Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
Gupta, Pankaj.
Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas [electronic resource] / by Pankaj Gupta, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Sushma Sharma. - XXII, 149 p. 6 illus. in color. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, 2191-5547 . - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, .
Prologue -- Chapter 1. The Bountiful Himalayas -- Chapter 2. Health and Folk Medicine -- Chapter 3. Ethnic Food as Medicament -- Chapter 4. Mystic Healers -- Chapter 5. Traditional Herbalists -- Chapter 6. Indigenous Materia Medica -- Epilogue.�������������������������.
This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures, concept of sacredness and faith healing, food as medicament, presumptions about disease, ethno-botanical aspects of medicinal plants, collection and processing of herbs, traditional therapeutic procedures, indigenous Materia medica, etc. The book also discusses the diverse therapeutic procedures followed by Himalayan healers and their significance in the socio-cultural life of Himalayan societies.��� The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas. This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology,�biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.
9788132219255
10.1007/978-81-322-1925-5 doi
Medicine.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Public health.
Anthropology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Public Health.
Anthropology.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
RA1-1270
613 614
Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas [electronic resource] / by Pankaj Gupta, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Sushma Sharma. - XXII, 149 p. 6 illus. in color. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, 2191-5547 . - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, .
Prologue -- Chapter 1. The Bountiful Himalayas -- Chapter 2. Health and Folk Medicine -- Chapter 3. Ethnic Food as Medicament -- Chapter 4. Mystic Healers -- Chapter 5. Traditional Herbalists -- Chapter 6. Indigenous Materia Medica -- Epilogue.�������������������������.
This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures, concept of sacredness and faith healing, food as medicament, presumptions about disease, ethno-botanical aspects of medicinal plants, collection and processing of herbs, traditional therapeutic procedures, indigenous Materia medica, etc. The book also discusses the diverse therapeutic procedures followed by Himalayan healers and their significance in the socio-cultural life of Himalayan societies.��� The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas. This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology,�biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.
9788132219255
10.1007/978-81-322-1925-5 doi
Medicine.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Public health.
Anthropology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Public Health.
Anthropology.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
RA1-1270
613 614