Table 2). Most plants are used for healing All medicinal plants were photographed and fever with 26 species (20.80%), joint and muscle then collected for making voucher specimens pain with 11 species (8.80%), and dyspepsia with 9 according to Chayamarit’s method [10]. The voucher species (20.70%), respectively. specimens were prepared for reference and deposited Fever is common illness with high-body at Faculty of Traditional Thai Medicine Herbarium, temperature and headaches [6]. Then, the medicinal Prince of Songkla University. plants for removing those symptoms are applied, for example, Polyalthia suberosa (Roxb.) Thwaites., Medicinal plants identification: Fragraea fragrans Roxb. and Passiflora foetida L. The collected specimens were identified by For joint and muscle pain, it is sometimes corresponding author, a taxonomist at the faculty of indicated by inflammation [6]. Then, the medicinal Traditional Thai Medicine, with the aids of relevant plants to get rid of that symptoms are applied such as literature e.g. Flora of Thailand, Flora Malesiana and Gloriosa superba L., Salacia verrucosa Wight. and Flora of China. Desmos cochinchinensis Lour. Dyspepsia is characterized by pain at stomach or Data analysis: small intestine [6]. The medicinal plants are used to The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics cure this symptom such as Alpinia malaccensis and interpretation. (Brum.) Roscoe., Morinda umbellata L. and Mesua nervosa Planch. & Triana. Results: Interestingly, Most of the plants counted as 53 Plant use: species are used for 1 disease, whereas only 29 Totally, 82 medicinal
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