Traditional knowledge of Ethnomedicine among Jaunsar-bawar

Traditional knowledge of Ethnomedicine among Jaunsar-bawar of
Dehradun district (Uttaranchal)
Alok Chantia
Abstract
In Jaunsar-bawar area (Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district), different kinds of medical
practitioners (priests, magicians, exorcists and quacks) abound. Many cures are affected
by one or more persons treating a single patient at a time or in succession. In traditional
societies, similar personal decisions often underline medical careers. Herbalists and
midwives, for example, frequently acquire their skills from their mothers or other close
relatives. In most of the simple societies, their localities are almost bereft from the face of
modern health facilities. In such a situation, they use traditional knowledge about plants
to cure many diseases. In this paper, a trial has been made to see how these
ethnomedicine are useful among Jaunsar-bawar to maintain their healthy life.