Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome
ลำพันหางหมู · Lamphan Hang Mu
Enhalus acoroides (L. f.) Royle
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Part used
- rhizome
- Crude drug
- Enhali Acoroidis Rhizoma
- Other names
- Eel Grass Rhizome, Sea Acorus Rhizome, Tape Seagrass Rhizome
- In the announcement
- Used in 2 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome
Summarised from the Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried rhizome, with remnant of leaves,.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome contains flavonoids and their derivatives (e.g., apigenin, luteolin, and rutin). It also contains phenolic acids, tannins, sterols, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 10.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 14.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 8.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 2.0% w/w |
Storage: Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome 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 Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome
2 formulas containing Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome
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 Prap Chomphu Thawip Traditional formula for early colds and allergy symptomsRelieves early-stage common cold symptoms and symptoms caused by weather-related allergy (phae akat)
- Ya Prap Chomphu Thawip Traditional formula for early colds and allergy symptomsRelieves early-stage common cold symptoms and symptoms caused by weather-related allergy (phae akat)
Development potential
Develop Enhalus Acoroides Rhizome into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas2 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
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