Dept, university join hands on herb app

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine has joined hands with its academic partner in Bangkok to develop an application that promotes good health using Thai traditional medicine and herbs.

It will serve as a learning platform, especially on the topic of how to use herbs for self-medical treatment.

The department and King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok inked an MoU to develop Smart Healthcare TTM to educate people on how to access and tap into the wisdom of Thai traditional medicine.

Department chief, Dr Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong, said they will work together to research and develop the healthcare platform under the banner of knowledge-based herbs and Thai traditional medicine in line with the country’s “digital economy” plans.

“The academic team is in charge of developing the management of digital Thai traditional…