Medicinal Plants Of Northern Thailand For The Treatment Of Cognitive Impairment In The Elderly (springerbriefs In Plant Science)

This book provides a description of cognitive impairment in the elderly population through the lens of Thai Traditional Medicine as it is practiced in northern Thailand. It provides an overview of Thai Traditional Medicine and the memory loss presented in elderly dementia. Some medicinal plants used by traditional Thai healers to treat cognitive decline and memory issues in the elderly are reviewed. __Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly__ provides readers with the detailed description of the __in vitro__ screening of ten plants and those results. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing activity. Chapter 5: Screening for Plants in Herbal Formulas from Traditional Doctors of Northern Thailand to Treat Cognitive ImpairmentIntroduction; Interviews with Traditional Healers; Plant Selection and Materials; Preparation of Extracts; In Vitro Experimental Protocol; DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl) Free-Radical Scavenging Assay; Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP); Total Phenolic Content (TPC) by the Folin-Ciocalteu Method; Results; DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl) Free-Radical Scavenging Assay; Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP); Total Phenolic Content Selection of Participating Healers Description of the Interviewed Traditional Thai Healers; Methods for Data Gathering; Interview Protocol; Interview Questionnaire and Development; Plant Identification and Voucher Collection; Ethics of Ethnobotanical Research; The Protection of Biological Resources and Traditional Knowledge; Protection of Biocultural Diversity in Thailand; Dissertation Project Ethics; Challenges of Fieldwork; Data Collection and Analysis; References; Chapter 3: Thai Traditional Medicinal Theory and Cognitive Decline; Theory of Thai Traditional Medicine Spirituality in Thai Traditional Medicine Plant Use in Thai Traditional Medicine; Groups of Plants Used in Thai Traditional Medicine; Tians; Triplaa; Goads; Kesorn Tang Gaow; Kesorn Tang Haa; The Five Spices; Thai Elixir of Life; Medicinal Plant Management and Plant Harvesting Practices; References; Chapter 4: The Medical Ethnobotany of Treating Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly of Northern Thailand; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Formulas Relating to Longevity or Strength in Old Age; Longevity Formulas; Longevity Formula from Mor A; Longevity Formula of Mor J Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction and Background; Background; Introduction; History of Thai Traditional Medicine; The Record of Medical Ethnobotany in Thailand; Theoretical Context; Cognitive Impairment and Dementia; Prevalence and Conventional Treatment of Dementia in Thailand; Natural and Cultural History of the Study Site; Thailand; Chiang Mai and the Lanna Kingdom; Khon Muang; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Fieldwork Methodology; Introduction; Selection of Traditional Healers for Interviews; Types of Healers in Thai Traditional Medicine Mor E Longevity FormulaMor I's Formula for Giving Strength to the Elderly; Overlap in Formulas for Long Life and Strength in the Elderly; Culturally Specific Diseases; Maha Sannibad; Theory and Symptoms; Treatment of Maha Sannibad; Mor E's Formula for Sannibad; Lom Mar Reng Kroot; Theory and Symptoms; Treatment of Lom Mar Reng Kroot; Mor H's Formula for Lom Mar Reng Kroot; Mor J's Formula for Lom Mar Reng Kroot; Overlap in Species Included in the Formulas; Discussion; Plant Frequency in All Formulas; Formula Additions: Honey; Conclusion; References Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction and Background....Pages 1-21 Fieldwork Methodology....Pages 23-38 Thai Traditional Medicinal Theory and Cognitive Decline....Pages 39-54 The Medical Ethnobotany of Treating Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly of Northern Thailand....Pages 55-64 Screening for Plants in Herbal Formulas from Traditional Doctors of Northern Thailand to Treat Cognitive Impairment....Pages 65-71 Validation of Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge by Scientific Investigation....Pages 73-76 Conclusion....Pages 77-84