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Folk Medicine and Practical Life

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ID22193753
AuthorsV Chitra (0000-0002-7533-9039, Ragas Dental College & Hospital, corresponding author), Chitra V
Year2022
Volume4
IssueS-12
Pages44-47
Publication date2022-09-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Research Journal of Tamil (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2582-1113 • E-ISSN: 2582-1113
PublisherIOR Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.34256/irjt224s127
OpenAlexW4297905623
LanguageEN

Every human society has its own medical system. It can be called a social institution. Disease and medicine are inseparable in the history of human culture. Folk medicine is the medical method practiced by the local people. These are called "hand remedies," "folk remedies," "grandmother's remedies," "herbal medicine," "home remedies," hereditary remedies, pachilai remedies (Medicament with leaves), naturopathy, etc., The Ayurvedic system of medicine is one of the oldest systems of medicine. Folk medicine was practiced in the Vedic period itself. There has been no extensive study of folk medicine in India. Western anthropologists have written some notes on folk medicine by studying the tribes. This system of medicine is intertwined with the culture, customs, and social structure of the rural population. They also adopt modern systems of medicine according to their beliefs. Folk medicine is widely used by the tribal people

Alternative medicine · Folk medicine · Modern medicine · Naturopathy · Population · Traditional Chinese medicine · Traditional medicine · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Medicine · Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies

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