Chizokho Vero
Kohima | May 8
Good News. The Naga healing system has caught the attention of the medical world.
Dr. N. Kezienuo has been conferred with the prestigious Health Excellence Award for his outstanding contribution and praise-worthy achievement in the field of health and medicinal sciences at the International Grand Conference, Convocation and Award Presentation Ceremony on Holistic Health, Homoepathy and Healing at Taj Bengali Hotel, Calcutta earlier this month. He was among the 39 recipient in the country.
The function was organized by International Institute of Health Science, sponsored by New Age International University, Italy, Europe and co- sponsored by Indian Broad of Alternative Medicines, International Homoepathetic Medicinal Foundation, Institute of Education, Research and Development.
Dr. Kezienuo, MBBS, Psychiatrist, Acupuncturist and Principal Investigator, Naga Medicine Research centre, Kohima which was set up in 1989 as per the resolution adopted in the second conference of All Nagaland Traditional Health Workers in November 1989 at Kohima under the aegis of Nagaland Khadi & Village Industry Board.
Since 1995, Dr. Kezienuo set up the Naga Institute of Herbal and Indigenous Medicine at Jail Colony, Kohima at the behest of the former chief secretary of Nagaland, AM Gokhale under the registration of Society’s Act of 1860.
He has also written a book entitled Naga healing Vol. I in 2002 for use of first-phase training curriculum at the institute.
The trainees learnt some curative acupuncture formula for a dozen of diseases including for cure of Rheumatic and humoral diseases, Stoke Hemiplegia, etc. which are usually intractable to chemical drugs.
Many patients are said to be cured within a week time of treatment and seems some of the trainees are earning even upto Rs. 5000 and above per month, he said.
Dr. Kezienuo says that after he had presented a paper on true healer within and few special features of Naga healing, some of his colleagues came and touched his feet and saluted him.
They also congratulated him for being able to make Naga healing system known to the world at large for the benefit of humankind.