Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Garlic
กระเทียม · Krathiam
Allium sativum L.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Part used
- bulb / tuber
- Crude drug
- Allii Sativi Bulbus
- In the announcement
- Used in 34 notifiable formulas (11 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Garlic
Summarised from the Garlic monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the fresh compound bulb.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Garlic contains 0.1 to 0.3 per cent of volatile oil containing allyl disulfide and diallyl disulfide, other organic sulfur compounds including alliin and allicin. It also contains alliinase, mucilage, albumin, vitamins, thioglycosides, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 3.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 5.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 15.0% w/w |
Storage: Garlic shall be stored in a well-ventilated, dry place, protected from light; under these conditions it may be stored for about 6 months after harvesting.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Garlic
34 formulas containing Garlic
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Krathiam Garlic oilManufacturing process: pressing or steam distillation to obtain the oil
- Ya Prasa Phlai Plai-based formula for menstrual discomfortRelieves menstrual pain
- Ya Fai Pralaikan Postpartum formula for lochia dischargeExpels postpartum lochia during postpartum confinement by the fire (ruean fai), helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u)
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection
- Ya Prasa Kaphrao Holy basil formula for bloating and colicRelieves abdominal bloating, flatulence and abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Mantha That Formula for weak digestion and bloatingRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence, relieves disordered elements (that)
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Lueat Ngam Women's blood formula for menstrual painRelieves menstrual pain, helps menstruation come normally, relieves mutakit (abnormal vaginal discharge)
- Ya That Samret Element formula for wind and colicCarminative (relieves flatulence), relieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort and abdominal fullness
- Ya Chiranakkhichon Traditional formula for wind and bloatingCarminative (relieves flatulence); relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence (general-sale herbal product)
- Ya Kae Lom Amphruek Formula for tendon and muscle pain (lom amphruek)Relieves pain along the tendons and muscles, and stiffness or numbness of the hands and feet
- Ya Prasa Phlai Plai-based formula for menstrual discomfortRelieves irregular menstruation or menstruation that is lighter than normal
- Ya Prasa Phlai Plai-based formula for menstrual discomfortRelieves irregular menstruation or menstruation that is lighter than normal
- Ya Prasa Phlai Plai-based formula for menstrual discomfortRelieves irregular menstruation or menstruation that is lighter than normal
- Ya Fai Pralaikan Postpartum formula for lochia dischargeExpels postpartum lochia during postpartum confinement by the fire (ruean fai), helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u)
- Ya Fai Pralaikan Postpartum formula for lochia dischargeExpels postpartum lochia during postpartum confinement by the fire (ruean fai), helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u)
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection
- Ya Lueang Pit Samut Yellow formula for non-infectious diarrheaRelieves diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, diarrhea
- Ya Prasa Kaphrao Holy basil formula for bloating and colicRelieves abdominal bloating, flatulence and abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Prasa Kaphrao Holy basil formula for bloating and colicRelieves abdominal bloating, flatulence and abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Kae Yu Fai Mai Dai Postpartum formula for women who cannot do yu fai (lying by the fire)Expels postpartum lochia, helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u)
- Ya Kae Tan Sang Pediatric tan sang formula for diarrheaRelieves diarrhea and stools with mucus and blood due to sang fai (a traditional Thai childhood disorder with white patches in the mouth) and tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder)
- Ya Mantha That Formula for weak digestion and bloatingRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence, relieves disordered elements (that)
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Lueat Ngam Women's blood formula for menstrual painRelieves menstrual pain, helps menstruation come normally, relieves mutakit (abnormal vaginal discharge)
- Ya Kae Ai Khap Samha Formula for cough and phlegmRelieves cough, expels phlegm
- Ya That Samret Element formula for wind and colicCarminative (relieves flatulence), relieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort and abdominal fullness
- Ya Kae Ai Mai Mi Samha Formula 1 Formula for dry cough, Formula 1Relieves cough without phlegm, dry throat and dry voice
- Ya Kae Lom Amphruek Formula for tendon and muscle pain (lom amphruek)Relieves pain along the tendons and muscles, and stiffness or numbness of the hands and feet
- Ya Kae Lom Amphruek Amphat Traditional formula for lom amphruek amphatRelieves paresis and paralysis wind (lom ammaphruek ammaphat)
- 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 Garlic into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas34 formulas1 as a single-herb formula
THP raw-material criteria4 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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