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SECRET KNOWLEDGE The use of herbs in the curing of illness and prevention of disease has a long history in primitive medicine and mystical practices. Although the power of herbs is in question to scientific medicine, there is no question about the mythological, psychological and spiritual significance of certain herbs and plants. In this story, Guruji relates one of the three stories related to him by the judge in "Fixing the Gun." The story suggests that what is known about herbs and their healing effects is "Secret Knowledge."
There is a tribe of people in India known as the Bhils
I who work in the city but live in the forest where they still retain their own culture. One time the Bhils were involved in a dispute with another tribe and someone was killed. The punishment for murder was hanging and the accused had been apprehended by officials in the city and he was awaiting trial.
During that time, the father of the judge in the trial, Mr. Dinkar, had fallen gravely ill and due to his advanced age, there was a question about his surviving the illness which medical doctors could not identify and treat. It happened that the father of the accused murderer was the tribe's herbal doctor. When he heard about the
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