Even today, Traditional Medicine in Northern Thailand is thriving and its roots go back many hundreds of years.
In northern Thailand, the foot is healing to the traditional healer in his students through the Word. There is no formal training institute to learn the art of traditional medicine. Traditional medicine is very popular in the rural areas and villages in northern Thailand.
Northern Thailand is home to many hill tribes and allthese tribes follow traditional medical practices. Each hill tribe has its own traditional medicine although there is a similarity between the practices.
Mor Muang is the term used to describe the local doctor, and there are various specialties of traditional medicine. Traditional Medicine in Thailand is generally a male tradition, and outsiders need to master to be accepted. You have to pass a dedication before they accepted in a certaintraditional medicine discipline. Most local doctors are experts on different aspects of traditional medicine, but they tend to practice a particular specialty. The specialties of traditional medicine, herbal medicine, bone and blown spiritual healing.
A botanist usually covers the entire spectrum of disease and he formulated medicines from herbs and other natural ingredients.
A bone blower is the one who has specialized in wounds and bone fractures. It is his responsibility,Repair of fractures and wounds by applying splints or envelopes and then blown out and chanted slogans on the affected area.
A spiritual healer performs ceremonies and chant incantations to call to those concerned of the spiritual essence and then heal the connection to the patient's spiritual leader and heal him.
