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| Title: | A Study of the Botanical Origin and Essential Oil Components of the Herb Phak Chee La |
| Other Titles: | แหล่งพฤษศาสตร์และการศึกษาเบื้องต้นของเครื่องยาผักชีลา |
| Authors: | Pukphaknham, Sirirat
Padumanonda, Tanit |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2008 |
| Citation: | Pukphaknham Sirirat, Padumanonda Tanit. A Study of the Botanical Origin and Essential Oil Components of the Herb Phak Chee La. Journal of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine. 2008; 6(3):333-40. |
| Type: | Article |
| Abstract: | Phak chee la is a crude drug commonly used in Thai traditional herbal remedies. Fruits of phak chee la are used as an antiflatulent, mineral supplement, thirst quencher,anti-nausea/vomiting and treatment for sore eye. Despite its availability in Thai herbal drugstores, the botanical identity and the official scientific name of phak chee la is still unclear. There is also no obvious definition of the name “phak chee la” and there are several plants called “phak chee” in Thailand, such as phak chee Lao, phak chee loom, and phak chee jean.To reveal its botanical origin, the crude drug was traced back from herbal dispensaries in Bangkok to itsnatural habitats in combination with the information gathered from interviews with traditional healers and the data from intensive literature reviews. Fruits of phak chee la were purchased from several herbal dispensaries
in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Evaluation of crude drugs was conducted according to Thai Herbal
Pharmacopeia guidelines as well as the determination of the chemical content of essential oils made from phak chee la fruits. According to the studies, the content of foreign matter, acid-insoluble ash, total ash and moisture
was determined; the amounts were as follows: 0.07 ± 0.01, 0.003 ± 0.001, 7.25 ± 0.40 and 1.93 ± 0.28%,whereas the ethanol-soluble extractive, and water-soluble extractive were determined to be 4.42 ± 0.03, 3.28 ±0.22%, respectively. The major components in the oil extracted from the fruits of phak chee la were linalool,camphor, gamma-terpinene and alpha-pinene. The overall chemistry study in combination with the information obtained in the interviews and literature reviews supported the botanical origin of the crude drug phak che la to be Coriandrum sativum L. However, further studies on such aspects as plant genetics and chemistry
are necessary for confirmation. |
| Source: | http://www.dtam.moph.go.th/internet/ |
| URI: | http://herbalnet.healthrepository.org/handle/123456789/2116 |
| Keywords: | phak chee la
botanical origin |
| Appears in Collections: | Thailand - Literature Watch
Journal Articles - Herbal Literature
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