Wan Thon Mokkha Sak

Ritual purpose

Undo/diagnose คุณไสย, poisoned or bewitched food/drink; exorcistic sprinkling for people believed bewitched; protective carrying against hostile sorcery.

Botanical

Kaempferia elegans (Wall.) Baker. Baanlaesuan's plant database gives the same species under "ว่านนกคุ้ม" with aliases เปราะป่า, เปราะใหญ่, ว่านนกคุ้มตัวเมีย, and ว่านเสือสามทุ่ง — meaning this species may appear under other waan names with different magical functions.

Origin / legend

The name evokes the Ramakien Mokkhasak spear episode (Hanuman fetches สังกรณีตรีชวา and sacred water to loosen the spear from Phra Lak), but plant sources do not narrate a full origin legend tying this specific plant to that episode.

Consecration method (ปลุกเสก)

Diagnostic method: scrape the rhizome until yellow flesh is exposed and put it into the suspect substance — if poison is present, the waan is said to spin/jerk. Ritual step: before use, recite Itipiso from "อิติปิโส ภควา" through "ภควาติ" 3 times; grind with water and sprinkle over the afflicted, or carry as prevention.

Katha (คาถา)

• อิติปิโส ภควา ถึง ภควาติ

  itipiso bhagava ... bhagavati

  Recite the Buddha-veneration formula from opening through closing word, 3 times.

Application

Scratched rhizome placed into suspect food/drink to test for poison/sorcery; ground with water and sprinkled on the afflicted person; carried as prevention.

Taboos / restrictions (ข้อห้าม)

• Loose soil/clay mix when cultivating; avoid overwatering (practical, not ritual).

What the videos say

• Mystery names Wan Thon Mokkha Sak in a black-magic countermeasure list, saying it destroys/removes khun sai. The speaker says the rhizome may be rubbed with water and sprinkled on the body to dissolve spirits and khun sai, or carried to prevent attack; if one suspects food has been magically treated, a piece of the carried rhizome may be put into the food to reveal whether it has been affected. No katha is recited in the excerpt. [video @ 0m40s]

Sources

• BanVanThai, "ว่านถอนโมกขศักดิ์"
• Baanlaesuan, "ว่านนกคุ้ม"
• Sarakadee Magazine, Ramakien discussion