Case Study
Year: 2022 | Month: November | Volume: 9 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 319-324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20221143
Indigenous Health Care Practice of Tribal People: A Case Study of Gadadi Village, Kalahandi, District of Odisha
Dr. Pragyan Mohanty1, Sasmita Patra2
1Associate Professor and Dean, School of Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, KISS DU, BBSR, Odisha
2Research Scholar, School of Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights, Kalinga Institute of Social Science, KISS DU, BBSR, Odisha
Corresponding Author: Sasmita Patra
ABSTRACT
Herbal medicine, spiritual beliefs, & procedure treatments and activities are utilized in indigenous healing beliefs and practices to make a diagnosis, cure, and protect each and every disease rather than ailments. According to the World Health Organization, it is mainly started practicing by indigenous or native communities, or near to 80% of the demography for certain Asian countries depend upon it for general practice. An ethnobotanical investigation of such tribal regions confirmed that indigenous tribes in Kalahandi district, Odisha, have been using 30 tree species. Herbal medicines have been identified to be more broadly used by modern medicine mostly in the study region. Paper plants for different diseases have become explored, as are their utilizes, horticultural identities, local names, parts of the plant used, and medicinal preparation.
Keywords: Traditional Medicine, Traditional Healer Practice, Environment, Superstitions, Traditional Health Care System
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