ผักหนอก(pàk nòk)
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Asiatic pennywort; Gotu kola
Asiatic pennywort or Gotu kola, a type of edible and medicinal herb (Centella asiatica), often referred to in standard Thai as 'bai bua bok'
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คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatน้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dipกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusผักหนอกpàk nòkผักหนอกpàk nòkAsiatic pennywort; Gotu kolaสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1live (broadcast)2very freshที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1domestic affairs; family side (figurative)2wife (figurative)3back of the house; backyard
Grandma likes to eat chili paste with fresh Asiatic pennywort planted in the backyard.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanรู้rúuดีว่าdee wâaผักหนอกpàk nòkเป็นbpenสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanที่têeช่วยchûuaiแก้gâeช้ำในchám naiได้dâi
Villagers know well that Asiatic pennywort is a local herb that helps heal internal bruising.
คนภาคเหนือkon pâak nĕuuaนิยมní-yomนำnamผักหนอกpàk nòkมาmaaทำยำtam yamหรือrĕuรับประทานráp-bprà-taanเป็นbpenผักpàkเคียงkiiangกับgàpลาบlâap
People in the North like to use Asiatic pennywort to make spicy salads or eat it as a side vegetable with larb.
งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiหลายฉบับlăai chà-bàpพบว่าpóp wâaสารสกัดsăan sà-gàtจากjàakผักหนอกpàk nòkมีmeeสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunในnaiการบำรุงgaan bam-rungสมองsà-mŏngและláeฟื้นฟูfúun-fooความจำkwaam jam
Multiple research papers have found that Asiatic pennywort extract has properties for nourishing the brain and restoring memory.