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Treatment with herbs and the ancient recipe of traditional medicine |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Karuna Chuntum Kanlayarat Kamlangluea2 |
| Title | Treatment with herbs and the ancient recipe of traditional medicine |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine,Srinakharinwirot University |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 24 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 48-57 |
| Keyword | Folk healer, Indigenous health, Folk wisdom and healing |
| ISSN | 0859-3299 |
| Abstract | This research aims to study the treatment with herbs and the ancient recipe of traditionalmedicine.The research examines is survey research. The subjects is folk healers lived in AmphurMuange Chaiyaphum province. Questionnaires and in-depth interview were used as the researchtools. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, percentage, mean and standarddeviation. The result showed 12 herbal healers were male, old age and have treated theirpatients at least 10 years. They reported that the ancestors passed on the knowledge for them.Most of the healers memorized the knowledge instead of recording. Therefore, there was rarelyevidence record found regarding details of each treatment. The treatment procedure would startwith historical inquiry and then physical checking by the individual knowledge. Mostly, the folkhealers would use herbal preparation accompany with spell. That herbs mostly could be foundat community forestry. It is reported that herbs are a large part of alternative medicine that canbe used to treat several common conditions. Herbs can be used as the primary remedies andcombining remedies. Every part of herbs (leaves, roots, barks, heartwoods, berries, and flowers) isused to produce medicines depending on type of medicine. Boiling, crushing, scraping, grindingare methods of utilization herbs. |
