Balu Budha Valvi - Session 01, 20-09-2025
Interview Summary
(00:00:00) He introduces himself and explains how he began practicing traditional medicine, learning the preparation of herbal remedies from his father. (00:02:35) He describes his approach to treating jaundice using medicines prepared from herbs and river crabs. (00:06:02) He outlines the seven types of jaundice and how he treats them. He also explains the preparation of specific herbal medicines for each. He also discusses the treatment of menstrual health issues among women, including the use of mohua flowers to relieve menstrual pain. (00:13:09) He lists the herbs used in the preparation of medicines for jaundice and explains their sources. (00:15:17) He describes the methods of storing herbs and the process of converting them into medicinal formulations. (00:16:35) He explains the method of administering the medicines, including dosage and the dietary practices patients are required to follow. (00:17:50) He shares the approximate number of patients who visit him and recounts his experience treating a patient from Gujarat. (00:21:36) He explains the different forms of compensation he receives for his treatments. (00:22:40) He reflects on how patients often seek treatment from modern doctors but eventually return to him for traditional care. (00:24:13) He discusses how he is passing this traditional knowledge on to his son to ensure its continuation.
Dates
- Creation: 20-09-2025
Creator
- From the Collection: Maharashtra Prabodhan Seva Mandal. MPSM (Processing Archivist, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biography
He is a traditional healer who has inherited and sustained a family-based practice of indigenous medicine passed down from his father. From an early stage, he learned the identification, preparation, and use of medicinal herbs, developing a deep understanding of natural remedies and their therapeutic applications. His practice focuses primarily on the treatment of jaundice, for which he recognizes. He is meticulous about the sourcing, storage, and preparation of medicinal materials and follows specific methods for administering treatments, including prescribed dosages and dietary guidelines for patients. His reputation draws patients from nearby regions as well as distant places such as Gujarat, many of whom return to him after seeking modern medical care. He talks about the prepration of medicine and how he gives the medcine to the paitent. Most prominently he is giving medicine from coconut water and normal water to his paitents. He specialises in kidney stone, disease realted to women's menstrual cycle and snake bite
Full Extent
25 Minutes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Marathi
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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