An Analyical Study of Disease and Illness in Inscriptions of Sukhothai Kingdom: The Kham-athitthan (Prayer) Inscription
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Kham-athitthan Inscription is inscription of Thai traditional medicine. Inscribed in the Sukhothai period, around the 20 th Buddhist century The purpose of this article is to study the nature of the disease and the symptoms that appear in the Kam-athitthan inscriptions The results of the study found that In the Kam-athitthan inscriptions, there were 3 disease and symptom groups, 1. Diseases and symptoms of the skin : 1. scabies 2. abscess 3. Pheeting 4. Phee Mareng (cancer abscess) and 5. Lamhod. 2. Diseases and symptoms of skeletal structure, such as symptoms, Han or lameness 3.Diseases and symptoms of the eye, including blemish eyes. Diseases and symptoms that appear in the inscription are diseases and symptoms associated with skin, skeletal and vision diseases. Some diseases may be recurring and contagious It takes a long time to heal, causing scars, lesions on the skin of the body. And if the symptoms are severe, it can lead to disability of the organs in the body. Affects the way of life, activities in society Make people not want to get sick with these diseases and symptoms
Keyword : Sukhothai Inscription, Kam-athidthan Inscription, Thai Traditional Medicine, Disease and Symptoms
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