Continuity and Change in Health and Health Care Practices among the Mishing Tribe of Golaghat District in Assam

Traditional health care systems have been prevalent in every country in general and in every tribal society in particular since the beginning of the civilization in one form or other based on medicinal herbs, ischolar_mains and tubers and healing practices based on ayurvedic, unani, sidh as well as nature cure and yoga system. Likewise, the traditional outlook, customs, rituals, beliefs and concept of etiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of diseases, all are changing fast under the impact of ongoing modernization process. In this paper an attempt has been made to discuss about the traditional health care practices and the changes taken place in this system in a Mishing village of Golaghat district in Assam selected purposively.