Wan Suea Sam Thung

Ritual purpose

Authority/barami and protective power per the 108-waan occult gloss; if identified with ว่านนกคุ้ม, secondary household-protection lore (fire/hazard protection) and medicinal tonic use of the root in alcohol.

Botanical

Most likely Kaempferia elegans (Wall.) Baker, per Baanlaesuan's ว่านนกคุ้ม entry which lists it as a synonym alongside ว่านถอนโมกขศักดิ์, เปราะป่า, เปราะใหญ่. Keep the occult-name entries distinct even though the botanical source treats them as the same plant. A Pantip Topicstock thread quoting a บ้านและสวน book entry adds independent nuance: it gives a separate leaf description for เสือสามทุ่ง specifically — a velvet-textured dark green leaf surface with green-gray and pale-green marks spread across it — distinguishing it by texture/pattern from ว่านนกคุ้ม and ว่านถอนโมกขศักดิ์ rather than treating all three as simply interchangeable.

Origin / legend

No real origin legend for the "three-fields tiger" name; available sources do not explain three fields, a tiger spirit, or a local discovery.

Consecration method (ปลุกเสก)

No specific consecration method found for this name — only plant-care and household-belief notes under the ว่านนกคุ้ม identity, not a pluksek procedure for the tiger-name occult use.

Application

Occult source gives purpose but not application mode; under the botanical synonymy it is grown as an auspicious/protective house plant. A Pantip thread adds a non-occult medicinal preparation: fresh rhizome pounded with white liquor and applied to insect bites/stings.

Taboos / restrictions (ข้อห้าม)

• None ritual; horticultural care only (loose soil mixed with leaf mold/sand, high humidity, avoid dry/scorching sun).

Sources

• SaimHerbal Blogspot, "อานุภาพแห่งว่านมงคล 108 ชนิด"
• Baanlaesuan plant database, "ว่านนกคุ้ม"
• Pantip Topicstock, "M11014531 ดอกไม้ในบ้าน"
• Palungjit, "มาสร้างบ้านให้รุกขเทวดาอยู่กันเถอะ 2"