Bethany G. Elkington, Kongmany Sydara, John F. Hartmann, Bounhong Southavong and D. Doel Soejarto
In an effort to preserve traditional medicine knowledge and to uncover information about disease patterns and treatment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), linguistic experts have scanned centuries-old medical palm leaf manuscripts for disease entries. A list of more than 7000 diseases has resulted, shedding valuable light onto the medical history and traditional medicine heritage of the people of Laos, as well as providing an index for faster research into specific diseases and their traditional treatments.
Topics:
Health and nutritional, Livestock Diversity and Indigenous Breeds
Health and nutritional, Livestock Diversity and Indigenous Breeds
Types:
Research article
published in 2013, English language
