Traditional Herb Supplier in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Photos by Adam, 2019

A Bulk Herb Wholesaler in Chiang Mai, supplying Traditional Thai and ethnic minority Herbal Medicines. While some of the Herbs are used in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine, many of the herbs are unique to Thai Medicine or the ethnic minorities and hill tribes of Northern Thailand. This shop had many 100's of medicines available including animal, mineral and shell medicines.

Above & Left:
Some of the huge variety of Medicines supplied in Chiang Mai. At left are common spices, widely used in both food and medicine. This includes Black, White and Long Pepper, Cardamon and Star Anise.

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Different grades of 2 local root medicines

Asarum spp.

Galls

Emblic Myrobalan fruit

Chebulic Myrobalan

Sandalwood

Left:
Cowry shell.
As with Tibetan Medicine, despite being mountainous and relatively far from the ocean, a number of medicines from the Sea are still used by Hill Tribes.

Right:
Senna leaf

Far Right:
Bael fruit

As with other East Asian systems of Medicine, it is clear that a lot of the Materia Medica is common, and clear influence from Ayurveda and other local systems can be seen. Despite the large number of local medicines, the core Materia Medica used is similar to that of the other great systems including Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine. As with Tibetan Medicine, the influence from Ayurveda followed the introduction of Buddhism.