Table 1 Medicinal plants used mother roasting and steamsauna
Scientific name | Lao name | Vouchers | Part used | Preparation | Medicinal use | Salience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. (Asteraceae) | Nad | VL1751; VL 1824; Kool 614 | Leaves; Twigs | Steamsauna; Bath; Roasting | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Lactagogue; Postpartum physical recovery; Postpartum secondary haemorrhage; Perineal healing; Retraction of the uterus; Miscarriage recovery | 4 |
Amomum spp. (A. villosum Lour.* and A. microcarpum C.F.Liang & D.Fang**) (Zingiberaceae) | Mak Naeng | VL 2054*; VL 2064*; VL 2079*; VL 2112*; VL 2055**; VL 2059**; VL 2076** | Leaves; Pseudostems | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Postpartum secondary haemorrhage; Perineal healing; Retraction of the uterus; Lactagogue | 4 |
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck (syn. C. maxima (Burm.f.) Merr.) (Rutaceae) | Mak Phouk | VL 1753; VL 1397 | Leaves | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Lactagogue; Postpartum secondary haemorrhage; Perineal healing; Retraction of the uterus | 4 |
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Poaceae) | SiKhay | VL 1813 | Whole plants | Steamsauna; Bath; Roasting | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Lactagogue | 4 |
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. (Zingiberaceae) | Kha | VL1748; VL 1383; VL 1776; VL 1854 | Leaves; Pseudostems | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fevers; Lactagogue | 4 |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae) | Mak Mi | VL 2125; Kool 472 | Leaves | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever | 3 |
Gigantochloa parvifolia (Brandis ex Gamble) T.Q. Nguyen (Poaceae) | Mai Sod | VL 1833; VL 1742; Kool 471 | Leaves | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Lactagogue; Postpartum mother recovery; Postpartum secondary haemorrhage, Perineal healing; Retraction of the uterus | 3 |
Gonocaryum lobbianum (Miers) Kurz (Icacinaceae) | Kanleuang | VL 1396; VL 1424; VL 1516; Kool 470 | Twigs; Leaves | Steamsauna; Bath; Roasting | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever | 3 |
Liquidambar formosana Hance (Altingiaceae) | Somphay | VL 1355; VL 1554; VL 1808 | Inner bark | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever | 3 |
Phoebe lanceolata Nees (Lauraceae) | Phayven | VL 1353; VL 1511; Kool 538; Kool 619 | Leaves; Twigs | Steamsauna; Bath | Postpartum recovery: Anaemia (dizziness, headache); Puerperal fever; Postpartum secondary haemorrhage, Perineal healing; Retraction of the uterus | 3 |