A STUDY OF WISDOM OF FOLK DOCTOR FOR THE
TREATMENT FOR LAH DISEASE
1 | Phranakhon Rajabhat University, |
Online publication date: 2018-05-16
Publication date: 2018-05-16
Eurasian J Anal Chem 2018;13(3):emEJAC04010
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ABSTRACT
This research was aimed to study the knowledge of folk doctor for the treatment
for Lah disease in the infant and toddler which focused on studying the treatment process for
Lah disease, the treatment process for applying herbs and suggestion for after treatment. This
research was qualitative research by paraphrasing the knowledge from folk doctor, Mr.
Boonyong Sriutthakowit which the data was gathered from interviewing, then it was
categorized and analyzed. The findings revealed that the traditional treatment was
instructed from his father as he had observed which it was not the current medicine, and Mr.
Boonyong Sriutthakowit was the expert for the treatment for Lah Disease. The treatment
would start with asking the medical profile, checking the body, and applying herbs for
sweeping on the tongue and buccal fat pad, then the ulcus was recovered after 1 – 5 times of
this treatment which depended on its violence. Additionally, it was applied with the
incantation by the creed that it would expedite the patients to get recover as physical, mental
and spiritual treatment. The treatment for Lah disease in the infant and toddler revealed that
95% of them would not have a retreatment and 5% would have a retreatment. Applying
herbs and incantation was for the physical, mental and spiritual treatment, and this research
was useful for public health and medical system to integrate the knowledge with their
treatments, decrease the government expenses on the current medicine, conserve the
knowledge of folk doctor and improve for the international acceptance.
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