Dr Nabanita Das

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijahm/v7i4.33

Senior Consultant, RARIGID, Guwahati, 781028

ABSTRACT:

Traditional medicine is used by tribal population of rural India since ancient times. Due   to lack of basic health facilities in most rural areas, the people have to depend on local folk healers for their common ailments. Piles is a common disease for which many people still turn to traditional folk healers for treatment . Folk healers use a variety of local plants and ingredients to treat piles. Both oral medicine and medicine for local application are advised by the healers. The present study is a collection of different folk claims for the treatment of Piles practised by the tribal people of Kamrup(r) district and a brief analysis of the claims.

Key words: folk claims, tribal healers, piles.

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