LookAtVietnam – In the past 27 years, Mr. Pham Duy in Don Village ,
in the Central Highlands province
of Dak Lak
The herbalist, 75, is a member of the Don Village Oriental
Medicine Association. Before settling down in Don
Village , Mr. Duy was a literary teacher
in the northern province
of Hai Duong. Duy and his family, with five children moved from Hai Duong to
Dak Lak in order to seek a new life.
This is the land of forests, so Duy has had a chance to
apply his knowledge of oriental medicine, which he learned from his father
since he was a little boy. The most special remedy that his father taught him
is “doat menh tan”, the top secret remedy of his family. This is the remedy to
regain the life of snake-bitten victims.
According to Duy, the most poisonous snake is the krait.
When one is bitten by a krait, the victim will feel nothing. The bite does not
bleed or swell. But the victim will lose of speech after 2-3 minutes only. To
be saved, the victim must be given first aid the right way and brought to him immediately.
So far, the herbalist has saved more than 550 snake-bitten
victims who came from many provinces. Many cases that hospitals could not help
were rescued by Mr. Duy. Some patients presented gold to the doctor to express
their gratitude but he did not accept it.
Mr. Duy says that among nearly 600 snake-bitten people that
he saved, there were eight victims who were nearly dead when they were brought
to him, because they were bitten by cobra or having the cobra spray venom to
their eyes, etc.
The herbalist has transmitted the remedy to cure
snake-bitten victims to his son, Mr. Pham Du, 44 and his youngest daughter,
Pham Thi Minh Nguyet, 27, who is working at the Dak Lak Traditional Medicine
Department.(Source: Le Ha- LookAtVietnam)
