Oral History Interview : Mukunda Khurkhute

Content Description

Mukund Kharkute shares details about herbal remedies used for various human and animal ailments, including infertility, wounds, digestive problems, skin diseases, and women’s health issues. He describes specific plants such as Vihla (used for infertility), Gometa fruit roots, Dodka (a small ridge gourd variant), and medicinal barks from Balsa, Kumbhai, and Pipal trees. He explains preparation methods, dosage, and associated dietary restrictions for treatment.

Condition Description

The audio quality of the recording is good, except for disturbance from the background voices.

Accession Date

2025-07-03

Dispostion

The oral history interview gives the testimony of first hand experience of the traditional tribal healers called Vaidus. It gives us a detailed information of the preparation of herbal medicine, their names in tribal language, disease names in tribal language, methods of preparing medicine and proportion of dosage

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The interview was conducted on 3rd July 2025 at residence of Mahadu Murkhute at Peth, Nashik.

Retention Rule

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

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