Herbs for health

A leading herbal medicine and supplement manufacturer for more than 7 decades, Ouay Un Osoth grew from a small traditional Chinese pharmacy into a a major concern over the years, winning Thailand’s Good Governance Award in 2011 and the FDA Quality Award in 2011 and 2012. Today it offers a wide variety of herbal products in capsule, pellet and syrup form along with herbal water, herbal extracts, herbal tea and herbal dietary supplements.
    Recently, Ouay Un Osoth surprised its customers by introducing TV and movie actress Natapohn “Taew” Tameeruks during a promotional event at Central Plaza West Gate, as the presenter for a new herbal product, “Kamin-Chun” (“curcuma longa linn”).
    Taew was joined on stage by single mum Chanokwanun “Tuk” Rakcheep for a talk about the efficacy of Kamin-Chun prior taking the mic to sing two songs. 
    “We want to expand our customer base and felt that Taew, who is known for taking good care of her health, had the right image for our product,” said Nicha Somboonvechakarn, the company’s assistant managing director and human-resources director.
    The company exports capsualised medicinal herbs such as moringa, turmeric, Andrographis paniculata and Garcinia atroviridis to Romania, Austria and Israel. The products are certified safe by each country and have registered trademarks in all of them. 
“We believe that the AEC will boost [sales of] our herbal lozenges, Khao Kui Water and Maveng Cough Syrup products in neighbouring countries, especially Laos and Cambodia,” said Chanun Somboonvechakarn, technical director. 
“Hence it is important for us to maintain our research and development capabilities and the quality control of our raw materials and customer service. We are certified Asean GMP [good manufacturing practice], which is the highest standard in traditional medicines, and we are the only herbal manufacturer to quantify medicinal compounds in herbs using high-performance liquid chromatography, or HPLC.”