Folk medicine as the historical and cultural heritage of humanity
Author(s)
Title
Folk medicine as the historical and cultural heritage of humanity
Alternative Title
Тибби мардумӣ - мероси таърихию фарҳангии инсоният
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
10
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Folk medicine
Healer
Nature
Herbs
Beliefs
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
ICH Genre
Description
Traditional medicine has been one of the most important issues in the study of medicine and its application in the field of human health since ancient times. Tajiks are considered one of the oldest peoples in the world, who, in addition to ancient scriptures, such as the Avesta and the works of scientists from the scientific school of Gand of Shopur, introduced methods of treating and preventing all kinds of diseases using traditional medicine. The author of the article notes that Tajik medicine really has ancient roots, and some elements of traditional medicine are still widely used today along with traditional medicine. For treatment, the older generation turns to the thousand-year experience of their ancestors—folk medicine, the use of medicinal products, and herbs for treatment and sometimes for prevention, recommend this to young people, and widely use it. According to the author, Tajik traditional medicine, in addition to the treatment of certain diseases that are treated by doctors and experienced people without the help of a professional doctor, as well as their prevention, attached great importance to the identification of the so-called "folk diagnostics.". The author is sure that the system of knowledge about the care and treatment of children, formed in Tajikistan within the framework of traditional medicine, corresponds to the modern principles of pediatric science. This system forms a clear idea of the cause-and-effect relationships of the disease and its symptoms, which in some cases can be successfully applied to the life and health of the child. The author of the article considers traditional medicine to be a historical and cultural heritage of mankind, since different peoples and nations have made a significant contribution to its development. Such a contribution to traditional medicine belongs to the Tajik people to a greater extent
researchers of other nations expressed their opinion on this matter
they welcomed them and gave them a worthy assessment.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Kulab State University named after Rudaki
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
4-1 (33)
Pages
147-156
Access URL
ISSN
2616-5260
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Traditional medicine
Ethnography
Community/Ethnic Group
All regions of Tajikistan
Tajik nation
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024