An ethnobotanical study of the genus Smilax in Thailand and its botanical authentication for Hua-khao-yen crude drugs

• Main Authors: Pithkanda Pansumrit (Author), Thanika Pathomwichaiwat (Author), Pornchai Kladwong (Author), Suppachai Tiyaworanant (Author), Varangrat Nguanchoo (Author), Bhanubong Bongcheewin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The first ethnobotanical work of the genus Smilax in Thailand was carried out to investigate the medicinal use of the Smilax species by folk healers, using the semi-structured interview, questionnaire survey, and literature review. Three quantitative indices were calculated, i.e. the Use Value (UV),...