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the trend of the world. There are Dietary supplement,
Phytocosmetics, and Phytomedicine. Phytomedicine
consisted of the extraction of the compounds from
medicinal plant (Phytopharmaceuticals) …… also
related to assessment on quality, safety and efficacy. The
reasons why Thailand followed those trends are export
potential and modern industrialization to support
free trade. Therefore regulation on export is important
thing as well.”
The bibliometrics analysis of research reports published
in local and international journal in 1998-2002 showed
that Thai government focused on basic research of
medicinal plants. There was only one publication on
journal articles had topic on export and one publication
had topic on modern industrialization of medicinal
plant. Perhaps the researches on other topics were
published through seminar, workshop or other kinds
of publication.
CONCLUSION
Thailand published about 342 research reports on herbal
medicine in scientific journal in 1998-2002. There
were 785 researchers including native and foreigners
from 64 local and foreign institutions contributing
in development of Thai medicinal plants. Based on
publication on local journal, Japan gave the most
contribution to the development.
The core topics of Thai medicinal plant research were
survey medicinal plants used as folk medicine by Thai
community. This topic was in line with the government
program.
There were four species as prominent topics of the
development of Thai medicinal plants in 1998-2002 i.e.
Durio zibethinus (Thai: Turian, Indonesian: Durian),
Psidium guajava (Thai: Farang, Indonesian: Jambu biji)
, Cassia siamea (Thai: Ton Kee Lek, Indonesian: Johar),
and Curcuma longa (Thai: Ka-minn chan, Indonesian:
Kunyit). The activity compounds which become
prominence topics were antibacterial and antimalarial
activity. This is the right way if related to the disease
pattern of Thai society. The leading causes of mortality
of Thai children less than five years were pneumonia,
diarrhea, tuberculosis and malaria.
Based on bibliometrics study, the researches on Thai
medicinal plants in 1998-2002 were focused on basic
research to support export and modern industrialization
of herbal medicine. Perhaps the researches on other
topics were published through seminar, workshop or
other kinds of publication.
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