Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Online published on 24 December, 2014.
This research paper is an attempt to investigate the traditional ways of treatment adopted by the natives of village Bhangali Gujar in district Rawalpindi. An effort has also been made to recognize the community's inclination of diverse human services frameworks and effect of advancement on essential health hones over the group. The explanations how and why the progressions happen in the determination of health practices overcome in the social order when the universal human services practices are available at the entryway step. This paper shows the variety of inverse health policies that are predominant in the social order work today. The reason for ailment assumes a paramount part in the choice of medicine. The excuse for which of disease in the town is one as well as individuals’ utilization to give various purposes behind single sickness. This helps them for a choice of different medications. People gave particular assumption and practical reasons for the event of illness. The primary centre in this exploration is homeopathic, hikmat (medicine through herbs), home cures and confidence recuperating individually. Qualitative anthropological techniques were used for this research.
Home remedies, faith healing, traditional medicine, herbalist, healthcare