Tuensang Town

By: THERI SANGTAM, ROBERT ANGKANG SHIMRAY – This study examines the ethnomedical practices of the Sangtam Naga community in Tuensang Town, Nagaland, from a medical anthropology perspective. Based on 23 days of fieldwork, the research records 23 plant-based and 9 animal-based remedies used in traditional healing. Informed by theories of medical pluralism, ecological anthropology, and…