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Abstract
Krachai Dam: A Champion Herbal Product
Anchalee Chuthaputti*
*Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine, Department for Development of Thai Traditional
and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand

One of the working strategies and policies of Dr. Pradit Sintawanarong, Minister
of Public Health, is to promote the generation of health-related income of the country
by the production of Thai herbal health products, health food and, and the establish-
ment of Thailand as the medical hub of Asia, without causing negative impact to the
public health service system. The Department for Development of Thai Traditional and
Alternative Medicine, together with researchers and experts on herbal medicines and
medicinal plants and related public and private organizations, therefore selected five
medicinal plants and herbal products; namely, KwaoKrue Kao (Pueraria candollei Gra-
ham var. mirifica (Airy Shaw & Suvat.) Niyomdham), Krachai Dam (Kaempferia par-
viflora Wall. ex Baker), Plai (Zingiber montanum (Koenig) Link ex Dietr.), Buabok
(Centella asiatica (L.)Urb.), and Luk Prakob (herbal balls for hot herbal compress) to be
developed and promotedas champion herbal products for domestic consumption and
export to generate income for the country. This review article covers information about
"Krachai Dam", one of the five champion herbal products, and research reports on this
herb that help support its medicinal values and health benefits.

Key words: Kaempferia parviflora, champion product