During the past decade, there has been a global renaissance of both herbal medicine and traditional health practices. Consequently, the use of herbal remedies as herbal medicinal products and dietary supplements has remarkably been increased. As a large natural resource of medicinal plants and herb medicine, Thailand is also alerted to this global trend. A large number of research groups both from government institutes and private sectors have worked on various medicinal plants and herbal medicine to obtain scientific evidence to support their safe and effective applications, and to develop these intriguing Thai herbs into modern herbal products with reliable quality and efficacy.

As a result of extensive research and development, Thai herbs have currently been manufactured into a wide range of products, namely health foods and drinks, dietary supplements, herbal medicine, as well as natural ingredients in cosmetics, and these products have now become a part of everyday Thai life. Thai herbal products have been manufactured with the awareness of the global trend of quality assurance system in mind. Hence, Thai natural product industry has observed the “Good Practice” guidelines, namely Good Agricultural Practice (GMP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) to ensure the consistency of product quality and efficacy.

Therefore, Thailand is now ready to bring Thai herbal products to the global arena to be a part of international markets. The followings are some examples of “Thai Herbal Products” that we are proud to introduce to the world market to satisfy the needs of those who are serious about taking care of their health and beauty the natural way, and to have the world proved their excellence.

References

Thai Traditional Medicine Development Foundation. (2004). Thai wisdom for global health. Thailand : n.p.