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The Ban Muang Kham Herbal Healing Center is a community enterprise formed by elderly residents and unemployed individuals who come together to engage in traditional healing practices based on local wisdom. The center integrates ancient body healing techniques, such as herbal steam therapy using a chicken coop (Chicken Coop Spa), foot massage and herbal foot soak, traditional Thai massage, Lanna-style Tok Sen (wooden hammer therapy), termite mound clay knee therapy, and herbal product processing from locally grown medicinal plants.
Additionally, the community has introduced innovative uses of termite mound clay in food and cosmetic production, with support from Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, which has conducted research and further developed these ideas for the community.
The center also offers cultural tourism activities in connection with Wat Hiran Yawat (Wat Phra San Mueang Daeng Noi). Visitors can admire the majestic Phra Sing Sarachanamarn, the largest bamboo-woven Buddha statue in the world, enshrined inside a bamboo-built ordination hall. Additionally, spiritual travelers should not miss the chance to see and seek blessings from Phra Lak Lae (The Watching Buddha), a rare sacred artifact from Bagan, Myanmar.
One of the key highlights of this community is the ability to transform termite mound clay—often overlooked as worthless—into a valuable resource, developing income-generating activities that benefit the local people.
