ETHNOGRAPHY OF INDIGENOUS PUNJABI HEALTH PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES

The current paper is also based on a research conducted in a Punjabi village of Pakistan. The main thrust of research was to study indigenous knowledge system and its traditional wisdom attached with the traditional medicine which is called alternative medicine now a days. The study brings forth the worth of traditional medicine, its utilities and consumption practiced by the local and indigenous populations. Moreover, the paper throws light on perception of inhabitants regarding their preferences of seeking a particular treatment pattern and local sensing about health and treatment systems. In a nut shell, the papers highlights why local people have evolved a preference pattern of their own in which they consult either western medicine or their local medicine. The paper also discusses details about domestically held treatments for few major ailments.