Tribal healers and medicinal practices in Tripura : a pilot study /

Tribal healers and medicinal practices in Tripura : a pilot study /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Das, Manoshi, 1976- author.
Imprint:	Agartala : Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Government of Tripura, 2017.
Description:	ix, 101 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Herbalists -- India -- Tripura -- Directories. Materia medica, Vegetable -- India -- Tripura. Traditional medicine -- India -- Tripura. Tribes -- Health and hygiene -- India -- Tripura. Traditional Medicine Practitioners Plants, Medicinal Materia Medica Medicine, Traditional Herbalists Materia medica, Vegetable Traditional medicine India India -- Tripura Directory directories. Directories Directories.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13462411

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ISBN:	9789386707154 9789388707154 9386707152
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Though the medical science as well as modern medical practices has advanced a lot, till date almost all the tribal communities depend on Healers of their community and traditional medicine. This book is an effort to document Tribal Healers and their traditional medicinal practices based on pilot study in some specific tribal areas in Tripura. The book gives a glimpse about socio-economic profile of Tribal Healers and their medicinal practices for various diseases" -- Dust jacket.

Table of Contents:

Empirical study
Brief profile of tribal healers
Lists of tribal healers
List of diseases
List of available medicinal plants in Tripura
Medicinal plants, parts, and process of use, photo gallery.