| Buabok (Ariatic pennywort) | | | | agents. |
| Scientific Name:Centella asiatic (L.) Urb. | | | | "Khing" in Thai Ginger is an erect plant with thickened, |
| Family:UMBELLIFERAE | | | | fleshy and aromatic rhizomes. Used in different forms |
| Other names:Pakwaen (The Southern Part, Chantabrui, | | | | as a food, flavouring and spice, Ginger rhizomes |
| The Eastern Part) Pak nork (The Northern Part) | | | | contain 1 to 2 % volatile oil. Ginger's therapeutic uses |
| Panahaekhadhao (Karen-Mae Hongsorn) Tiakamchao | | | | are as a carminative, antinauseant and antiflatulence |
| Hukkuk (Chinese) | | | | agent. |
| Botanical features: | | | | "Kha" in Thai Greater Galanga is an erect annual plant |
| TrunkA short - life cycle plant easily grows on wet soil. | | | | with aromatic, ginger-like rhizomes, and commonly used |
| Roots grow on the plant's joints from which leaves | | | | in Thai cooking as a flavouring. The approximately 0.04 |
| straightly develop. | | | | volatile oil content has therapeutic uses as carminative, |
| Leaves The leaves of Buabok plant are in a single | | | | stomachic, antirheumatic and antimicrobial agents. |
| form with long stems and a kindney shape. At the | | | | "Maeng-lak" in Thai Hoary Basil is an annual |
| base of each leaf, there is a deep curve. Leaves are | | | | herbaceous plant with slightly hairy and pale green |
| jagged around in a triangular form. | | | | leaves, eaten either raw or used as a flavouring, and |
| Blossoms umbrella - like blossoms are growing form | | | | containing approximately 0.7 % volatile oil. Therapeutic |
| 2-3 joints consisting of 3-4 flowers. Each flower has 5 | | | | benefits include the alleviation of cough symptoms, and |
| petals of reddish purple arranging in order with | | | | as diaphoretic and carminative agents. |
| stamens. | | | | Kaffir Lime.jpg - 6270 Bytes KAFFIR LIME (Leech |
| Fruit The fruits of the Buabok are dark and very small, | | | | Lime, Mauritus Papeda, Porcupine Orange) |
| durable in flooded area. | | | | "Ma-krut" in Thai The leaves, peel and juice of the |
| Usage: | | | | Kaffir Lime are used as a flavouring in Thai cuisine. |
| As foods The whole plant is taken as fresh or briefly | | | | The leaves and peel contain volatile oil. The major |
| boiled and eaten with kahanomchin and namprig, any | | | | therapeutic benefit of the juice is as an appetizer. |
| curries, or as an ingredient or yam, (a salad) as well as | | | | "Ta-khrai" in Thai This erect annual plant resembles a |
| Buabok juice | | | | coarse grey-green grass. Fresh leaves and grass are |
| Food value Buabok consists of sweet vaporized oil | | | | used as a flavouring. Lemongrass contains 0.2-0.4 % |
| including bitter substance, glaicocide, high Bitamin A, | | | | volatile oil. Therapeutic properties are as a diuretic, |
| Calcium and others. | | | | emmanagogue, antiflatulence, antiflu and antimicrobial |
| As medicine The whole Buabok plant is used as | | | | agent. |
| medicine : water boiled with Buabok cures bruises, | | | | "Ma-nao" in Thai Lime is used principally as a garnish |
| relieves inflammation, and thirstiness. Crushed Buabok | | | | for fish and meat dishes. The fruit contains Hesperidin |
| cures bruises, relieves inflammation, and thirstiness. | | | | and Naringin, scientifically proven antinflammatory |
| Crushed Buabok leaves are used to cure fresh or | | | | flavonoids. Lime juice is used as an appetizer, and has |
| burnt wounds, to discharge urine as well as to be | | | | antitussive, antiflu, stomachic and antiscorbutic |
| made into cream to relieve skin inflammation. | | | | properties. |
| Name Buabok (Buabok Juice): | | | | "Sa-ra-nae" in Thai The fresh leaves of this |
| Ingredients Buabok leaves | | | | herbaceous plant are used as a flavouring and eaten |
| Fresh water | | | | raw in Thai cuisine. Volatile oil contents give the plant |
| Syrup | | | | several therapeutic uses, including carminative, mild |
| Crushed Ice | | | | antiseptic, local anaesthetic, diaphoretic and digestant |
| Many herbs and spices used in Thai cuisine have | | | | properties. |
| beneficial medicinal properties. Herewith some | | | | "Phrik-Thai" in Thai Peper is a branching, perennial |
| examples ( you can find some technical terms below) | | | | climbing plant from whose fruiting spikes both white |
| "Phrik" in Thai Chilli is an erect, branched, shrub-like herb | | | | and black pepper are obtained. Used as a spice and |
| with fruits used as garnishing and flavouring in Thai | | | | condiment, Pepper contains 2-4 % volatile oil. |
| dishes. There are many different species. All contain | | | | Therapeutic uses are as carminative, antipyretic, |
| capsaicin, a biologically active ingredient beneficial to | | | | diaphoretic and diuretic agents. |
| the respiratory system, blood pressure and heart. | | | | (Holy Basil) |
| Other therapeutic uses include being a stomachic, | | | | "Ka-phrao" in Thai Sacred Basil is an annual |
| carminative and antiflatulence agent, and digest | | | | herbaceous plant that resembles Sweet Basil but has |
| "Yi-ra" in Thai Cumin is a small shrubbery herb, the fruit | | | | narrower and oftentimes reddish-purple leaves. The |
| of which contains 2 to 4 % volatile oil with a pungent | | | | fresh leaves, which are used as a flavouring, contain |
| odour, and which is used as a flavouring and | | | | approximately 0.5 % volatile oil, which exhibits |
| condiment. Cumin's therapeutic properties manifest as | | | | antimicrobial activity, specifically as a carminative, |
| a stomachic, bitter tonic, carminative, stimulant and | | | | diaphoretic, expectorant and stomachic. |
| astringent. | | | | "Hom, Hom-lek, Hom-daeng" in Thai Shallots, or small |
| "Kra-thiam" in Thai Garlic is an annual herbaceous plant | | | | red onions, are annual herbaceous plants. Underground |
| with underground bulbs comprising several cloves. | | | | bulbs comprise garlic-like cloves. Shallot bulbs contain |
| Dried mature bulbs are used as aflavouring and | | | | volatile oil, and are used as flavouring or seasoning |
| condiment in Thai cuisine. The bulbs contain 0.1 to 0.36 | | | | agents. Therapeutic properties include the alleviation of |
| % garlic oil and organic sulfur compounds. Therapeutic | | | | stomach discomfort, and as antithelmintic, antidiarroheal, |
| use are as antimicrobial, diaphoretic, diuretic, | | | | expectorant, antitussive, diuretic and antiflu agents. |
| expectorant, antiflatulence and cholesterol lowering | | | | |