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| Title: | Indigenous healthcare practices and their linkages with bioresource conservation and socio-economic development in Central Himalayan region of India |
| Authors: | Samal, Prasanna K
Shah, Anubha
Tiwari, Sushil C
Agrawal, Devendra K |
| Keywords: | Central Himalaya
Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous healthcare practices
Bioresource conservation
Women |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | In this study,
covering nineteen settlements between 800-2000 m asl and as many as 500
respondents drawn equally from both the sexes in Central Himalayan region of
India, an effort was made to document indigenous knowledge system of medicine
and health care practices and its relevance in physical well being of the local
people, resource conservation and socio-economic development. Documentation of
more than fifty indigenous healthcare practices that are in practice among the
local people revealed that females are the real custodians of the indigenous knowledge
system as 52% of them have the knowledge on thirty practices against that of
26% for males. This indigenous knowledge system of medicine existing as a super
structure, effectively serves the people of the region. Further, the indigenous
practices being easily administrable and cheaper, relieve the practitioners
from time and financial hardship. However, growing requirements of the
continually increasing population and associated poverty besides largescale
commercial use of bioresources is resulting in their uncontrolled exploitation,
leading to their erosion and extinction. Their non-availability may threaten
the continuation of these practices. |
| Page(s): | 12-26 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.03(1) [January 2004]
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