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| Title: | Centurion women and diverse knowledge systems |
| Authors: | Singh, Ranjay K
Sureja, Amish K |
| Keywords: | Centurion women
Ethnomedicine
Ethnoveterinary practices
Healthcare practices
Indigenous biodiversity conservation
Natural resource conservation
Traditional knowledge |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00,A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/12, A61P1/14, A61P11/00, A61P11/06, A61P11/08, A61P11/10, A61P11/12, A61P13/00, A61P15/10, A61P17/02, A61P25/00, A61P25/02, A61P29/00, A61P31/00,A61P31/02 |
| Abstract: | The present
study based on anthropological participant observations has been conducted on
selected centurion women of Gujarat. Forty old women (80 yrs or more) were
selected to study diverse indigenous knowledge systems used to cure various
human and animals ailments. Personal interview schedule with the set of open-ended
questions and focus group discussion with the relatives and family members of
these women were adopted as tools to record the data. The study indicates that
with passage of age, indigenous knowledge systems get more strengthened and
refined. They have developed specific ethnomedicinal practices based on years
of experience, which are ecofriendly, with no side effects, cost effective,
locally available and provide first hand remedies. In curing the diseases of
human and animals, various locally available plant parts are utilized. In spite
of availability of modern veterinary services, these women still follow
ethnoveterinary medicines to cure their animals; similar cases exist for the
healthcare of human being. Even they have developed food packages to cope up
the food and nutritional security of their family especially during drought.
With regards to conservation of indigenous biodiversity, domestication of local
medicinal plants were found to be the mean for sustainable management of
natural resources by these women. |
| Page(s): | 413-419 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(3) [July 2006]
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