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Doctors pick up Ayurveda secrets from the village shamans of Western Ghats
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A doctor with tribal leader Chetty.COIMBATORE: Singapathy , a remote village on the foothills of the Western Ghats, is just a cluster of oneroom houses. It is also home to Chetty, the oldest healer forthe Irula tribes, who sits under a large banyan tree, sporting a yellow shirt and veshti.
In front of him is a display of plant stems, roots and branches of various species.
To meet a tribal healer like Chetty , TOI accompanied a group of 30 Ayurveda doctors, medicinal plant researchers, botanists and zoologists, to remote tribal hamlets ofthe Western Ghats on Thursday afternoon, in an attempt to document some ancient medical knowledge.
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VERY NICE TO KNOW POWER OF AYURVEDA. GOVT. SHOULD PUT MORE STREAMLINED EFFORT FOR BRINGING THE LEGACY OF AYURVEDAINTO LIGHT Excellent article. Media is also doing good job for bringing Indian m... Read MorejasmineSee All Comments Add Comment
Although his appearance may betray his expertise, Chetty is considered one of the most reliable healers in the Chadivayal, Singapathy, Siruvani belt. Apart from learninga few things from his grandfather, he has not had any formal education.Regardless, he's an expert in medicinal plants with a herbal garden of his own.
"I have all the plants and medicines needed to cure any ailment," he says. The man, true to his word, even managed to surprise the researchers and doctors with the extremely rare Indian head ginger. "Called plant insulin, it is an exotic species used to treat diabetes," said medicinal plant researcher and scientist at Institute of ForestGenetics and Tree Breeding, C Kunhikannan. "Though he claims he plucked it from the mountain, it's hard to believe because the species can be naturally found only inSouth America," he said. He was also in possession of a few stems of Boikullam plant. The plant's properties to treat eye problems has been well documented over thedecades. It is extremely beneficial to animals too."During Pongal, cows and other cattle are garlanded with garlands made from this plant," said P Kaalichamy, a healer.This plant also has the power to dissolve kidney stones.
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The Ayurveda doctors also met a village healer who is an expert in conducting smooth deliveries. The healer said, "I give the woman a little castor oil before she goes intolabour. I also rub her belly with castor oil. After the baby is born, we give the mother and child a bath," she said. The mother is fed rasam rice which contains cumin,pepper, garlic and some chilly which helps her recover from postpartum complications, she added.RELATED
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VERY NICE TO KNOW POWER OF AYURVEDA. GOVT. SHOULD PUT MORE STREAMLINED EFFORT FOR BRINGING THE LEGACY OF AYURVEDAINTO LIGHT Excellent article. Media is also doing good job for bringing Indian medicine in correct light.
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we indians should stick to our traditional medicines instead to western's, which also costs much pain and money
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The ancient medicine knowledge was boundless. We need to document it and propagate the Ayurveda .
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