CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION                                                           1

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BOTANICAL STUDY                              2
     1. Oiba Wiwisuc, a healer from Finchshafen                        2
     2. Yarnesu and Rabaka, healers from Menyamya                     11
     Appendix: Photographs of medicinal plants                        12

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING                                   30
     1. Material & methods                                            30
     2. Results                                                       31
     3. Discussion                                                    32

PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL HEALING                                       33
     1. diarrohea ----- child ----- papaya, hagaru                    33
     2. diarrohea ----- man ----- fifinhare                           35
     3. bloody stool ----- old woman ----- zengzeng                   36

RECORD OF TRADITIONAL HEALING                                         37

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                                                       39

REFERENCE                                                             40
INDEX I.   MEDICINAL PLANTS LIST BY USAGE                             41
INDEX II.  MEDICINAL PLANTS LIST BY BOTANICAL NAME                    44
INDEX 111. MEDICINAL PLANTS LIST BY LOCAL NAME                        45

waurep2a P13 galen [4] waurep3b P15 fifinhara [9] waurep3a P15 hagaru [8]
waurep4a P34 hagaru-2 waurep4b P34 hagaru-3 Strained decoction of hagaru roots　　　　　　Administraion of hagaru 


Table 2. Record of traditional healing by Oiba Wiswisuc
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DATE     PATIENTS   PLACE    ILINES              TREATMENT
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15-06-58 Game(F)    Kainantu premaature delivery 1.Put hot towel on stmach
                                                 2.galen[4]
      80 Machel(M)  Solamons respiratory problem 1.kiten[44]
                                                 2.tape[35]
                                                 3.depan[11], baisen[13]
                                                   kirimporan[12]
   07-80 Steven(M)  Madang   stanach ache        1.galen[4]
                                                 2.tegihobu[37]
28-03-85 Binage(F)  Iae      menstruation pain     galen[4]
                             vaginitis             galen[4], bagama[5]
14-09-86 Yukah(F)   Finch.   premature delivery    nebang[38], galen[4]
                            (cervical incampetency)
26-12-86 Makhaba(F) Finch.   respiratory problem 1.taku[2]
                                                 2.hesako[16]
                                                 3.kiten[44]
                                                 4.depen[11], baisen[13],
                                                   kirimporan[12]
24-08-87 Banabas(M) Wau      stomach ache        1.galen[4]
                                                 2.tegihobu[37]
26-08-87 Yaku(M)    Wau      stamach ache        1.galen[4]
                                                 2.tegihobu[37]
23-11-88 Zulin(F)   Menyamya enlarged spleen      yute[36], bagama[5]
09-04-89 Macheal(F) Solomon  extra-uterine       1.Put hot towel on stcmach
                              pregnancy          2.galen[4], bagama[5]
                            (intra-abdominal hemorrhage)
08-06-89 David(F)   Goroka   menstruation pain   galen[4], begama[5]
10-11-89 Niga(F)    Finch.   bloody stool        zengzeng[10]
13-11-89 Caria(F)   Wau      diarrohea           papa[46], hagaru[8]
13-11-89 Kazu(M)    Wau      diarrohea           fifinhare[9]
14-11-89 Andon(M)   Lae      diarrohea           fifinhare[9]
16-11-89 Matha(F)   Chimbu   vaginitis           galen[4], bagama[5]
17-11-89 Andrew(M)  Aseki    diarrohea           fifinhare[9]
21-11-89 Kura(F)    Finch.   diarrohea           guava[34]