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Journal of Thai Traditional & Alternative Medicine

Journal of Thai Traditional & Alternative Medicine is published by DTAM. The
journal has two objectives: 1) to disseminate academic works and research on Thai

traditional medicine, herbs, indigenous and alternative medicine; and 2) to be a forum
for exchanging ideas and academic development and innovation in Thai traditional

medicine, herbal medicine, indigenous medicine, and alternative medicine. Journal of
Thai Traditional & Alternative Medicine is certified as a Thai-Journal Citation Index

(TCI) Level 1 journal and is listed Thai Journals Online (ThaiJO) database system and
in the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) database. The journal publishes three issues per year

and is available in two formats: print (ISSN: 1685-991X) and electronic (ESSN: 2730-
2652) formats. PDF files of original articles with English abstracts published in current

and previous issues of Journal of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine can be
accessed from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JTTAM.

12. Protection of Thai traditional medical knowledge and

genetic resource, laws and regulations involved

Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Wisdom Act B.E.
2542 (1999)

The Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Wisdom Act B.E.
2542 (1999) was published in Government Gazette on 29 November 1999. It serves

as a measure to promote public awareness of value of Thai traditional medicine knowledge
and medicinal plants and to increase public participation on the conservation, development

and sustainable use of Thai traditional medicine knowledge and medicinal plants. In
essence, the Act protects the traditional medicine formulas and treatise and classical

textbooks on TTM and medicinal plants that are valuable for research, or have economic
value, or are at risk of extinction, as well as protects medicinal plant habitats.

DTAM by Thai Traditional and Indigenous Medicine Knowledge Protection
Division, under the roles of Central Registrar and Provincial Registrar, gives support

and supervision in protecting and promoting TTM wisdom according to the Act. The
Act protects three main aspects of TTM wisdom:

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