THE ROLE OF HONEY IN PEDIATRIC TREATMENTS IN SRI LANKAN SIDDHA MEDICINE

Year 2021, Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 83 - 90, 12.05.2021

Saravanan Vivekanandarajah Sathasivampillai

https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.851567

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Honey is used as food and for the treatment of indigenous medicines worldwide, also in Sri Lanka for a long time. Siddha Medicine is one of the four indigenous medicines currently practiced in Sri Lanka and is generally practiced in the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka. This study aims to explore and highlight the use of honey in pediatric treatments in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine. Preparations used to treat pediatric disorders were obtained from standard Sri Lankan textbooks used in Siddha Medicine degree programs at universities in Sri Lanka [Pararasaseharam (Part Two) and Seharasasehara Treatment]. A total of 30 preparations were identified using honey as an ingredient or adjuvant. Honey is generally used to treat indigestion and disorders associated with the digestive system. This is the first study on the role of honey in pediatric treatments in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine. This work identified, analyzed, and documented the use of honey in pediatric treatments in Sri Lankan Siddha Medicine.

Keywords

Sri Lanka, Siddha Medicine, honey, pediatric treatments

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Thanks

This work received no funding. The authors are grateful to their family members for their support to be delivered this work.

Sri Lanka Siddha Medicine'de Pediatrik Tedavilerde Balın Rolü

Abstract

Bal, gıda olarak ve dünya çapında yerli ilaçların tedavisinde ve ayrıca Sri Lanka'da uzun süredir kullanılmaktadır. Siddha Medicine şu anda Sri Lanka'da uygulanmakta olan dört yerli ilaçtan biridir ve genellikle Sri Lanka'nın Doğu ve Kuzey İllerinde uygulanmaktadır. Bu çalışma, Sri Lanka Siddha Medicine'de pediatrik tedavilerde balın kullanımını araştırmayı ve vurgulamayı amaçlamaktadır. Pediyatrik bozuklukları tedavi etmek için kullanılan hazırlıklar, Sri Lanka'daki [Pararasaseharam (İkinci Kısım) ve Seharasasehara Tedavisi] üniversitelerindeki Siddha Tıp derecesi programlarında kullanılan standart Sri Lanka ders kitaplarından elde edildi. Bir bileşen veya yardımcı madde olarak bal kullanılarak toplam 30 preparat tanımlandı. Bal genellikle hazımsızlık ve sindirim sistemi ile ilgili rahatsızlıkları tedavi etmek için kullanılır. Bu, Sri Lanka Siddha Medicine'de balın pediatrik tedavilerdeki rolü üzerine yapılan ilk çalışmadır. Bu çalışmada, Sri Lanka Siddha Medicine'de pediatrik tedavilerde balın kullanımını belirlendi, analiz edildi ve belgelendi.

Keywords

Sri Lanka, Siddha Medicine, bal, pediatrik tedaviler

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