Ethno-Therapeutic Importance of the Human Body*: 1. Medicaments of Physical and Physiological Origin

KEYWORDS Ethno-therapeutics; human body-components; Indian society ABSTRACT The various external and internal components of the human body like blood, bone, tooth, nail, hair, saliva, milk, semen, tear, bile, sweat, urine, ear wax, pus and faeces are used as remedies directly or indirectly against diseases as per information, collected from lore and literatures of Indian society. Attempts are being made to bring out these facts based on ethno medicinal perception against a broad spectrum of ailments.