HEALTH TRADITION IN INDIA
The unique feature of traditional medicine in india is that it flourishes at multiple levels. on the one hand you have practitioners of Ayurveda, Unani , and Siddha systems, who are institutionally qualified and trained in colleges . on the other hand, there is the folk stream or LOK parampara , which is rich and diverse. This includes home remedies , dos and don'ts in day-to-day life , adaptations to the seasons , Pathyam and Apathyam . knowledge of foods and properties of foods to be prefferred and avoided in various conditions , tribal or folk health practitioners , families specialising in the treatment of various diseases such as asthma ,jaundice , etc .and above all specialists to take care of conditions such as bone injury and treatment for poison. There are also practices like Yoga or martial art , traditions such as kalari and silambam, which have a preventive or promotive role.
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