The Original Edition of the Traditional Thai Medicine Textbook of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom): Diagnostic Study of Origins and Literary Convention

Background and objective (s):The medical text of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom) is an important Thai traditional text, which has been popular for hundreds of years and widely spread across many areas.The text is well known and is continuously used as a reference.There have been many versions published.At present, the original of the Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom) traditional Thai medical text has not been found.The objectives of the study were, firstly, to study the contents and the history of the traditional medical text of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom), and secondly, to study the structural recording format of the Thai traditional medical text of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom).Methodology: Firstly, to transliterate the Thai traditional medical text of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom) from old Thai script into modern Thai script.Secondly, study the structural recording format of the Thai traditional medical text of Phraya Chanthaburi (Klom), finally, study the substance found in the text.