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Health
Adi Herbal Queen Yanung Jamoh Lego Preserves Arunachal's Traditional Healing
✍️ ETV Bharat
🗓 19 Jul 2026, 04:19 PM
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Yanung Jamoh Lego, an Adi herbalist from Arunachal Pradesh, continues to practice and teach traditional healing techniques, ensuring the survival of indigenous medicinal knowledge.
Yanung Jamoh Lego, a respected herbalist from the Adi community, has earned the title "Queen of Herbs" for her deep knowledge of local medicinal plants.
Based in Arunachal Pradesh, she uses traditional methods to prepare remedies for common ailments, drawing on centuries-old practices passed down through generations.
Jamoh also conducts workshops for village healers, ensuring that the knowledge of herbal medicine remains accessible to younger members of her community.
Her work has attracted attention from state health officials, who see her as a vital link between indigenous healing traditions and modern healthcare initiatives.
By preserving and teaching these techniques, she helps safeguard a cultural heritage that is increasingly at risk of being lost.
Based in Arunachal Pradesh, she uses traditional methods to prepare remedies for common ailments, drawing on centuries-old practices passed down through generations.
Jamoh also conducts workshops for village healers, ensuring that the knowledge of herbal medicine remains accessible to younger members of her community.
Her work has attracted attention from state health officials, who see her as a vital link between indigenous healing traditions and modern healthcare initiatives.
By preserving and teaching these techniques, she helps safeguard a cultural heritage that is increasingly at risk of being lost.