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    Use of Information Communication Technologies for the Conservation and the Propagation of Sri Lankan Indigenous Medicine
    (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Ransara, P.W.A.S.D.
    Sri Lankan Indigenous Medicine (IM) is a science of from its existence. It is not a transmission of theoretical knowledge, but a practical set of rules, norms and a proper knowledge system that help to preserve and maintain the well-being of the body and the soul of people. Dissemination of Indigenous Medical knowledge through modern ICT while preserving it with latest technological know-how is time important. Accordingly, the research will be an exploratory study of the uses of ICT for the preservation and the propagation of indigenous medicine in Sri Lanka. The main purpose of this paper is to study the role of ICT in the preservation and dissemination of indigenous medical knowledge in Sri Lanka. In addition to that, the study focusses on identifying the attitude of IM doctors towards the use of information technology for the conservation and propagation of Sri Lankan indigenous medical knowledge, identifying information technology issues facing in conservation and propagation of IM, exploring traditional medical generations and genealogies in Sri Lanka, studying the measures to be taken by the government for the conservation and propagation of Sri Lankan indigenous medical knowledge and examining its current strategies for conservation and propagation. In this study, the selected key IM generations using the latest information technology initiatives will be surveyed and focus will be given for the latest trends in propagation for indigenous medical knowledge and methods for conservation of indigenous medicine. This method used a survey method based on the qualitative research which is a peer reviewed study on the use of ICT strategies for the conservation and propagation of indigenous medicine. Generations of doctors in Sri Lanka in the subject will be used as the sample. Data will be collected using snowball sampling, comprised of 10 each. Data collection is done through interviews and observation. Data are collected through interviews under the chief medical practioners.
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    Traditional Medicinal Fields Depicted from Old Pam Leaf Manuscripts: A Study Based on the Anuradhapura District.
    (Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Puspakumara, R.M.K.
    There had been a pronounced place for the art of palm leaf manuscript writing in Sri Lanka. History indicates that age Anuradhapura had been one of the very salient eras in the prevalent subject. There are palm leaf manuscripts in the areas like Buddhism, traditional medicine, agriculture, mythologies, chants, literary creations and so on. The principal objective of this paper is to investigate the traditional medicine fields depicted from old palm leaf manuscripts available in Sri Lanka and the study was specified to Anuradhapura district. This study based on the results of survey carried out on the palm leaf manuscripts related to traditional medicine. Sample selected from some of the areas selected from Anuradhapura district. This district was selected since the palm leaf manuscript are densely available in the area. A quite a number of old palm leaf manuscripts in traditional medicine were found from this district through private own collections, temple collections and the collections available with the Doctors who practice the traditional medicine. The very peculiar point found from the study that there were several outstanding traditional medicine fields and they are child medicine, gynecology, carcinoma and related treatment, treatment for boils and tumors, and wounds, asthma, gimmick art, mythological treatments, chemical treatment, surgery, Women Diseases, Nutrition, Nalaweteema, and ophiology and so on. It assumed that these traditional medicinal fields and their treatment methods have been conducted very scientifically based on long-standing norms and practices. Some fields and treatments are akin to presently medical practices. However, the time has come to preserve these collections for future generations use and the applications.