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TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINES OF NAMAKKAL DISTRICT TRIBES
M. Selvarasu, M.A., B.Ed. Ref.No.47462/Ph.D2/History/Full-Time/January-2013 PG and Research Department of History, H.H. The Rajah’s college (Autonomous), Pudukottai -622 001.
Dr. A.Sahadevan, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant professor. PG and Research Department of History, H.H. The Rajah’s college (Autonomous), Pudukottai -622 001. Cell;9842968501
ABSTRACT
The first to discover herbal medicine were the siddhas. All indigenous people in the
world use traditional herbal medicine. Following this, most villagers use herbal medicine.
Indigenous people cure all diseases with herbs. For this research, a field survey was
conducted in tribals who are living in podhamalai area. Result of this survey is many of
tribals may know types of herbs with their medicinal properties and how can be used as
medicine. Many of tribals, nowadaystreats themselves for many diseases by use this
herbs.When we eat foods that are rich in nutrients, it acts as an immune system for our body.
Key words – Herbal therapy, Types of healthy foods, Herbal medicines researchers, Herbal
farm of kolli hills, traditional Herbal medicine.
INTRODUCTION:
The basic of Traditional herbal medicine is using of roots,woodchips, leaves, and
seeds of herbs, trees, and plants. Hundreds of people around the world have been successful
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in curing variety of ailments using naturally available herbal products. Aboriginal people are
often the beneficiaries of these medical treatments. They use natural herbal medicine to look
healthy without disease. For generations to come, natural herbal remedies have been
practiced in many parts of the world in the modern age of science.
There is no compulsion to be properly educated in the application of herbal medicine.
Educated people and non-literate people can easily learn and follow herbal remedies. Further,
if one can finds the medicinal herbs easily, which is available in nature, that person can treat
by himself. This traditional medicine practice can be learned both orally and through the
procedure.
HERBAL THERAPY
Herbal medicine is a collection of herbal remedies available in the mountains and
forests to cure diseases. The first to discover herbal medicine were the siddhas. Herbal
remedies were discover because the siddhas lived in the high lands.
In the early days of herbal medicine, the siddhas used various herbs to treat diseases.
Although medicine has grown into a science today, tribal people value it as an art. Indigenous
people and villagers highly value herbalists.
This herbal medicine is mankind’s first medical system. In ancient days, human was
treat themselves for inflammation, swellings and irritation by use of water, mud, and leaves
without knowing their property.
Since the beginning of the 18th century, many medical advances have emerged, such
as medical studies, and medical researches. Before medical scientific invention, thousands of
years ago, many various generation of multiple families have been using traditional natural
herbal medicines. There are still plenty of families doing natural medicine in the countryside.
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Body parts related pain like fever, headache, back pain, stomach pain, hip pain, joints
pain, and toothache were treated with natural herbal remedies. Anti toxic treatment was done
in this traditional herbal medicine for Dog bite, scorpion sting, bee sting andsnake bite. The
natural herbal medicines can cures diseases like gaseous problem, hepatitis, cold, cough,
kidney disorders, heart problems and mental problems. The disorders of special sense organs
like eye, ears and nose have been treated in this natural herbal medicines. Traditional herbal
medicine is practiced from the time, a baby develops in a mother’s womb to the child birth of
pregnant women.
TYPES OF HEALTHY FOODS :
All indigenous people in the world use traditional herbal medicine. Following this,
most villagers use herbal medicine. Indigenous people cure all diseases with herbs.
When we eat foods that are rich in nutrients, it acts as an immune system for our
body.
TYPES OF SOME GREENS RELATED TO MEDICINE :
The following one nutrient – rich greens that grow in the mountains.
Agave spinach Curry leaves Coriander spinach Stem spinach Ambassador spinach Dal spinach Tartness spinach Mint lettuce Ponnankanni spinach Manathakkali spinach Karicalankanni spinach
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Radish spinach Yellow karicalankanni spinach Cabbage spinach Drumstick spinach Amaranth spinach Fenugreek spinach White karicalankanni spinach Such greens are rich natural nutrients. FOODS RICH IN NATURAL NUTRIENTS The following one the nutrient – rich grains that grow in we mountains. Ragi Popcorn Maise Rye corp Millet Tuber varieties Such grains are rich in natural nutrients.
HERBAL MEDICINES RESEARCHERS:
Many researchers have been succeeded in the various types of research done in the
traditional herbal medicines.
Aru. Marudurai described, “Herbal medicine is all in one medicine for both
psychological and physiological diseased conditions. Herbal remedies are simple in nature.
These are available in their own soil of the village itself where they living. Traditional herbal
medicine are compatible with nature, inseparable from nature”.
N. Chandran described, “in older days the diseased man taken herbs whatever is
available in nature and got cured, this miracle bring him to medical research thoughts. After
long time research with lot of failures and repeated attempts gives great success in their
researches. As a result of , whatever herbs he was saw, used, and identified their medicinal
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properties, make him to cultivate in him own land. This result may lead him to do traditional
herbal medicine practice.”
