Ethnomedicine Practice in Manuscripts (Study of the Book: Fawaidul Bahiyyah Kitab Mujarrobat al-Arabiyyah) Abdul Jalil, Adinda Febriana Putri Pangerang (student), Nur Indah Amelia (student)
Anthropology Department, Halu Oleo University
Abstract
Fawaidul Bahiyyah is an efficacious book in Malay Arabic containing body medicine. Besides, this book also contains the benefits of reading basmalah and faatihah for the community at that time. Ethnomedicine practice is a very valuable traditional cultural heritage and needs to be studied. Various herbs derived from the natural surroundings are used in traditional medicinal practices. One way to find out ethnomedical practice is through the study of manuscripts about traditional medicine regarding diseases related to the arguments of the Quran and hadith. The various ethnomedicine practices in society are very clearly described in the text compiled by Abdul Mulku Zahari. This study aims to describe the ingredients, methods of treatment, and beliefs in ethnomedicine practices contained in the Fawaidul Bahiyyah Kitab Mujarrobat al-Arabiyyah. This study uses a qualitative method with a text-critical approach. The research found that various ingredients derived from animal and plant elements can be used to cure certain diseases. Various treatment techniques are also created in the treatment process. This research concludes that various ingredients combined with belief are seen to have the power to cure disease.
