Snake Medicine of Tribal Bastar
Published: Mar 31, 2010
A tribal medicine man leaving home to collect medicinal plants and snakes: Near village Pooda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Abstract: In India, snakes are sacred, held in reverence second only to perhaps the cows. The tribal people of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, have in fact adapted their lives around the reptiles and believe that snakes offer cures with great efficacy. Although modern medicine is known to use snake venom, but the traditional medicine systems of this region throw up challenges that are yet to be explored.
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