Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
False Lime Root
ขันทองพยาบาท · Khan Thong Phayabat
Suregada multiflora (A. Juss.) Baill. ( Gelonium multiflorum A. Juss.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Part used
- heartwood
- Crude drug
- Suregadae Multiflorae Radix False Lime Root
- In the announcement
- Used in 6 notifiable formulas (2 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of False Lime Root
Summarised from the Root False Lime 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
False lime Root contains diterpene lactones.
The THP monograph covers the root, while the formulas use the heartwood, so the quality criteria on this page apply to the root only.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 5.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 6.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 5.0% w/w |
Storage: False Lime 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 False Lime Root
6 formulas containing False Lime 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 Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 1 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 1Relieves body aches and pains
- Ya Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 2 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 2Relieves body aches and pains
- Ya Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 1 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 1Relieves body aches and pains
- Ya Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 1 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 1Relieves body aches and pains
- Ya Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 2 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 2Relieves body aches and pains
- Ya Phasom Thaowan Priang Formula 2 Derris scandens formula for body aches, Formula 2Relieves body aches and pains
Development potential
Develop False Lime 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
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