Lakshmikutty – popularly known as the grandmother of the jungle.
Lakshmikutty is a 75-year-old tribal woman who lives deep in the forest of Kallar in Thiruvananthapuram district. She is a poet, poison healer and teacher at Kerala Folklore Academy.
Lakshmikkutty prepares as many as 500 herbal medicines from her memory and have helped cure thousands of people in a variety of diseases and snake and insect bites.
All her knowledge on herbal treatment was passed on from her mother, who worked as a midwife.
Many fondly refer to her as ‘Vanamuthassi’ (Grandmother of the jungle in Malayalam) and she gives lectures on natural medicine at various institutions across the southern states.
It was in 1995 that Lakshmikutti got noticed by those outside her forest when she received the ‘Naattu Vaidya Rathna’ award (award for naturopathy) from the Kerala government.
Her persistence made her the only tribal girl from her area to attend school in the 1950s.
Lakshmikutty is a 75-year-old tribal woman who lives deep in the forest of Kallar in Thiruvananthapuram district. She is a poet, poison healer and teacher at Kerala Folklore Academy.
Lakshmikkutty prepares as many as 500 herbal medicines from her memory and have helped cure thousands of people in a variety of diseases and snake and insect bites.
All her knowledge on herbal treatment was passed on from her mother, who worked as a midwife.
Many fondly refer to her as ‘Vanamuthassi’ (Grandmother of the jungle in Malayalam) and she gives lectures on natural medicine at various institutions across the southern states.
It was in 1995 that Lakshmikutti got noticed by those outside her forest when she received the ‘Naattu Vaidya Rathna’ award (award for naturopathy) from the Kerala government.
Her persistence made her the only tribal girl from her area to attend school in the 1950s.
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