A STUDY OF COCLAAN MIXTURE RECIPE VOLUM 3 FOR PAIN RELIEVING KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THAI TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Abstract

The Coclan Mixture: formula 3 medicine has medical properties of relieved body pains . Its 100 grams included 20 grams each of Coclaan Vine, CryptolepisBuchanani, Sappan Core, Sakhan, and also 10 grams each of White crane flower (stem) and Prickly-leaved elephant's foot. The objective of this article is to study the medical property of “Coclaan (Crawling Bull) Mixture recipe: Formula 3 of National List of Essential Medicines” for knee osteoarthritispainand inflammatory relieving in Traditional Thai Medicine. The methodology used in this study includes qualitative research and documentary research procedures to derive the scientific results in pharmacology properties to support the medical healing properties. The result from reviewing literatures indicated that(1) Coclaan Vine (Common Name: Cocculus, Scientific Name: MallotusRepandus (Willd.)) has major substance of Bergenin which have medical properties of anti-inflammatory and anti-free radical. It helps relieving body pains and aches, heals diuresis and hematic. (2) En-onh Vine (Common Name: Cryptolepisbuchanani, Scientific Name: Cryptolepisdubia (Burm.f.)) M.R. Almeida CryptolepisBuchanani relieves body ache and pain, strengthening tendon,protect cartilage, anti-inflammatory, and muscular pain suspension. (3) Khaen-phang (Common Name: Sappan Core, Scientific Name:Caesalpiniasappan L.) has Brazillin which help inside body anti-inflammatory. It heals wasting disease, dyspepsia, and improves blood circulation. (4) Sakhan Vine (Common Name: Piper, Scientific Name: Piper ribesioides Wall.) has medical properties forwind element medicine. It heals wind caused diseases, anti-inflammatory and pain suspension. (5)  Thong-pan-chang (Common Name: White Crane Flower,Dainty Spurs, Scientific Name: RhinacanthusnasutusKurz) has Rhincathin and Oxymethlanthraquinone which heal inflammatory, fever and sprain. It is also an anti-pathogen. (6) Doh-mi-rou-lomh (Common Name: Prickly-leaved elephant's foot, Scientific Name: ElephantopusScaber L.) can reduce body ache and pain. It’s also reduce dieresis and inflammatory. In Summary, the knee osteoarthritis in Traditional Thai Medicine is assigned as a kind of wind disease. It’s included an inflammatory in kneejoints which have the effects of pain, red swelling, and fever. The Coclaan Mixture Recipe Formula 3 has sufficient scientific data to support that it can reduce inflammatory, fever and relieve pain of the knee osteoarthritis.