Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Baliospermum Solanifolium Root
ตองแตก · Tong Taek
Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Part used
- root
- Crude drug
- Baliospermi Solanifolii Radix
- In the announcement
- Used in 6 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Baliospermum Solanifolium Root
Summarised from the Baliospermum Solanifolium Root monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Baliospermum Solanifolium Root contains phorbol esters (e.g., baliospermin, 12-deoxyphorbol-13-palmitate, and montanin) and propiophenones. It also contains triterpenoids, flavonoids, sterols, etc.
The formulas use both the root and the leaf; the criteria on this page are for the root.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 8.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 8.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 6.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 1.0% w/w |
Storage: Baliospermum Solanifolium Root shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Baliospermum Solanifolium Root
6 formulas containing Baliospermum Solanifolium Root
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Thai Di Kluea Farang Epsom salt laxative formula for constipationRelieves constipation
- Ya Thai Phayat Phrommakit Traditional deworming formulaExpels intestinal worms (anthelmintic) (sold only at licensed premises)
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains, sprains and strains (sold only at licensed premises)
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains (general-sale herbal product)
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains (general-sale herbal product)
Development potential
Develop Baliospermum Solanifolium Root into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas6 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
K-API · manufacturing in the group
Extract and manufacture at K-API
The TIBD group plant licensed by the Thai FDA to manufacture herbal products, so extraction and production stay within the group.
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