Khomsan Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya

History

Traditional Thai medicine physician Khomsan Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya, sixth in the lineage of the "Tinkorn" royal medical family.

Mr. Khomsan Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya (Bunnag) was born at Phra Pin Klao Hospital in Thonburi. He is the eldest of three children of Mr. Marut Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya (Bunnag) and Mrs. Nalin Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya (née Wannanuan). He is the sixth generation in the “Tinkorn” royal family lineage, which has been a lineage of traditional Thai medicine practitioners continuously since the early Rattanakosin period, from the first to the seventh generation, up to the present day.

The lineage of the "Tinakorn" royal family is as follows:

Level 1.
Prince Phuwanet Narindrit, also known as Prince Thinnakorn, was the 35th son of King Phutthaloetla Naphalai and the 4th son of Chao Chom Manda Sila (of the Bang Chang royal family).

Level 2
Mom Chao Phulsawat Tinkorn, a royal physician in the Department of Royal Physicians at the Grand Palace and a medical professor at the Royal Medical College, Siriraj Hospital (the elder brother of Mom Chao Chiak Tinkorn), was the head of Thai physicians at Siriraj and the head of Thai medical professors at the Royal Medical College. He authored several medical treatises and served as the personal Thai physician to King Rama V.

Level 3.
Mom Rajawongse Sa-ad Tinkorn, a naval medical officer and practitioner of traditional Thai medicine, founded Mom Rajawongse Sa-ad Tinkorn Pharmacy.

Level 4.
Mom Luang Uthai Tinkorn served in the Ministry of Finance and took over the pharmacy business from his father, Mom Rajawongse Sa-ad Tinkorn.

Level 5.
Mr. Marut Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya served in the Department of Rice, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and also assisted in preparing herbal medicines within the royal family lineage, along with Lieutenant Commander Patayatip Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya (his sister), who inherited the business from their father.

Level 6.
Mr. Komsan Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya was a practitioner of traditional Thai medicine and took over the business, which has been passed down to the present day.

Level 7.
Mr. Sattha Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya, the next successor to the royal family’s business and knowledge.

Later, around 1992, she took over the royal family business from Lieutenant Commander Patayatip Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya, operating the production of traditional Thai medicine based on the “Tinkorn” royal family’s formulas and listed in the National List of Essential Medicines. She holds the position of Managing Director of Phulprasit Co., Ltd. Currently, the company is certified with FMP (Food and Drug Administration) standards by the Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, and has received national awards for outstanding herbal products, including the Prime Minister Award. She is also a traditional Thai medicine practitioner at the Mom Rajawongse Sa-ad Tinkorn Traditional Thai Medicine Clinic in both branches (which serves as a training site for students from various institutions) to practice medical diagnosis and treatment with real patients, a crucial aspect of traditional Thai medicine.

Honors received

Received the Outstanding Thai Traditional Medicine Practitioner Award, the Krom Luang Wongsa Thirat Sanit Award, from the College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University.

Work history

  • Associate Dean (for Traditional Thai Medicine), College of Integrative Medicine, Dhurakij Pundit University
  • Advisor to the Chulabhorn Royal Academy of Medicine
  • Advisor to the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine and member of several working groups for the Department
  • Member of the first Thai Traditional Medicine Council
  • Lecturer on Traditional Thai Medicine for practitioners nationwide
  • I am a visiting lecturer teaching disease diagnosis, a body of knowledge passed down from our ancestors, to students studying traditional Thai medicine at various institutions. My work involves transmitting the royal family’s medical knowledge and providing training in disease diagnosis and practical medical practice.
    • College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
    • Abhaibhubejhr College of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Burapha University
    • College of Oriental Medicine, Rangsit University
    • Department of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj, Mahidol University
    • Mae Fah Luang University
    • Ramkhamhaeng University
    • etc.
  • She is a consultant in traditional Thai medicine and a guest actress in the drama “Thong Ek, the Herbalist of Tha Chalong” on Channel 3, and also a consultant in traditional Thai medicine for the drama “Lai Kinaree” on Channel 3.
  • In addition, television and radio programs are produced to educate the public on traditional Thai medicine for self-care in the traditional Thai way. This also serves to disseminate and preserve this national heritage from disappearing, as follows:
    • Programs such as “Sharing Stories, Sharing Information: Healthy Lifestyle, Thai Way” on FM0 radio station,
    • “Discover Health Trip” on Channel 9 Family,
    • and many other TV programs such as “Khun Phra Chuay”.
  • Bringing medical students to serve the general public is a form of community service, and the students also gain experience in treatment.
  • They educate the public through Facebook, with over 13,000 friends and followers, and another 12,000 followers on Professor Komsan Tinkorn Na Ayutthaya’s page and over 3,000 followers on a page about Thai food as medicine.
  • He has authored textbooks on traditional Thai medicine awaiting publication, such as:
    • The book “Cannabis Used in Traditional Thai Medicine” (already published).
    • The book “Basic Principles of Traditional Thai Medicine in the Thinnakorn Royal Family” (already published).
    • The textbook “Fundamentals of Manual Therapy in Traditional Thai Medicine”.
    • The textbook “Fundamentals of Thai Pharmaceutical Science” is part of the knowledge of the Thinnakorn royal family.
    • The treatise “Asurinnyanadhatu-Abhinnyanadhatu” and the zodiac origins in the knowledge of the Thinnakorn royal family.
    • Thai Wellness Knowledge Textbook: DINAKARA ROYAL FAMILY
    • The book “Thai Food as Thai Medicine” by a Thai traditional medicine practitioner.
    • The book “A Collection of Savory and Sweet Dishes from Traditional Thai Medicine Practitioners”

One of our strongest intentions is that Thai medicine, traditional Thai doctors, and Thai herbal remedies—the ancestral knowledge of Thailand—must be preserved and not lost. This ancient knowledge has been alongside and caring for the people for almost a thousand years. The vast knowledge of the “Tinakorn” royal family must be returned to the nation through the teaching of students to become qualified Thai doctors with complete ethical standards, providing them with a livelihood, serving the people, and becoming an invaluable asset to the country for generations to come.