For this research, a field survey was conducted in tribals who are living in podhamalai
area. Result of this survey is many of tribals may know types of herbs with their medicinal
properties and how can be used as medicine. Many of tribals, nowadaystreats themselves for
many diseases by use this herbs. Only a handful of unresolved diseases are cured in urban
hospitals. This peoples knows medicinal values of herbs, cereals, and miscellaneous items.
While saw this types of traditional medicine, it will create curiosity to us, to learn how to
cultivate herbals and identify their usages.
In urban, whatever sold as herbal juices, herbal powders, herbal roots, herbal seeds,
nature drugs, herbal extracts and all these things are from the villages, fields, forests, and
mountains only, where we live in.
HERBS THAT GROWS ON THE MOUNTAINS:
Karunelli, karunochi, karuvalai, karuagathi, karuneeli, karuveeli, karungaiyan,
karuoomathai, sakkaraikovai, kuzalathandai, sengodiveeli, sivanthathillai, sunagivirutcham,
illaiyuthiravirutcham, senboodhavirutcham, peikadalai, earusingi, ponvannasali, sengumarii,
sentheerai, senthagupavai, sivanthakeelanelli, kalprami, karumpasalai, sakkaraivembu,
senthumbaii, mayurasigai, karumboothavirutcham, venkaranthai, vellaipoothuthi,
venkandankari, vellaiavaarai, moovilaikurunthu, ponumathai, alganni, peitherthan,
karpooravillam, kalsombu, mudavettukal, mupprandaisadaivirutcham, saraladevathagu,
ooromavirutcham, ganaerumaivirutcham, nathaisoori, naganandha, nagathali, garudakodi,
porseenthal, indiraneelam, seevagandhi, kundalambanai, sodhipul, sennaiyuruvi,
ooromavengai, sayavirutcham, kalthamarai, thillaivirutcham, sriyanangai, periyanangai
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andvellaivembu. Above said herbs are available in kollihills and bodha hills of namakkal
district.
METHOD OF HARVESTING HERBS:
We already know about kollihills and it’s the place where richest community herbs
were available. These tribals believes that, sage and siddhas were living in each every herbs
plants. When harvesting and using medicinal herbs they take after the worship of kollipavai
(the guardian deity of kolli hills) and masiperiyasamy. Because they believe that after
worship only these herbs will gives good results.
Once upon a time, these peoples have intense fasting for 48 days (i.e. a zone of days)
then they were walked into the forests herbs and they had bath in agayagangai water falls.
They have been believed that bath in the agayagangai water falls will cure all the diseases and
prolong the life span of an Individual.
Tribal peoples very well expertized in benefits of herbal. According to siddhas, there
are 1008 herbs available in the world that the siddha doctors claim. Of these 108 herbs are
said to be found in kolli hills alone.
HERBAL FARM OF KOLLI HILLS:
Tamil nadu herbal farms and herbal medicine corporation started herbal farm in kolli
hills in the year 1982. 104 acres of land in kolli hills is allotted for herbal farming. In this
farm variety of herbs were cultivated. In these ginger, dried ginger, clove, pepper, oregano,
omavalli, thippli, kattukarunai, ammukkara, valamburi, idamburi, nochi, vellanochi,
nellanochi, neernochi, sirukumili, perumkumili, karukuringihal, sirukuruingiyan,
seentheelkodi, vallarai, peraraithai, sitrurathai, vettiver, vasambu, sarvakandha,
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orithalthamarai, moovilai, nannari, adathodai, arubagampacillai, siriyanangai and
periyanangai were cultivated in this farm.
There are1008 herbals were found in siddha medicine, however, of the 108 varieties
of herbal remedies included in the siddha medicine table, only 36 varieties have been
identified according to the botanical index. In which about 28 types herbs were said to be in
kolli hills itself. In this, best root drug, nannari, is produced. Medicinal beet herbs may grow
more in these areas. Many such amazing herbs are naturally occurring in the kolli hills and
bodha hills of namakkal district.
CONCLUSION:
Herbal medicines are used when the symptoms of a particular disease in the human
body are known. This does not delay time. At the same time no fear about side effects of
drugs which were used wrongly, because this herbals so does not cause any adverse
reaction.Both sides of village and mountain region, each and every street there is one person
is available with the knowledge of herbal medicine.It’s hard to get an M.B.B.S Doctor down
the street like that. Nowadays, awareness of herbal medicines is declining. Many varieties of
herbal plants are widely found in rural areas and mountain areas. Majority of our peoples
have unawareness of the medicinal values of these medicinal plants, because of these, no one
can use this herbs here.
This method of medicine, which is great gift for people’s health given by nature.
Nowadays, all people need to know the importance of herbal medicine to use. We will
maintain herbal resources and protect nature and recognize that nature has role in protecting
people.
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