Pengaruh kepercayaan dan kearifan tempatan terhadap amalan perubatan tradisional masyarakat Kadazandusun [The influence of local beliefs and wisdom on traditional medicine practices of the Kadazandusun community]

Abstract

This study aims to identify the influence and belief of local wisdom in the traditional medical practices of the Kadazandusun community in Sabah. The research methodology used is a qualitative field study and data is collected from informants who are identified and reside in several districts in Sabah. An instrument that is an individual interview method (in-depth interview) through recording. The researcher obtains information from the respondent through the village head. They are traditional medicine practitioners who are a reference in the village based on their expertise in terms of the local beliefs and wisdom of the supporting community. The results of the study found that local beliefs and wisdom from previous ancestors contribute to the knowledge and information of traditional medical practices that have been inherited by the supporting community from generation to generation. The implications of the study, the effectiveness of the traditional medical methods that were inherited caused the supporting community to believe that the medical practice is still practiced to this day. In conclusion, skills in the method of preparing medicines from plants as well as the ability to interpret certain meanings can be used for traditional medicinal purposes. Through the study, it is expected that with the existence of several Kadazandusun language lexical items such as sogit (fine according to custom), bobolian (shaman), kombura (white chicken), sunduan (spirit) and so on help to form sources of terms in the Malay language as well as in various fields of knowledge knowledge related to the life of today's society such as animal husbandry, agriculture, nature and animals, plants, carpentry and so on.

[Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti pengaruh dan kepercayaan kearifan tempatan dalam amalan perubatan tradisional masyarakat Kadazandusun di Sabah.  Kajian ini merupakan kajian kualitatif dan menggunakan kaedah kajian lapangan untuk mengutip data daripada informan yang dikenal pasti   yang menetap di beberapa buah daerah di Sabah.  Instrumen yang digunakan bagi mengumpulkan data ialah kaedah temu bual secara individu (in-depth interview) melalui rakaman. Pengkaji mendapatkan maklumat responden berkenaan melalui ketua kampong. Mereka ialah pengamal perubatan tradisional yang menjadi rujukan di kampung tersebut berdasarkan kepakaran mereka dari segi kepercayaan dan kearifan tempatan masyarakat pendukungnya. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa kepercayaan dan kerarifan tempatan nenek moyang terdahulu menjadi penyumbang kepada pengetahuan dan maklumat terhadap amalan perubatan tradisional yang telah diwarisi oleh masyarakat pendukungnya secara turun-temurun. Implikasi kajiani ialah keberkesanan kaedah perubatan tradisional yang diwarisi menyebabkan masyarakat pendukungnya mempercayai bahawa amalan perubatan tersebut masih dipraktikkan sehingga hari ini. Kesimpulannya, kemahiran dalam kaedah penyediaan ubat-ubatan daripada tumbuh-tumbuhan dan kebolehan mentafsir maksud tertentu dapat digunakan untuk tujuan perubatan tradisional.  Melalui kajian ini juga, diharapkan agar beberapa leksikal bahasa Kadazandusun seperti sogit (denda mengikut adat) bobolian (dukun) kombura (ayam putih), sunduan (semangat) dan sebagainya dapat membantu pihak yang berkenaan dalam pembentukan istilah dalam Bahasa Melayu khususnya yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan masyarakat Kadazandusun seperti bidang perternakan, pertanian, alam dan haiwan, tumbuh-tumbuhan, pertukangan dan sebagainya.]