The World of Traditional Healers: A Study on the Dimasas of Dima Hasao District, Assam

Abstract

Based on basic ideas validated by community culture, traditional healing is thought to be the most ancient type of organized approach to healing activities. A scientific platform has long been established to discover the wealth of remedies for various ailments, taking into account the pharmacological actions of different ingredients through corresponding endeavors by qualified and specialized individuals in each community. The residents of the community professionally administer care utilizing plant, animal, and mineral materials in accordance with widely accepted sociocultural knowledge and attitudes towards the tri-polar concept of Body, Mind and Soul in relation to health. The traditional healers were well expertise to diagnose the conditions of their patients, administer medications, and heal their ailments. This study centers on the functions that traditional healers play in a tiny frontier tribal group, taking into account their local affiliation and the ways in which the respective population adapts through conventional healing.