මාතර හෙළ වෙදකම පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්

Abstract

Hela wedakama is Sri Lanka’s local helth insurance system. That has existed since time immemorial.
This was not introduced from any other country, but was produced by the ancient inhabitants of our
country. Traditional Hela medicine treats the three categories of human, animal and non-human
Traditional medicine helps in the prevention of physical, mental, infectious and non-infectious diseases.
The specialties of Hela medicine are unique to each region and they differ from each other. Matara
region has been known as the birth place of Hela medicine since time immemorial. Matara Hela
vedakama is at the forefront in providing treatment for human and non-human categories as well as
physical, mental, infectious and non-infectious diseases. Matara Hela medicine is special, because it is
based on the practices of the area for disease prevention. Accordingly, the content and practices of
Matara Hela medicine were studied in this research. Data was collected through library reference, field
study and interviews. According to the facts revealed in the study, it was possible to identify the
peculiarities of Hela medicine, that is unique to the Matara area.