A STUDY OF WISDOM OF FOLK DOCTOR FOR THE TREATMENT FOR LAH DISEASE

Abstract

This research was aimed to study the knowledge of folk doctor for the treatment for
Lah disease in the infant and toddler which focused on studying the treatment process for Lah
disease, the treatment process for applying herbs and suggestion for after treatment. This
research was qualitative research by paraphrasing the knowledge from folk doctor, Mr.
Boonyong Sriutthakowit which the data was gathered from interviewing, then it was
categorized and analyzed. The findings revealed that the traditional treatment was instructed
from his father as he had observed which it was not the current medicine, and Mr. Boonyong
Sriutthakowit was the expert for the treatment for Lah Disease. The treatment would start with
asking the medical profile, checking the body, and applying herbs for sweeping on the tongue
and buccal fat pad, then the ulcus was recovered after 1 – 5 times of this treatment which
depended on its violence. Additionally, it was applied with the incantation by the creed that it
would expedite the patients to get recover as physical, mental and spiritual treatment. The
treatment for Lah disease in the infant and toddler revealed that 95% of them would not have
a retreatment and 5% would have a retreatment. Applying herbs and incantation was for the
physical, mental and spiritual treatment, and this research was useful for public health and
medical system to integrate the knowledge with their treatments, decrease the government
expenses on the current medicine, conserve the knowledge of folk doctor and improve for the
international acceptance.