: Lessons from Bastar on how local wisdom can aid modern medicine in the fight against Covid-19 #IndiaNEWS On a sunny afternoon on March 18, Sukaldhar Yadav was jolted awake by an urgent knocking on

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Lessons from Bastar on how local wisdom can aid modern medicine in the fight against Covid-19 #IndiaNEWS
On a sunny afternoon on March 18, Sukaldhar Yadav was jolted awake by an urgent knocking on his door. “My nephew is down with malaria, please help,� said the visitor. With no time to spare, the 76-year-old healer jumped on a motorcycle and sped off to the patient living beyond the reach of modern medicine.Known to the world for a 40-year Maoist insurgency, the forest region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh in central India is a treasure trove of medicinal plants and traditional healing practices. Malaria hotspotThe tropical hotspot is also home to a unique treatment for malaria involving the use of red ants. Known in the region as Ved Raj for his mastery over medicinal knowledge, Yadav is one of the few remaining practitioners of the red ant treatment.The nests of red ants can be found on every other tree in Bastar. Once the nest is collected, the patient’s head and ears are covered with cloth, after which the nest is dropped over the body. The ants are left to bite for a while, after which they are knocked off and the patient is left to rest.“In the past, many people used to rely on red ant treatment for malaria, but now only people from...Read more

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