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Menual and handbook Traditional medicine handbook, 2008 (available in both
Burmese and Karen)
 The information gathered in the handbook was collected through interviews with elders and herbalists in seven districts of Karen State. Treatments were included in the handbook only when it was proven that the same treatment cured or alleviated maladies in more than 10 patients. The handbook includes information on treatment for 15 illnesses. It also includes information
about where to find the necessary herbs, how to collect them, how to process the plants and what treatment to follow. The
Karen version of this book is being reprinted by the Drum Publication
Group.(Download burmese vision) (Download karen vision)
Herbal Medicine, Karen State, Karen Community Knowledge, October 2007
This handbook is a collections of traditional Karen healing
practices and herbal medicine treatments. Traditional Karen herbal medicine and treatment
has survived and continues to be practiced as the
elder generation of herbalists are teaching youth
and interested members of Karen society in the waysof Karen traditional medicine. Karen traditional
healing practices have been instrumental in providing health services and medical care to the local communities and IDPs. This handbook is a compiliation of Karen traditional knowledge on the treatment of over 50 illnesses and diseases using herbal treatments. (Download)
Traditional agriculture handbook and Food security manual
The following manuals document traditional Karen agricultural techniques that reduce environmental impacts and promote sustainable farming. This is in contrast to modern techniques which normally involve an increased use of pesticides and seeds with shorter life spans than indigenous seeds.
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