براہوئی درمان تیٹی لوز، ہچکاری نا مانہ او گشاد

Semantic variation of “Hichkaaree” in Brahui Vernacular Healing Tradition

Abstract

Vernacular healing tradition in Brahui folk literature shows the folk wisdom of nomadism in Balochistan. The healing tradition by remedies and herbs. The people of Balochistan were had knowledge of traditional treatment before the scientific and medical awareness. The basic knowledge of herbs and healing tradition got from the nomadic life, with the passage of time people used to live in mountain’s ranges of Balochistan. It was the reason to knowing the basic knowledge about healing tradition with remedies or folk methods. The believes and experiences of people in healing or remedies treatment had introduced a word Hichkaari   it means the absolute treatment or better treatment about a disease. The word Hichkaari shows authority in itself about traditional herbs or remedies. Beside verbal and public knowledge it can observed worthy knotweed about vernacular and remedies healing tradition in Brahui folk lore.  The theory of Bricolage introduced by Liwi Strass a follower of Post modernism theory has been applying to conduct this research paper. A social and psychological analysis have been adapted to complete this research in approach of qualitative methodology.