Table 2.
Number distribution of spices commonly used in Thai Traditional Medicines remedies (from 48 oral remedies) published in the Thai National List of Essential Medicines (11) and percentage of yield of ethanolic and aqueous extracts.
| Spices | Number of remedies | Treatment purposes of the remedies | % of yield | |||||||
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| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | Ethanolic | Aqueous | ||
| WT* | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.91 | 6.90 |
| CB* | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.20 | 11.59 |
| CS* | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.10 | 10.62 |
| MFn* | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 22.01 |
| MFm* | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.11 | 10.84 |
| SA* | 23 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11.54 | 11.19 |
| 4-Glur | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.19 | 13.74 |
| From total | 48 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
*, Defined in Table 1; A, increase blood circulation; B, blood tonic; C, gastrointestinal symptoms relief, D, muscle pain relief; E, antipyretic; F, cough and cold relief; G, obstetrics syndromes relief.