HBO - Nine of the 11 communes and townships in Ky Son district, Hoa Binh province, have traditional medicine associations, accounting for 89 percent. Total members number 187, an increase of 74 people over 2013. Traditional medical practices have significantly contributed to public health care in the locality.
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Herbalist
Nguyen Thi Men in Dan Ha commune (Ky Son district) has inherited and developed
her family’s remedies for kidney and lupus erythematosus diseases.
Nguyen
Dinh Luong, Chairman of the Ky Son Traditional Medicine Association of Ky Son
district, said traditional medical activities in the district have recorded
certain developments in recent years. Ky Son has completed a system of health care
facilities using traditional medicine from the district to grassroots levels.
The district’s health care centre features a division for traditional medicine
while 70 percent of communal-level clinics have carried out treatment using
traditional medicine. Three private establishments practicing traditional
medicine have also been licensed in Ky Son.
Some
clinics have combined traditional medicine with modern one and gained good
results. The number of patients coming to those establishments or herbalists’
houses to have check-ups and treatment has been increasing. They have reported
health improvement when receiving traditional remedies for certain health
problems like sciatica, headache, backache, insomnia, muscle pain and rheumatism.
Between
2014 and 2018, more than 109,000 patients were treated with traditional
medications, and over 12,000 received treatment by non-drug therapies such as
acupuncture, massage and acupressure massage.
To
improve the quality of traditional medical practices, members of the Ky Son
Traditional Medicine Association has often collected rare herbal plants and
effective remedies. The association has also organised workshops and contests
to find out precious traditional remedies to preserve.
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