Health And Healing Practices Of The Indigenous People Of North East India [Hardcover]

ABOUT THE BOOK The North East India comprising eight states is located in the easternmost part of India bordering to different international countries and is the home to different variegated tribes, flora and fauna. These people of north east India are living from time immemorial. They have their own language, faiths, beliefs and practices. Being indigenous group of people, they have their time tested and age old ethnomedical beliefs and practices. At one point of time when there was no modern medical facilities, the people entirely resort to such indigenous healing system. Still many of the tribes who are isolated and far from the accessibility of the modern medical amenities stick to such indigenous healing system. Many of the ethnic groups of the region also practice medical pluralism, the indigenous healing systems as well as any other healing system (s) such as modern allopathic or what's so called alternative medicines. The volume “Indigenous Health and Healing Practices of the People of North East India” contains twenty five research papers presented by different scholars working in the field of health research in North East India. Contemporary research works on the themes like ethno-medicine, nutrition and demography of different populations are contained in the present volume. The volume not only increases the body of knowledge in the field of indigenous health research of the people of North East India but also attempts to bridge any gaps in the field and shall help researchers, health planners and general readers about the indigenous health, healing, beliefs and practices of the people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Haobijam Vokendro, M.Sc Gold Medalist, NET, B.Ed, Ph.D, has been teaching anthropology in the past 24 years. Currently he is working as Professor in the department of anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. He has completed six research projects. Besides publications of many national and international research papers, he also has participated and chaired in national and international seminars, conferences and workshops. He has so far authored five books. He is editorial board member, SKWC Interdisciplinary social science journal (ISSN 2278-2737). More than dozen of MPhil scholars and two Ph.D. scholar have been awarded under his supervision and eight Ph.D. and one MPhil scholars are guiding under him. Milonjyoti Borgohain is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Anthropology, Moridhal College, Dhemaji, Assam. He did his Post Graduation in Physical Anthropology from Dibrugarh University, Assam, in 2012 and M.Phil. from Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh in 2019. He did two years post graduate diploma in Disaster Management under Dibrugarh University, Assam in 2010. He has published various research papers in national and international journals. His areas of interest are overweight, obesity and its covariates, human growth and development, indigenous health practices, bio-social studies, migration. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D in the Department of Anthropology, Cotton University, Guwahati. CONTENTS Health and Healing Practices of the Indigenous People of North East India . 9 List of Contributors . 13 1. Potentiallity of medicinal plants used by Deori community for their primary Healthcare system, Lakhimpur District, Assam.17 Miss Nitusnata Saikia 2. Traditional Healthcare Practice among the Mishings, Majuli District, Assam, India . 27 Jakir Uddin Ahmed 3. An Interface of Biology and Culture in the Mishing Society of Assam with Special Reference to Pregnancy and Childbirth .35 Shabnam Khatoon, Dr. Maitreyee Sharma 4. Ethnomedicinal Knowledge among the Mishing Tribes of Dhemaji District of Assam . 43 Dipika Bori and Priyanka Kouli 5. Traditional use of Flora and Fauna with Special Reference to Food Habits, Rituals and Healthcare Systems among the Rajputs of Dibrugarh District of Assam. 49 Biswajit Kumar Singh 6. Ethno-medicinal Belief and Practices in Treating Children: A Study among the Sonowal Kachari of Dibrugarh District . 55 Dr. Promanita Bora 7. Insects of Ethno-medicinal Importance with Special Reference to Mishing Community of North East India . 63 Dr.Anup Kumar Doley 8. Ethnomedicine of Karang Island of Manipur . 69 Dr. L. Romeo Singh and Ksh. Sunita Devi 9. Phytochemical Analysis of Five Potential Medicinal Plants of North East India .77 Maya Konwar, Dr.Manash Pratim Sarma, Dr. Chittaranjan Bora and Faruza Munim 10. Prevalence of Hypertension among the Mishing Population of Upper Assam. 91 Dali Dutta 11. Hypertension and its Correlated Variables among the Males of Purum Tampak. 97 H. Sorojini Devi 12. Healthcare Practices among the Tea Tribes Women: A Study from Sessa Tea Estate of Dibrugarh District . 103 Dipawoli Kurmi 13. Nutritional Status of the Mishings of Maj Patri Chuk Village, Lakhimpur District, Assam.113 Babita Talukdar 14. A Comparative Study on Body Composition and Nutritional Status among the Adult Mishings of Assam. 129 Mayurtrishna Hazarika 15. Body Mass Index and Waist Hip Ratio among the Poumai Boys of Manipur . 135 Keisam Somarani Devi 16. Continuity and Changes in the Indigenous Healthcare Practices of the Tai Khamti of Arunachal Pradesh, India . 143 Heerock Jyoti Baruah 17. A Study on the Garo Ethnogynoecologists in Meghalaya . 153 Shyam Babu Choudhury 18. Health Status of Women: With Reference to Galo Tribe of West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh. 159 Tage Rupa Sora and Liyo Nyodu 19. Traditional Magico-religious Beliefs and Healing Practices of Yobin Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh . 167 Angi Nomasay Yobin and Haobijam Vokendro S. 20. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Manipur. 171 Asem Babina Devi and M C Arunkumar 21. Health and Socio-Economic Insecurity among the Sand and Stone Quarry Workers of Nungbrang Village, Imphal East District, Manipur . 183 Ak. Renupriya Devi 22. Demographic Profile among the Mishing of Borgaya Khagori Village of Lakhimpur District, Assam. 197 Anand Sharma, Biplob Bhuyan, Girin sing Mili, Pubali Dutta 23. Differential Fertility and Mortality among the Deori Tribe of Bahgorah Village of Lakhimpur District, Assam . 209 Sristi Bora, Junali Kropi 24. A Study on Menopausal Symptoms among the Women of Lakhimpur District, Assam. 223 Chhandika Roy 25. Family Planning Practices and Reasons for having Additional Children: A Case Study among the Santals of Upper Assam . 233 Parismita Gogoi, Dr. Deepanjana Dutta 26. Differential Fertility in Response to Physique in between the Meitei and Sekmai of Manipur . 239 Dr. N. Mamta Devi and Ksh. Sunita Devi Index. 247 The Title 'Health And Healing Practices Of The Indigenous People Of North East India written/authored/edited by Editors:- Haobijam Vokendro,Milonjyoti Borgohain', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353246280 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 256 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is North East Studies / Health. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-