ISSN: 2265-6294

Project to Study the Local Medicinal Plants and to Promote the Occupations of the Doi Langka People

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Nadthanon Chirakitnimit, Silawat Chaiwong

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The project to study the local medicinal plants and promote the occupations of the Doi Langka people has the objectives to investigate and compile data on the local medicinal plants of the Doi Langka area, to study the processing of the herbs through the use of renewable energy technology, and develop local herbal product prototypes from medicinal plants that have the identity of local medicinal plants of Doi Langka, and to study the guidelines for the development of Doi Langka communities to become model herbal health tourism communities. The structure of the research is a combination of documentary research, quantitative research, qualitative research, and action research. The research area was located in the vicinity of Doi Langka, Chae Son subdistrict, Mueang Pan district, Lampang province in Thailand, consisting of Ban Mae Chaem, Ban Pa Miang and Ban Pang Ton Nun villages. For the data analysis, the researchers used the methods of content analysis and interviews and focus group discussions along with analytic induction.The results of the study indicate that the herbs and medicinal plants that are found in the area and the development of a model learning resource center for the 24 types of local herbs that are used to make extracts then applied to develop products are able to respond to the current business problems business in communities.

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