May 10, 2022 – Namphong Sub-district Municipality, Community Enterprises, Thai Massage Center, and Namphong Community met the press to release news about a new product, Kariyat in capsule. The news releasing team included Mr. Chinnakorn Kaenkhong, Namphong District Chief Officer; Mr. Surachai Khachinthak, Namphong Sub-district Mayor; Assoc. Prof. Paiboon Daosodsai, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science of Khon Kaen University; Mrs. Chomyong Khamboh, Chairperson of Namphong Community Thai Massage Center and Community Enterprise; Mrs. Duanpen Chanaphan, Namphong Sub-district Vice Mayor. The news release took place at the Meeting Room of Namphong Sub-district Council, Namphong District, Khon Kaen Province.
The background of capsuled Kariyat production began during the time when Mr. Surachai Khachinthak, Namphong Sub-district Mayor made a study visit with his team of the administrative committee of the Municipality to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Khon Kaen University. Assoc. Prof. Paiboon Daosodsai, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, during that time, gave a talk about herbs and their properties of Kariyat to the visiting team. Following that visit, a group of community enterprise carried out more work on Kariyat by joining the Children and Youth Council in the area to culture Kariyat seedlings and nurture the cultivar. They collected fresh leaves and dried leaves and sent them to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science to produce into capsuled Kariyat. The product has undergone format design and manufacturing process until the outcome is the Kariyat in capsule that was launched today.
At the news release, there were special talks by experts as follows: Mr. Chinnakorn Kaenkhong, Namphong District Chief Officer, on “The Spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19) in Namphong District”; Mr. Surachai Khachinthak, Namphong Sub-district Mayor, on “Operational Support for Community Enterprise, Namphong Community Thai Massage Center; and Assoc. Prof. Paiboon Daosodsai, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science of Khon Kaen University, on “Promotion of Production and Designing Kariyat in Capsule”.
News Source / Photos: Namphong Sub-district Municipality
