Knowledge and Practice of Traditional Medicine on Respiratory Disorders
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https://doi.org/10.47552/ijam.v1i3.47Keywords:
Traditional medicinal practice, Traditional Healer, Respiratory disorder, ARI, Nepal.Abstract
Traditional medicine and indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers have considered key healthcare supportive skill for rural population in most developing countries of south Asia including Nepal. There is lack of specific research on use of ethno- medicine on particular diseases like respiratory disorder. Key informants and Informal discussions were conducted for collection of detail information's of local practice of using flora and fauna used as medicine on respiratory disorder. The survey was undertaken to collect information from Malikarjun Village Development Committee (VDC) during March 14 - April14, 2008. Findings revealed that locals were highly dependent on traditional healers for treatment to of respiratory disorder. The mothers practiced their own methods using traditional medicine in acute respiratory infection on the basis of her child age. The current study documented 13 genera of ethno medicinal plants belonging to 11 families and 3 faunal genera. Population of study area is still following the traditional healers and traditional medicine for the treatment of respiratory diseases.Published
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